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Bowers & Wilkins Formation Wedge: Beautiful And Pricey

Much has changed since Bowers & Wilkins released the iconic Zeppelin Wireless speaker in 2015—most notably, the company has come under new ownership. With its new Formation line of wireless speakers, B&W is still on top of its game. At $899.99, the Formation Wedge is even more expensive than the $700 Zeppelin was at launch. But like the Zeppelin, it pushes boundaries in the style department while putting out powerful, room-filling audio with some serious bass presence and excellent high-frequency clarity. Whether it’s worth the sky-high price, however, depends on how much you’re willing to pay for innovative design.

Wacom Intuos Pro Creative Pen Tablet: For Both Pros And Amateurs

The Wacom Intuos Pro Creative Pen Tablet is a graphics tablet with a writing surface but no screen. It’s responsive to an included pen stylus and to gesture-based finger commands.

50 Years Later, The Moon Is Still Great For Business

Fifty years after humans first visited, businesses are still trying to make a buck off the moon.

2 Russians Venture Into Open Space From Space Station

Two Russian crewmembers on the International Space Station ventured into open space Wednesday to conduct scientific research and help maintain the orbiting outpost.

Your Amazing Body!

Your fingerprints can predict some health issues. Looking at the sun can make you sneeze. You grow a new skeleton every ten years. Science hasn’t uncovered every mystery, but what it has discovered will blow your mind.

NASA: Budget Boost ‘Good Start' To Put Astronauts On Moon

NASA’s chief said that the Trump administration’s proposed $1.6 billion budget boost is a “good start” for getting astronauts back on the moon within five years.

An Ecologist Maps Trees From 7,000 Feet

On the big island of Hawaii, a fungus called ceratocystis is murdering ‘ohii‘a trees—at least 1 million in the past eight years.

Rise Of The Plastic Eaters

Scientists have new hope that nature might hold a solution for our most problematic polymers

What You Take With You

Death might be life’s natural and unavoidable conclusion, but humans have ensured that what happens to our bodies afterward is anything but.

Where The Buffalo No Longer

DESPITE WHAT SEEMS LIKE A CONSERVATION SUCCESS STORY, OUR NATIONAL MAMMAL MIGHT STILL BE AT RISK.

Marie Tharp - The Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor

The woman who mapped the ocean floor

A Live Map Of Everywhere On Earth: Creepy Or Cool?

Imagine turning on the GPS and seeing an image of your car from above.

Mars Lander Picks Up What's Likely 1st Detected Marsquake

NASA’s InSight lander has picked up a gentle rumble at Mars, believed to be the first marsquake ever detected.

How Synbio Will Save The World

Reprogramming microbes so they eat toxins and CO2? t’s not science fiction. It’s happening right now.

Science Says Light Brighter!

In Troy, New York, a leading research center studies the connection between light, color, and well-being.

Connection Between Light, Color, And Well-being

In Troy, New York, a leading research center studies the connection between light, color, and well-being.

Nasa's Plan To Scoop Up Dirt From Asteroid Hits A Snag

NASA’s plan to scoop up dirt and gravel from an asteroid has hit a snag, but scientists say they can overcome it.

Ocean Mission's Emergency Ascent Caused By Motor Burning Out

A drama in which a submersible made an emergency ascent from 250 meters (820 feet) below the Indian Ocean was caused by condensation burning out a small motor in the cockpit, the director of the British-led Nekton Mission said.

NASA's New Rocket Won't Be Ready For Moon Shot Next Year

NASA’s top official says the space agency’s new rocket won’t be ready for a moon shot next year.

Israeli Spacecraft Snaps Ultimate Selfie On Way To Moon

An Israeli spacecraft has taken the ultimate selfie on its roundabout journey to the moon.

The Race To Put The Internet In Orbit

OneWeb has sent the first of its small signal-beaming satellites into space

China Drafts Rules On Biotech After Gene-Editing Scandal

China has unveiled draft regulations on gene editing and other potentially risky biomedical technologies after a Chinese scientist’s claim of helping to create gene-edited babies roiled the global science community.

UAE Says Its First Astronaut Going Into Space In September

The first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates will blast off into space on Sept. 25 on a trip to the International Space Station, authorities announced this week.

And Nowfor The Weather On Mars, Courtesy Of New NASA Lander

And now for the weather on Mars: NASA’s newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planet’s frigid winter.

Snaking Transit Through Ancient History

In Profile / Rossella Rea.

The Masterpiece On A Slate Gray Day In

In 1970, Bruce Kirby created the perfect single-person sailboat. What made the laser so unbeatable?

Save Your Soles

YOU PROBABLY DON’T WANT TO WEAR THAT PAIR OF BLOWN out Converse All-Stars to amble anywhere farther than the corner store. For long treks, the proper footwear will support your dogs and grip the ground to prevent sore soles, painful blisters, and mangled ankles. These four choices will carry you for many miles over different types of terra firma.

Getting There

Public transportation is great—if you have access to it. Now cities are starting to think about how to help people with the first and last miles of their travels.

NASA's Faraway Space Snowman Has Flat, Not Round, Behind

The faraway space snowman visited by NASA last month has a surprisingly flat — not round — behind.

Antarctica Is Losing Ice 6 Times Faster Today Than In 1980s

Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, a new study shows.