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Indigenous Panamanians protect their forests with drones

Adults Ecology Nature Technology
Settlers are illegally clearing trees on their land. So indigenous people are employing modern technology to stop them.

Why wild African elephants get by with hardly any sleep

Adults Animals Nature
Scientists tracked elephants with devices like Fitbits, and discovered African elephants in the wild sleep far less than anyone expected. It proves there's a huge gap in what we know about how and why animals sleep.

Take Augmented Reality Onto the Squash Court

Adults Sports Technology
Improve your squash game in a surprising way.

The economics of beard popularity in the US

Adults Economy Philosophy Society
We may have reached "peak beard."

This Giant Neuron Could Explain Where Consciousness Comes From

Adults Biology Neuroscience Self
After uncovering three giant neurons, scientists could be one step closer to pinpointing where consciousness lives in the brain.

Earth's Flag Is a Reminder That We're in This Together

Adults Society World
Earth has a flag... and its story will move you.

How one woman used fashion to reclaim her Muslim American identity

Adults Culture Religion
From skater girl to Muslim hipster this is Layla Shaikley's American story.

What Ever Happened To Saving The Rainforest?

Adults Environment Global Warming Nature
The efforts to save the Amazon rainforest actually did save it. However, new threats have arisen to combat conservation efforts.

How a dictionary writer defines English

Adults Education Language
Kory Stamper works for Merriam-Webster. So how does a dictionary writer define the language? Vox's Phil Edwards found out in this episode of Vox Almanac.

We Could Back Up The Entire Internet On A Gram Of DNA

Adults Genetics Internet Culture Technology
Nature's code for life is stored in DNA, but what if we could code anything we wanted into DNA? Scientists are figuring out how.

Saito: The Sushi God of Tokyo

Adults Creativity Food
Sushi Saito is a 3 Michelin Star sushi restaurant, and many regard it as the best in Japan. We got to spend the day with Saito, to ask him about his work, and to eat his soul shattering sushi.

Ocean Volcanoes May Hold Clues To Alien Life

Adults Biology Nature Space
Scientists think studying 'extremophiles' in toxic hydrothermal vents could teach us about potential extraterrestrial life.

Meet the designer cats with wild blood

Adults Animals Pets
Bengals, Savannahs, and Toygers, explained.

Disney Invented A Room Where Your Phone Will Never Die

Adults Gadgets Technology
Researchers have created a room that can charge your phone wirelessly. Could this be the future of charging technology?

Why cartoon characters wear gloves

Adults Art Creativity Film
Animators had a few tricks up their slee...err gloves.

IKEA to introduce furniture that snaps together in minutes without requiring tools

Adults Business Design
The fiddly ritual of assembling IKEA products is set to become a thing of the past as the furniture giant introduces products that snap together "like a jigsaw puzzle".

Ryan's Recycling | Kid Entrepreneur // 60 Second Docs

Adults Global Warming Leadership Society
When Ryan Hickman was just 3 years old, he went with his father to recycle for the first time. After sorting his bottles and cans, he became obsessed with recycling, and how it can help save the environment, and decided to start his own business - Ryan's Recycling Company. Now 7, Ryan has disposed of more than 200,000 bottles and cans and earned about $21,000. It's all in a hard day's work.