Scientists Successfully Extract 40,000-Year-Old RNA From Woolly Mammoth
The ancient pachyderm was preserved in permafrost, providing the most intact RNA ever studied.
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New Body-Heat Tech Could Eliminate Smartwatch Chargers
A recent breakthrough in battery technology suggests that body heat could one day replace traditional chargers for smartwatches and other wearables. Researchers from a university in South Korea, led by Professor Jang Sung-yeon, have developed a new ionic thermoelectric material capable of generating energy from the temperature difference between human skin and the surrounding environment….
This Japanese AI Can Instantly Describe What You’re Seeing or Imagining
What if your brain could write its own captions, quietly, automatically, without a single muscle moving? That is the provocative promise behind “mind-captioning,” a new technique from Tomoyasu Horikawa at NTT Communication Science Laboratories in Japan (published paper). It is not telepathy, not science fiction, and definitely not ready to decode your inner monologue, but…
Smell-Sensing Technology Is Poised For a Revolution
A new review suggests scientists are on their way to making the smellophone a reality.
Withings’ urine scanning health tracker is now available for $350
The U-Scan can be left installed in your toilet for up to three months between charges. | Image: Withings Withings first announced its U-Scan, a non-invasive device you install in your toilet to track various health metrics, at CES 2023 two years ago. Unlike Kohler’s Dekoda, which uses a camera to analyze your poop, the…
New Space Armor Could Soon Protect Astronauts and Spacecraft
A composite material could be the next-gen Whipple shield, keeping astronauts alive with greater certainty and fewer downsides.
The First-Ever Image of Twin Black Holes Comes From the Heart of a Quasar
Not only are they supermassive black holes, but they crate a unique “wagging tail” of super-charged particles.
Scientists Successfully Use Skins Cells to Make Human Eggs
It’s an exciting step forward in a world where people are having kids at a later and later age.
All hail the new Fat Bear Champion
Bear #32, also known as Chunk, has won Fat Bear Week. | Photo: Christine Loberg via National Park Service The votes are in, and the winner of Fat Bear Week 2025 is the indomitable Bear 32, also known as Chunk. The public votes for their favorite brown bear each year in the March Madness-style tournament…
What Is Wind and Where Does It Come From?
Plus: Why are hurricanes so powerful? Are winds on other planets like they are on Earth? The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind…