How Tesla, Google and Others Are Making Robots More Like Us
It wasn’t that long ago that putting a robot in your home meant plugging in a Roomba and letting it roam around your floors like a little dust-busting sentry. But…
‘Weather Whiplash’ Is the New Normal. What It’s Like Living Through It
Smoke from the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon fire, as seen from Taos, New Mexico, on May 15. Eric Mack This story is part of CNET Zero, a series that chronicles the…
Historic Winter Storm Puts Huge Swath of America on Notice
A satellite view of Winter Storm Elliott on Dec. 23, 2022. NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/GOES-EAST Temperatures have dropped, snow is flying, flights are canceled and traffic is treacherous or snarled across much of…
The Fight Against Biodiversity Loss Gets a Win at UN Conference
Representatives from China and the UN at the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Canada. Lars Hagberg / Getty Images This year’s UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal, known as…
These Floaters Turns Ocean Waves Into Renewable Energy
On the coastline of Gibraltar, blue metal floaters attached to a former World War II ammunition jetty bob up and down, turning the gentle rise and fall of waves into…
Newly Discovered Asteroid Is a Weird ‘Mini Moon’ on a 200-Year Visit to Earth
An asteroid just spotted for the first time seems to have been circling Earth for decades. NASA Our planet has a pretty permanent relationship with the moon, but occasionally Earth’s…
Mars Spacecraft Snaps Stunning, Swirling ‘Christmas Craterscape’
A closer look at one of the craters seen by ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft in a “Christmas craterscape” image of the red planet. ESA/DLR/FU Berlin This story is part of…
Ursids Boost Holiday Meteor Count: How to See the Forgotten Meteor Shower This Week
The Ursid meteor shower gives a boost to the final days of the intense Geminid shower. NASA/MSFC/Danielle Moser, NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office If you can bear to step outside this…
Three-Legged Deer Caught in Christmas Lights Gets Help From Human Heroes
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife removed holiday lights from a three-legged deer’s antlers. ODFW Officials from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have emerged as holiday heroes…
The Best Movies on Apple TV Plus
Vanessa Burghardt and Dakota Johnson in Cha Cha Real Smooth. Apple TV Plus Apple TV Plus doesn’t have a movie library as deep as Netflix or other streaming rivals. Still, it’s…