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• Is fake grass a bad idea? The AstroTurf wars are far from over.

  Around the country, heated debates are taking place over whether to install artificial turf, pitting neighbors against each other. This story was written by Douglas Main and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com

  6 mei 2026 1544 sec.

• No one’s sure if synthetic mirror life will kill us all

  Synthetic biologists were tantalized by the idea of making mirror images of microbes. Then things got complicated. This story was written by Stephen Ornes and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com

  29 apr 2026 1496 sec.

• Desalination plants in the Middle East are increasingly vulnerable

  Conflict and extreme weather could threaten large desalination plants that supply water to the region. This story was written by Casey Crownhart and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com

  22 apr 2026 646 sec.

• This company is developing gene therapies for muscle growth, erectile dysfunction, and “radical longevity”

  A small group of volunteers will receive multiple injections of an experimental treatments for various enhancements . This story was written by Jessica Hamzelou and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com

  15 apr 2026 853 sec.

• The gig workers who are training humanoid robots at home

  People in Nigeria and India are strapping iPhones onto their heads and recording themselves doing chores. This story was written by Michelle Kim and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com

  8 apr 2026 690 sec.

• Can quantum computers now solve health care problems? We’ll soon find out.

  After 30 months of fast-paced innovation in quantum algorithms, six research groups are hoping to hit paydirt. But there can be only one big winner—if there is a winner at all. This story was written by Michael Brooks and narrated by...

  1 apr 2026 789 sec.

• How Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world

  Niantic's AI spinout is training a new world model using 30 billion images of urban landmarks crowdsourced from players. This story was written by Will Douglas Heaven and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com

  25 mrt 2026 646 sec.

• How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade

  Fast, stealthy, and cheap—autonomous, semisubmersible drone boats carrying tons of cocaine could be international law enforcement’s nightmare scenario. A big one just came ashore. This story was written by Eduardo Echeverri López and...

  18 mrt 2026 1159 sec.

• America was winning the race to find Martian life. Then China jumped in.

  The Mars Sample Return mission got off to a promising start, hunting for potentially humanity-changing space rocks. How did it fall off the rails? This story was written by Robin George Andrews and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com

  11 mrt 2026 2081 sec.

• The curious case of the disappearing Lamborghinis

  A new wave of theft is rocking the luxury car industry—mixing high tech with old-school chop-shop techniques to snag vehicles while they’re in transport. This story was written by Craig Silverman and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com

  4 mrt 2026 1842 sec.

• Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.

  Allison Nixon had helped arrest dozens of members of the Com, a loose affiliation of online groups responsible for violence and hacking campaigns. Then she became a target. This story was written by Kim Zetter and narrated by Noa -...

  25 feb 2026 1848 sec.

• Stratospheric internet could finally start taking off this year

  High-altitude platforms could help connect over 2 billion people around the world who are still offline. This story was written by Tereza Pultarova and narrated by Noa - newsoveraudio.com

  18 feb 2026 875 sec.