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a brown and black spider money sits in a green and leafy tree with a large, round, yellow fruit in its mouth
Wildlife

‘Drunk’ animals might be more common

Naturally fermented fruits can reach 1 to 2 percent alcohol by volume, less than a light beer.

Boston Dynamic's Spot getting kicked in a routine test.
Robots

Researchers tortured robots to test the limits of human empathy

A brief history of people bullying robots.

View of the bow of the RMS Titanic photographed in June 2004 by the ROV Hercules during an expedition returning to the shipwreck of the Titanic.
Archaeology

A hunk of coal from the Titanic could fetch $780 at auction

The UK’s Shipwreck Treasure Museum is selling its 8,000-item collection.

Male Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) in flight
Aviation

Feather-inspired wing flaps may prevent planes from stalling

‘​​The more flaps you add to the front of the wing, the higher the performance benefit.’

A malabar gliding frog struggles and holds on to twigs to try and escape from the venomous, strong bite of its predator - a Malabar pit viper. The viper didn't let go of the frog, and the frog didn't let go of the twigs either, until it had a little life left in it. However, the frog had to give up finally, and the snake won, and swallowed this beautiful green frog. This is a stack of two images, one for frog eyes, and another for the snake's eyes. We had almost given up hopes of finding any subjects in the rainforest of Agumbe, India, due to heavy rains, but decided to stop at one last place on the way back to our stay, and this was our lucky and only find for the night.
Wildlife

16 brutal and captivating wildlife images from the Close-up Photographer of the Year shortlist

Look into the eyes of spiders, snakes, and a baby manatee.

An illustration of Lomankus edgecombei. This arthropod lived about 538 to 485 million years ago in dark and low-oxygen environments.
Wildlife

450-million-year-old arthropod found preserved in fool’s gold

Lomankus edgecombei and other arthropods are ‘like a biological Swiss army knife.’

a man in a rescue jacket sits on the snow with a dog. a helicopter is landing in the background
Dogs

As winter approaches, avalanche dogs train for rescues

The dogs' noses and their ability to navigate snowy terrain can expedite recovery missions.

A buoy equipped with MarineLabs’ sensors endures rough weather near Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Sensors from MarineLabs and other companies—such as Axys Technologies, based in Sidney, British Columbia—can help fill gaps in the federal government’s coastal weather monitoring system, which has seen key stations go offline for months at a time.
AI

Marine weather forecasts are getting an AI upgrade

Machine learning systems—powered by new data—are taking some of the guesswork out of maritime safety.

Side by side of mummy entering CT scanner with two images of a mummy's skull scan
Archaeology

3D scans reveal secrets of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy’s coffin

Experts long wondered how Lady Chenet-aa was placed in her cartonnage.

a rare dime in a protective case. it is missing the “S” that indicates it was struck at the San Francisco mint.
Science

Ultra-rare dime sells for $506,250

The coin from 1975 was kept in storage for 40 years.

Silhouette of a loving couple hugging and kissing at sunset on the beach.
Wildlife

The origins of kissing may have a lot to do with body hair

A new hypothesis argues the romantic gesture had utilitarian purposes for our early ancestors.

a bat with brown, black, and white fur and open eyes
Land

Robert Battinson, Batlor Swift, and more face off in Bat Beauty Contest

Cast your vote in the Bureau of Land Management’s spooky annual competition.

Beats Solo 4 headphones in a tiled configuration.
Headphones

The newest Beats headphones are 50% off at Amazon right now

You don't have to wait until a major shopping holiday to get a great deal.

Hydra vulgaris.
Animals

Are any animals truly ‘immortal’? These creatures defy biological time.

From tiny jellyfish to one-ton sharks, some animals subvert scientific expectations about aging and death.

Janet Leigh screaming during iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.'
Ask Us Anything

Why do jump scares terrify us so much? Blame evolution.

Here's how 'nonlinear noise' makes our hearts pound.

The best travel telescopes on a plain white background.
Gear

The best travel telescopes

These travel telescopes will help you take your stargazing with you no matter how far you roam from home.

A ribosome in action. As messenger RNA passes through the ribosome (center left), other RNA molecules (bottom left) bring in amino acids that match the instructions in the mRNA. These amino acids are then joined together into a new protein (top right). But might these trusty little protein-making workhorses come in more than one flavor?
Biology

When ribosomes go rogue

Unusual variations in the cellular protein factory can skew development, help cancer spread and more. But ribosome variety may also play biological roles, scientists say.

Although fin whales are the second-largest animals on Earth—stretching up to 27 meters long—they are sometimes misidentified as smaller minke whales.
Whales

The coming collision between whales and tankers on British Columbia’s coast

Decades after they were hunted to local extinction, fin whales are recovering in the Kitimat fjord system—only to be threatened by a booming LNG industry.

a black race car on a track in front of a hill
Vehicles

Pirelli’s ‘Cyber Tire’ technology uses a tiny sensor to transmit big data 

The lightweight in-tire system can tell the car how to react for safety and efficiency. 

hand holding a phone with emergency sos feature open
Tech Hacks

How to use the emergency satellite features on Google Pixel and iPhone

If you're stranded without a signal, here's what to do.