Kilian Jornet wanted to summit 72 of the tallest peaks in the contiguous United States. He gave himself a month to do it. By Scott Cacciola and K.K. Rebecca Lai Kilian Jornet was drenched and tired.

I have always cared about eating well, so baking was never my go-to hobby. Baking, after all, usually means sweet treats to indulge in. But one morning, while working in a children’s psychiatric unit, ...

A cross-country ski-inspired workout is gliding into Flatiron — no snow, goggles or lift ticket required. NRTHRN Strong, the Scandinavian fitness brand that had Sag Harbor locals trading sunscreen for ...

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A brand-new engineering approach at Carnegie Mellon University is creating “designer” biological robots using human lung cells. Known as AggreBots, these microscale living machines may one day ...

Harvard researchers created an algorithm that allows a wearable robot to adapt to and assist the arm movements of stroke and Lou Gehrig’s disease patients in real-time. The researchers’ machine ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

Atlas, the humanoid robot famous for its parkour and dance routines, has recently begun demonstrating something altogether more subtle but also a lot more significant: It has learned to both walk and ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A first-of-its-kind, soft, vest-like wearable designed by Harvard ...