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a microscope image of a small crustacean with a round body, two large antennae come from its head, and several small legs
Pollution

Sorry, zooplankton don’t want to eat your poop

The tiny aquatic animals eschewed the fecal matter in contaminated water in a new study.

Vaquita
Conservation

The poachers who could save Mexico’s vaquita

Vaquita have long been collateral damage for Mexico’s totoaba fishers, but conservationists believe there’s a solution. The only hitch? It’s illegal.

Voyager 2 diagram with equipment labeled
Deep Space

NASA shut off a Voyager 2 tool to save power

With four instruments remaining, the spacecraft still could still last into the 2030’s.

The best PFAS-free cookware of 2024 on a plain white background.
Home

The best PFAS-free cookware, tested and reviewed

Get a set of PFAS-free pots and pans and avoid potentially harmful "forever chemicals" while still being able to cook and clean easily.

a dolphin in a tank with an open mouth
Animals

Bottlenose dolphins ‘smile’ to say it’s time to play

Similar light-hearted open mouth expressions can also be seen on primates–like us.

3D rendering of all ~140k neurons in the fruit fly brain.
Insects

Scientists mapped every neuron of an adult animal’s brain for the first time

It includes all ~50 million connections between nearly 140,000 neurons in the brain of a fruit fly.

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.