When a California town gave away recycled water for free, and how water reuse looks in New York
In the depths of California's drought, the city of Healdsburg let residents haul away treated wastewater for free to keep…
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Why does an octopus walk funny? Scientists explain how eight arms move at once
An octopus has no skeleton, eight flexible arms and most of its neurons in those arms. Researchers who filmed octopuses crawling found a style of movement unlike any other animal's.
By Jamal Whitaker · · 2 min read
Smoke from cooking fires kills millions a year. Cleaner stoves can help, and wood smoke matters here too
Billions of people still cook over open fires or simple stoves. The World Health Organization ties household smoke to millions…
Why are there so many military bases in Djibouti?
A small country on the Horn of Africa hosts the only permanent U.S. base on the continent, as well as…
RoboCup: why researchers are training robots to play soccer
Since 1997, RoboCup has used soccer as a test bed for robotics and artificial intelligence. The challenges of passing, positioning…
How parasitic wasps turn spiders into web-building servants
A wasp larva riding on a spider's back can change how the spider builds its web, forcing it to spin…
Hiroshima anniversary: how the city marks August 6, and the call for nuclear disarmament
Every August 6 at 8:15 a.m., Hiroshima falls silent at the moment the atomic bomb exploded in 1945. The ceremony,…