Researchers put bird legs on a drone so it can take off by jumping
EPFL’s RAVEN drone trades traditional landing gear for a pair of legs that function similar to a bird’s. | Image:
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NASA’s mission to return humans to the Moon has been delayed again until 2026
Photo by GREGG NEWTON/AFP via Getty Images NASA has, once again, postponed the Artemis missions that will return humans to
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Oura’s smart rings can now tell when you’re getting sick
Symptom Radar flags when you have no signs, minor signs, or major signs of respiratory illness. | Photo by Amelia
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Oil giants blocked a treaty to curb plastic pollution, but countries will try again
Plastic waste on a beach in Iki, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, on Friday, October 29th, 2021. | Photo: Getty Images International
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You can take a selfie with the Earth using this YouTuber’s satellite
A mockup of the Earth selfie from YouTuber Mark Rober. | Screenshot: Mark Rober The stunt escalation on YouTube may
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Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite service is the first to receive FCC approval
Image: Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images The Federal Communications Commission cleared SpaceX to use its Starlink broadband satellites to provide
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Can AI help connect more solar and wind farms to the power grid?
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge The US Department of Energy (DOE) thinks AI can speed up the process
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Atlantic hurricane season is coming to an end — will the US be ready for the next one?
A hurricane specialist works on tracking Hurricane Beryl at the National Hurricane Center on July 1st, 2024, in Miami, Florida.
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UN climate negotiations were a major bummer
Activists protest against fossil fuels and for climate finance on day 11 at the UNFCCC COP29 climate conference on November
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A proposed climate tax on crypto mining is gaining momentum
Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge A tentative proposal to tax cryptocurrency mining to raise funds for climate action took
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