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Bridge over water in Rio Vista, California

Billionaire utopian city launches new shipyard plan Billionaire utopian city launches new shipyard plan

Transparent wood sample overlaying 'Transparent wood (TW)' on computer screen

Eggs, sticky rice, and transparent wood create new kind of window Eggs, sticky rice, and transparent wood create new kind of window

a sports car in motion

The symphonic sounds of the McLaren 750S are a feat of engineering The symphonic sounds of the McLaren 750S are a feat of engineering

By Kristin Shaw

Atlas robot doing a somersault

Humanoid robots are breakdancing, with mixed results Humanoid robots are breakdancing, with mixed results

Close up of hand wearing SpellRing device on thumb

Wearable ring translates sign language into text Wearable ring translates sign language into text

Hand holding titanium heart implant against black background

In world first, man leaves hospital with titanium heart In world first, man leaves hospital with titanium heart

Compilation of Guthman Music Competition participants

Electromagnetic fields and dinosaur choir win international instrument contest Electromagnetic fields and dinosaur choir win international instrument contest

a man in a diving tube on text

100 years of deep-sea filmmaking and ocean exploration 100 years of deep-sea filmmaking and ocean exploration

By Bill Gourgey

a woman and a patent

The forgotten story of the woman who invented the dishwasher The forgotten story of the woman who invented the dishwasher

This artist concept depicts NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space. Interstellar space is dominated by the plasma, or ionized gas, that was ejected by the death of nearby giant stars millions of years ago.

NASA squeezes more life from 47-year-old Voyager probes NASA squeezes more life from 47-year-old Voyager probes

a colorful illustration of an open mouth

New device lets you taste food in virtual reality New device lets you taste food in virtual reality

By Mack DeGeurin

CR450AF high speed train on track in China with two people looking at it

At 281 mph, China tests its fastest high-speed train At 281 mph, China tests its fastest high-speed train

Philippines ocean coast with mountains

Southeast Asian sailors possibly mastered seafaring before Polynesians Southeast Asian sailors possibly mastered seafaring before Polynesians

Microscopic Lego bricks on pinhead next to human hair

The world’s smallest handmade sculpture is a blood cell-sized Lego brick The world’s smallest handmade sculpture is a blood cell-sized Lego brick

Aerial view of Great Wall of China surrounded by forests

The Great Wall of China is 300 years older than we thought The Great Wall of China is 300 years older than we thought

Majorana 1 quantum computing chip

New state of matter powers Microsoft quantum computing chip New state of matter powers Microsoft quantum computing chip

View of fog at the Atacama desert in Iquique, some 2000 km north of Santiago, on April 19, 2016. Catholic University of Chile researchers' challenge is to implement a fog collection system -which uses large pieces of vertical canvas to make the fog condense into droplets- in small communities which don't have drinkable water in Atacama desert. / AFP / MARTIN BERNETTI (Photo credit should read MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)

In the driest place on Earth, water hides in plain sight In the driest place on Earth, water hides in plain sight

By Lauren Leffer

a map of the world with a line representing where the cable would connect

Meta spending billions on world’s longest subsea internet cable Meta spending billions on world’s longest subsea internet cable

By Mack DeGeurin

Model Muriel Maxwell in white sunglasses putting on lipstick, wearing red-white-and-blue turban, andv holding a red-and-white striped bag *** Local Caption ***

The evolution of sunglasses from science to style (and back again) The evolution of sunglasses from science to style (and back again)

Inventor demonstrating modified trumpet invention

The 10 coolest musical instruments you’ll see in 2025 The 10 coolest musical instruments you’ll see in 2025