HOTY2017

Tech

This Ecologist Finds Clues to Anthropocene Survival in Ice Age Extinctions

01.26.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

This Food Scientist Wants to Save Lives With a Hypoallergenic Peanut

01.26.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

The Activist Fighting for High-Tech Reconciliation for Canada’s Indigenous People

01.25.18

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

This Campaigner Wants to End the Global Food Waste Scandal

01.25.18

By Ian Birnbaum
Tech

The Entrepreneur Trying to Democratize Law with a Free Chatbot

01.24.18

By Samantha Cole
Tech

The Activist Developer Who Helps Journalists Protect Data and Sources

01.23.18

By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Tech

The Former Naturopath Who Became a Whistleblower on the Industry

01.22.18

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

This Neuroscientist Brings ‘Research to the Runway’ With STEM-Inspired Fashion

01.18.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

The Beekeeper Who Makes Synth Music With His Bee Colonies

01.17.18

By Troy Farah
Tech

The Astronomer Who Is Building the Largest Map of Space by Volume

01.16.18

By Jacob Dubé
This Asteroid Hunter Is Tasked With Saving Earth from Killer Impacts

01.15.18

By Daniel Oberhaus
Tech

This Asteroid Hunter Is Tasked With Saving Earth from Killer Impacts

01.12.18

By Daniel Oberhaus

The Latest

Sonos Beam (2nd Generation) – Credit: Sonos

Tech

Want a Sonos Home Theater Upgrade on a Budget? The Beam Soundbar Is Just $369.

Want better audio without having to sell a kidney? Sonos’ semi-affordable soundbar is on sale for a price that goes full-blown affordable.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
Empa

News

Scientists Used Mushrooms To Invent a Plastic That’s Alive

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
DJI Drone – Credit: DJI

News

Dji Is… Happy That the White House Will Decide Next Week on Whether To Ban Its Drones?

DJI has swagger as the US government fulfills it wishes and takes a rumored imminent look into whether the Chinese company can keep operating as usual in the US.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
Wildpixel/Getty Images

News

There Are 8.2 Billion People on Earth—but There Might Actually Be Billions More

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
Photo by Rijksmuseum/Kelly Schenk

Life

Rare 200-Year-Old Condom Goes on Display at Dutch Museum

A Dutch museum decided to put quite an unusual object on display in its most recent exhibit—a 19th century condom.

06.05.25

By Paige Gawley