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The Oura Ring Heritage on top of a couple of rocks.
Fitness Gear

The Oura Ring is our favorite smart ring, and its up to $100 off before Black Friday at Amazon

The Oura Ring 3 is at its lowest price ever—don't wait until Turkey Time to snag it.

The Shadow Robot company's Dextrous Robotic Hand was the most advanced robot hand in the world in 2008.
Robots

Why advanced robots still struggle with simple tasks

That could change... eventually.

Marine fossils found at Neanderthal cave site
Evolution

Neanderthals may have enjoyed collecting tchotchkes—just like us

Marine fossils found in a cave suggest our ancestors liked amassing objects just because.

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Tech Hacks

Just joined Bluesky? How to get started and the features you should explore.

A whole new social media experience that'll feel familiar.

Nespresso's Limited-Edition Vertuo Pop+ Coffee and Espresso Maker in a tiled configuration.
Gear

This $99 early Black Friday deal on a Nespresso machine will save your coffee budget

The pod-based coffee maker has never been cheaper than it is with this early Black Friday deal.

Roku Ultra 2024 in a tiled configuration.
Gear

Roku’s $79 Ultra 4K streaming box is one of the best early Black Friday tech deals

Stream your favorite TV shows and movies at the highest-possible fidelity regardless of who made your television set.

Inhumation grave 26, shown in the original field photograph (left), with bones in anatomical articulation lying on their right side with flexed legs.
Archaeology

This ancient skeleton turned out to have eight different people in it

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

a side by side of a rare gold coin from 1870
Archaeology

Rare California Gold Rush coin fetches $1.44 million at auction

The $20 piece was struck at the Carson City Mint in 1870.

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
International Space Station

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
Evolution

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
Space X

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
Aviation

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
Archaeology

Colonial silver coin found in cabinet sells for $2.5 million

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

BLUEAIR Mini Air Purifier on a plain white background.
Home

Grab Blueair’s Mini Air Purifier for its lowest price ever with this early Black Friday deal

You don't have to wait until Black Friday proper to get this great air purifier for less than $50 at Amazon.

the sound of your own voice
Ask Us Anything

Why do people hate the sound of their own voice?

The biology and psychology behind the disconnect.

This image of a Taurid fireball was taken in 2014 by NASA’s All Sky Fireball Network in Tullahoma, Tenn.
Space

The pseudoscience clouding the Taurid meteor shower

It obscures a potential real threat from space.

Four pairs of slippers laid out next to each other in a cutout pattern
Home

The best heated slippers in 2025

When the big chill moves in, heated slippers guarantee you’ll be comfy from top to bottom.

The best wired headphones of 2024 on a plain white background.
Earbuds

The best wired headphones in 2025, tested and reviewed

If you’re looking to upgrade your personal listening this year, these are the top headphones for the hear and now.