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Lightning strike at night
Weather

NASA’s U-2 spy plane found gamma rays in 90% of lightning storms

‘There is way more going on in thunderstorms than we ever imagined.’

The best crawl space dehumidifiers arranged in a pattern
Home

The best crawl space dehumidifiers, according to experts

These crawl space dehumidifiers will keep the underside of your home free from harmful moisture with almost no maintenance.

In the 1950s, transistor technology allowed smaller radios to be installed in the dashboard.
Vehicles

Congress is trying to force carmakers to keep AM radio

It should also use this opportunity to correct the mistakes of the past.

JUICE image of Earth's radiation belt
Deep Space

NASA captured the clearest ever images of Earth’s radiation belt

A space probe called JUICE is destined for Jupiter in 2031—but it's already proving useful.

Aerobat uses a combination or rigid and soft 3D-printed materials to mimic a bat's malleable wings.
Drones

Bats’ weird wings inspired this drone

They're 'fundamentally different.'

Montana Mountain King sheep
Endangered Species

Montana breeder of illegal, giant sheep hybrid clones gets 6 months in prison

Arthur ‘Jack’ Schubarth says he simply wanted ‘to make the best sheep I could for this sheep industry.’

People who work around dry, dusty conditions are at a higher risk of contracting valley fever.
Insects

Epidemiologists explain how to protect yourself from valley fever

Fungal infections known as valley fever could spike this fall.

an illustration of an orange dot orbiting a larger orangish body in space
Exoplanets

Astronomers discover a new exoplanet orbiting the closest single star to the sun

The exoplanet’s surface is about 257° Fahrenheit and a full year lasts just over three Earth days.

a green supercar covered in dirt
Vehicles

3 ultra-rare Lamborghini Miuras unearthed at junkyard. They could sell for millions.

A 1967, 1968, and 1969 Miura await a deep-pocketed hero to restore them.

screenshot on an iphone of apple asking 'how do you want to add contacts' option in ios18
Tech Hacks

Stop iPhone apps from accessing all your contacts in iOS 18

Apple's software update comes with an important security update.

Chinese lunar spacesuit
Moons

China debuts its moon mission spacesuits

CMSA astronauts from could land on the lunar surface by 2030.

Group of Atlantic walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) on haulout, Vaygach island, Barents sea
Archaeology

Walrus DNA suggests meetings between Vikings and Indigenous Inuit

Norse sailing routes needed to avoid seasonal sea ice.

woman riding a motorcycle in a green field
Electric Vehicles

Can-Am’s first motorcycles in decades set the (handle)bar high for e-motorbikes

You won't even miss the booming vroom vroom sound.

mount everest with a wide river below
Science

Mount Everest is still growing taller

Merging rivers may have thrust Earth’s highest mountain upwards by as much as 164 feet.

Tesla electric Cybertruck parked in the shopping plaza. Front view.
Electric Vehicles

$8,000 ‘Full Self-Driving Mode’ is finally in select Cybertrucks

‘I’m just so excited that the thing I paid for six months ago is finally on my truck now.’

a person holding an iphone taking a photo of the arc de triomphe in paris
Tech Hacks

7 helpful iPhone features to use on your next vacation

The iPhone comes with plenty of built-in features for travelers.

a bright green meteor streaks across the sky over cliffs
Solar System

October’s skies bring an oddball meteor and a shiny new comet–if you’re lucky

Remember, comets are like cats.

Artwork of cubesats in the sky.
Technology

CubeSats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we explore the solar system

Satellites are rapidly becoming the backbone of space research.

the moment a jaguar delivers a fatal bite to the head of a caiman in a muddy river. 
Wildlife

11 unforgettable scenes from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards

Serene, fierce, whimsical: Nature has it all.

Hummingbirds draw the eye with their bright colors and busy, hovering flight. Biologists are drawn to understand the suite of adaptations they have evolved to survive extreme lifestyles.
Science

Hummingbirds thrive on an extreme lifestyle. Here’s how.

Soldiering through nightly suspended animation, a (nearly) all-sugar diet, backwards flight and long migrations, the birds’ tiny physiques prove mighty.