Wasps inspire a new surgical needle
Microbes inside concrete can warn us about rotting infrastructure 
Clues in woolly mammoth tusk reveal a lifetime of travels
Pandemic prompts surge in food sharing, app says
Tree DNA convicts a poacher for the first time in federal court
3D-printed nuclear reactor parts installed at US plant
The plea to save the Afghan girls robotics team from the Taliban
Implantable “neurograins” may be the key to mind-controlled tech
New organ coating could help prevent transplant rejection
Using body bags to treat heatstroke
Fecal transplants reverse aging in brains of old mice
Ancient frozen viruses hold clues to life and climate
New treatment may prevent heart damage from COVID-19
Hungry mice show why you should take study breaks
Already-approved ALS drug may help Alzheimer’s patients
Water from abandoned coal mines can make zero-carbon energy
Psyche asteroid might not be a planetary core after all
3D-printed bridge reduces use of "most destructive material on Earth"
NASA needs people to pretend they’re living on Mars
Robot café hires people with disabilities to operate robo-waiters
The 2021 Disney Accelerator sheds light on Disney’s metaverse ambitions
NASA wants future humans to find this time capsule in space
Graphene foam sucks uranium out of contaminated water
Kenya’s GM cassava plant gets greenlight
The world’s first sodium-ion battery for EVs has arrived
Pfizer’s RSV vaccine 100% effective in human challenge trial
Permanent hearing loss may be reversible
First neuron-level map of a monkey brain revealed
“Star shrapnel” from a supernova explosion is exiting the galaxy
Study shows how trees and shade can cool the urban heat island
“The Blob,” a strangely intelligent slime mold, is going to space
US Airman, missing in action, located by underwater drones
DeepMind’s virtual playground suggests path to general AI
This beach-cleaning robot is a Roomba for sand
Cyclists’ stress levels could improve road safety
Researchers have created a brain sensor swarm
Space manufacturing startup plans to build first off-world factory
Pfizer has manufactured the first batch of Delta variant vaccines
Facebook just made a huge upgrade to Oculus VR headsets
Researchers edit the sugarcane plant’s genome for the first time
The first U.S. electric tugboat will replace a tug that burns 30,000 gallons of diesel per year
Holograph tech “teleports” Olympic badminton competition
Goodbye bug spray, try this bite-free clothing instead
Helmet worn at home shrank man’s brain tumor by a third
Inside your nose, it’s bacteria vs. bacteria in the fight against meningitis
Water vapor found on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
Light from behind supermassive black hole detected for first time
Adding one gene to rice and potatoes increased yields by 50%
Baby mice “dream” about the world before seeing it
New antibodies may lead to a norovirus vaccine
New treatment reverses age-related memory loss in mice
Bipedal robot completes 5K after learning to run
NASA interns designed a washing machine for astronauts
Uber may reduce drunk driving deaths by 6%
Harvard astrophysicist will lead hunt for alien technology
Toyota’s autonomous shuttle is optimized for Olympians
Harvard has a vaccine against septic shock
How scientists turn food scraps into strong building materials
DeepMind releases massive protein structure database
Olympic swimmers get speed boost from pool engineers
This 3D-printed graft may improve ruptured eardrum surgery
Will power plants move into the cloud?
Y Combinator launches a ‘Tinder for entrepreneurs’ to match startup co-founders
Baby exoplanet appears to be forming a moon
What does whole genome sequencing tell you?
New vaccines may use AI to hit a moving target
What pandemic nostalgia tells us about how memory works
New gene therapy helps the heart repair itself after a heart attack
New AI “engines” can read and understand on multiple levels
FDA approves first drug to treat lymphoma in dogs
NASA’s new balloon-borne telescope is ready for liftoff
Lab-grown foie gras eliminates force-feeding
CRISPR used to create first gene-edited opossums
Sculpting robots chisel art out of marble 
Amateur astronomer discovers new moon of Jupiter
“Mirrored” fabric may be de rigueur for a warming world
The world’s first lab-grown coral could help save the ocean reefs
Lucky accident shows how immune system can beat MRSA without antibiotics
Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed
This eco-toilet pays for human waste in digital currency
This artificial heart uses magnets and spinning disks to reinvent the heart
Is the US military testing an anti-aging pill?
Historic Blue Origin flight included four people — but no pilot
The world’s first needle-free diabetes test
Why waterless beer is the future
Neuroprosthesis lets paralyzed man “speak” whole words again
A bison bridge could bring herds over the Mississippi
Hemp plants pull toxic “forever chemicals” from soil
Ancient human’s genome sequenced from DNA in cave dirt
Watching the moon’s “wobble” may help prevent flooding on Earth
Rarely seen glass octopus caught on film
CRISPR halts coronavirus transmission in human cells
Yale study: magic mushrooms may grow connections between brain cells
World’s first lab-grown chocolate made in Switzerland
When AC and cool showers aren't enough, this app finds the shady streets to walk
Goats are helping California battle wildfires
Printing embedded tech in artificial skin just got easier
Say cheese: Life on these exoplanets may be watching us