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Great Technology from 1867: Fire Engines and Mechanical Reapers

Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American

New SpaceX Video Shows How Not to Land a Rocket

Watch the epic—and explosive—blooper reel for the Falcon 9 booster’s arduous path to reusability

The New Economy of Excrement

Entrepreneurs are finding profits turning human waste into fertilizer, fuel and even food

Never Mind the iPhone X, Battery Life Could Soon Take a Great Leap Forward

Addressing the amount of energy consumed by the CPU when running particular software could make a major difference to how long we need to charge our devices in future

High Technology in 1867

Self-Destructing Circuits Mimic Mission: Impossible Tape

Electronic devices that decompose on schedule will be a boon to security tech and medical implants

High Rises Made of Wood?

Tall timber buildings could produce fewer emissions and sequester carbon dioxide

North Korea Panics the World, but "H-Bomb" Test Changes Little

It seems North Korea has come very close to achieving what it’s always said it was after: a viable missile-borne thermonuclear deterrent

Storming Castles and Forming Friendships with Catapults, Robotics and Code

Five days, 18 kids, nine robots and a whole lot of plastic bricks

Could Samaritan Drone Aircraft Help Hurricane Harvey Rescuers?

Drone pilots say they can save lives, but emergency responders want them grounded

How Close Is North Korea to Targeting the U.S. with Nuclear Missiles?

The reclusive country’s latest provocation could pose a strategic threat not only to North Korea's neighbors, but also the U.S.

It’s Crucial to Upgrade America’s Water Infrastructure

Dams, reservoirs, canals and safe drinking water matter for absolutely everyone

Magical Technologies Just over the Horizon

The products that really wow us seem like pure wizardry

High Technology in 1867

Space-Based 3-D Printing Reaches Milestone

Successful test suggests “Archinaut” system could soon assemble huge structures in orbit

Hyperefficient Agriculture, 50 Years Ago and Now

Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American

Demystifying the Black Box That Is AI

Humans are increasingly entrusting our security, health and safety to “black box” intelligent machines

Robots with Their Heads in the Clouds

Rather than each carrying its own “brain,” they could share a single, remote one

Robots, Start Your Engines!

Roborace is creating a new motorsport to accelerate the arrival of self-driving cars