computer science DARPA's Spectrum Collaboration Challenge: finally some progress towards a "Cognitive Radio" future Cory Doctorow

Science Wheel reinvented to allow combat vehicles to easily traverse streets, corpses Rob Beschizza

medicine DARPA wants to slow down the human body to save lives Seamus Bellamy

DRONES Biodegradable single-use cardboard drones for remote deliveries Andrea James

robotics Obama's robot fist-bump photo has a great back story Andrea James

music Why is the US military funding robots that play jazz? David Pescovitz

Funny Watch amazing robots fall over at the DARPA Robotics Challenge! (And see the winner.) David Pescovitz

robotics Watch DARPA unveil untethered ATLAS for 2015 robotic challenge Andrea James

robots Atlas the robot just got more human with this gymnastics routine Carla Sinclair

robotics Exoskeleton shorts that amplify running and walking David Pescovitz

Science Brain-zapping implants that change mood and lift depression David Pescovitz

fake news Putin’s love slave, White House rocked by sex scandal, and what Sharknado 5 star Cassie Scarbo carries in her purse, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

makers Favorite tools of Danielle Applestone, CEO of Other Machine Co. Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Trump's FBI doubles down on hostility to transparency, switches to fax and snailmail for FOIA requests Cory Doctorow

Science White House issues report on President Obama's impact on science and tech David Pescovitz

picks The U.S. Navy now has an unmanned drone warship. Could it be hacked at sea? Xeni Jardin

war U.S. military claims to be dropping 'cyber bombs' on ISIS Xeni Jardin

Delightful Creatures That time the DoD paid Duke U $335K to investigate ESP in dogs. Yes, dogs. Cory Doctorow

Gadgets This 3D-printed, portable railgun fires slugs at 560 miles per hour Cory Doctorow