Seeker - Science & Exploration

Transport

Rollout of Model 3 Is a Make-or-Break Moment

for Tesla

Rollout of Model 3 Is a

Make-or-Break Moment for

Tesla

Health

CRISPR Editing of Human Embryos Brings Us Closer to GMO Babies

A new development in CRISPR technology ignites ethics debates about how much control we should have over our own genome.

Earliest Known Evidence of Life Found in 3.7 Billion-Year-Old Jewel-Studded Rock

Alcohol Consumption Lowers Diabetes Risk — but Is Abstaining Bad for You?

Total Solar Eclipse Could Prove the Sun Is Bigger Than We Think

The Sperm Counts of Western Men Have Declined Dramatically, Alarming Experts

Earth

Watch Swarms of Earthquakes Sweep Across Oklahoma

Animals

DNA Analysis Reveals Why ‘Water Bears’ Are the World’s Toughest Animal

Animals

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Was Modern-Day Ornery Bird’s Doppelganger

VR

Standing in the Flames of a Prescribed Burn

Standing in the Flames of

a Prescribed Burn

Latest In VR

VR

Diving Underwater With Elusive Devil Rays

Devil rays are mysterious sea creatures that are rarely seen in the wild. With their population dwindling, biologists are racing to learn more about these rays before they disappear.

VR

This Could Be the Death of Urban Astronomy

City lights are blinding our view of space, and its forcing urban astronomers to rethink the way they make observations. To make matters worse, a change in the type of lights being used could be the end of some observatories.

VR

Plunging Down An Ice Track At 80mph

Experience what it's like to go down an ice luge at high speeds and with no ability to see what's in front of you.

Health

Your Body Is Designed to Attack a New Organ,

Now We Know Why

Your Body Is Designed to

Attack a New Organ, Now We

Know Why

Earth

Volcanic Whispers Are Helping Scientists Predict Eruptions

Energy

Stretchy Batteries Are Coming... Here's How They Work

Medicine

The Hunt for Patient Zero Is Important But Almost Impossible

Biotech

Life-Extending Discovery Renews Debate Over Aging as a ‘Disease’

Mind

Epilepsy Linked to Intense Religious and Spiritual Experiences, Like Seeing God

Astronomy

Black Hole Found Choking on Massive Meal of Stardust

Materials

3D Printing With Bacteria Promises Revolutionary New Materials

Gadgets

Avegant Light Field Puts Augmented Reality in the Palm of Your Hand

Artificial Intelligence

Artificially Intelligent Investors Rack Up Massive Returns in Stock Market Study

Astrophysics

As Much as Half of the Milky Way Likely Came

From Distant Galaxies

As Much as Half of the

Milky Way Likely Came From

Distant Galaxies

Latest In Space

Astronomy

A Dying Star's Explosive ‘Fireball' Blast Aimed a Beam of Gamma Rays at Earth

One of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever observed briefly released as much energy as the sun will emit over its lifetime, directing a narrow beam of gamma rays toward Earth by chance.

Exploration

This Is How Many People Have Died In Space

It's probably less than you think.

Exploration

You Can Now Explore the International Space Station With Google Street View

European and American space agencies worked with the tech company to capture the experience of floating through the station’s labs and peering out of its Earth-facing Cupola window.

Transport

Britain Proposes Ban on Gas and Diesel

Vehicles by 2040

Britain Proposes Ban on

Gas and Diesel Vehicles by

2040

Latest In Tech

Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk Calls Out Mark Zuckerberg’s Understanding of AI Risks as ‘Limited’

The Tesla and SpaceX founder has raised alarms over advanced machine intelligence, a concern that Zuckerberg said is “really negative” and “pretty irresponsible.”

Transport

NASA Posts Archive of Flight Test Videos on YouTube

The space agency is celebrating 70 years of aircraft testing by releasing a trove of old videos showing X-planes, lunar landers, and various space shuttles.

Transport

Elon Musk Claims ‘Verbal Approval’ to Build Hyperloop From DC to NYC

But the cities Musk says he plans to connect with an ultra-fast underground transportation system say they haven’t heard anything from him about the project.

Animals

The Science of Talking to Dogs in a Baby

Voice

The Science of Talking to

Dogs in a Baby Voice

Latest In Earth

Behavior

A Universal ‘Language’ of Arousal Connects Humans and the Animal Kingdom

New research suggests that the ability to intuit emotional states from vocalization is hardwired in humans and land animals.

Climate

Antarctica's Meltdown May Be Worsening Due to Shifting Wind Patterns

Changing winds at one end of the continent, themselves linked to warming, could be setting off changes that push warm water below the ice at the other end, thousands of miles away.

Animals