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Ethiopian wolf licking nectar from Ethiopian red hot poker plant
Environment

These wolves are the first known carnivores with a taste for sweets

Africa’s most endangered predator may act as an unlikely pollinator for red hot poker plants.

Modern bike helmets are made through complex materials engineering.
Technology

How bike helmets have improved over the past two centuries

From using plant rinds to high-tech materials.

an astronaut on a spacewalk in a full spacesuit takes a selfie with earth in the background
Science

Six months in space is not that bad for your brain

In a new NASA study, there were no signs of major cognitive impairment.

stone walls separating several small houses in ireland
Science

Scottish, Irish, and Northern English better at detecting fake accents

‘Very specific differences in language, dialect and accents have emerged over time, and that’s a fascinating side of language evolution.’

SpaceX Starship launching on fifth test flight
Science

The SpaceX Starship is so loud, it may kill birds

‘We are talking about levels that people found unacceptable before.’

Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on September 12, 2022.
Environment

‘Everything has a cost:’ High-tech products and the new era of mineral mining

New iPhones and Teslas come with an insatiable demand for lithium and other ‘critical metals.’

Aurora MK-II rocket plane above Earth
Technology

Watch the first commercial supersonic test flight in over 20 years

Dawn Aerospace wants its Aurora MK-II to usher in a new age of rocket-powered planes.

a silver coin minted before the american revolution. one side has the letters NE on it for new england and the other has the roman numeral 3 for its value
Science

Colonial silver coin found in cabinet sells for $2.5 million

The 1652 Massachusetts threepence predates the American Revolution by over a century.

the sound of your own voice
Science

Why do people hate the sound of their own voice?

The biology and psychology behind the disconnect.

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