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May 11, 2021 • 12min
This Human-Sized Origami Reimagines Emergency Shelters
When flat, the structure is about the size of a twin mattress. But when it's inflated, walls widen, and a roof snaps into place.
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May 10, 2021 • 12min
NASA Launches Astronauts to the ISS on a Reused SpaceX Rocket
The six-month mission is another step toward an eventual moon landing, and the second time this Crew Dragon capsule has visited the space station.
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May 7, 2021 • 8min
After Us the Deluge Captures Images of a Sinking World
Kadir van Lohuizen photographed nations affected by climate change. His book documents the present, but offers a glimpse of the future.
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May 6, 2021 • 6min
Archaeologists Unearth a ‘Lost Golden City’ in Egypt
The Luxor finding has been called "the second most important archaeological discovery" since King Tut's tomb.
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May 5, 2021 • 8min
We’re Starting to See How Covid PPE Litter Affects Wildlife
More than a year into the pandemic, scientists and environmentalists have the first data on where disposable gloves and masks are turning up in ecosystems.
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May 4, 2021 • 9min
Can an App Help Change Your Personality?
Want to be more sociable or less of a doormat? There's an (experimental) app for that.
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May 3, 2021 • 11min
Hungry, Hungry Microbes in Tree Bark Gobble Up Methane
Bad news: Trees emit methane, a greenhouse gas. Good news: Some are home to bacteria that can't get enough of it.
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Apr 30, 2021 • 14min
NASA Lands Ingenuity, the First Ever Mars Helicopter
The copter safely whirled its way up and back down, demonstrating the first powered, controlled flight on another planet.
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Apr 29, 2021 • 11min
What Octopus Dreams Tell Us About the Evolution of Sleep
Understanding how other animals dream could help us figure out why it’s so important to the human brain, and why it may have been preserved throughout history.
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Apr 28, 2021 • 9min
Humble Shrub That’s Predicting a Terrible Fire Season
Chamise may not look (or smell) like much, but it's actually a kind of crystal ball for understanding how badly California might burn.
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