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Technology

How do you keep pilots and passengers of sea planes safe?

Floatplanes are ubiquitous on the coast and indispensable for remote communities, but they don’t need to follow the same regulations and reporting as commercial airlines.

a pterosaur speices flaps its wings to fly, while another uses them to soar
Evolution

‘Remarkable’ fossils offer clues to perplexing pterosaur question

Did these winged giants soar or flap across prehistoric skies?

Spotify mobile icon app on screen smartphone iPhone closeup
AI

Man with AI song catalog ‘defrauds’ streaming services of $10 million

The DOJ indicted the alleged scammer after his bot army amassed billions of plays over seven years.

This squishy robot uses electrical signals processed from King Oyster mushroom mycelia to scoot back and forth.
Robots

This robot is being controlled by a King oyster mushroom

Researchers created a biohybrid robot that uses electrical signals in mycelium to move around.

A container of Yellow #5 dye.
Science

The dye in Doritos can make mice transparent

'It’s not magic, but it’s still very powerful.'

Meteorite impacts and volcanic eruption producing glass beads on the Moon.
Moons

Volcanoes may have existed on the moon far more recently than we thought

Beads of volcanic glass collected by Chang’e-5 are only 120 million years old.

A powerful laser shines into a jet of gas, creating a bright plasma and generating ultraviolet light. The light leaves a visible white line as it interacts with leftover gas in the vacuum chamber. This process helps scientists precisely measure the energy needed to excite the thorium-229 nucleus, which is the core of a future nuclear clock.
Technology

Move over, atomic clocks: Nuclear clocks are on the way

Physicists demonstrated the underlying principles. Next up is the prototype.

The best mobile game controller of 2024 on a plain white background.
Gaming

The best mobile game controllers, tested and reviewed

Upgrade your smartphone into a dedicated handheld console with this essential accessory.

Sunset behind the IceCube Lab
Space

Astronomers really like the South Pole, but why?

It's a hotspot for telescopes.

several loaves of golden rustic looking bread on a table
Agriculture

How farming helped humans evolve to get more energy from carbs

Some human populations gained extra genes to help break down starch in only 12,000 years.

horses in a field
Animals

Where and when were horses domesticated?

New science sheds light on this history and horses' huge impact on human society.

Steaming pipes at Svartsengi Geothermal Power Plant. This image is shot using a drone.
AI

‘The world is not prepared:’ How AI energy thirst might tap into geothermal power

With fracking-inspired tech, geothermal plants no longer need to be near hot geysers and volcanoes.

Illustration of Sasayamagnomus saegusai
Evolution

Tiny triceratops ancestor named after gnomes

Sasayamagnomus measured barely three-feet-long.

a northern elephant seal with wide eyes looks into a camera next to an underwater acoustic monitoring device
Wildlife

Northern elephant seals know a ‘dinner bell’ when they hear one

Eight sub-adult male seals were seen on camera over 2,000 feet deep, near an underwater lab.

a woman scratches several red mosquito bites on her shoulder
Medicine

‘Ancient, funny’ cells are to blame for itchy mosquito bites

Scientists found a molecular pathway that triggers allergic itching from pollen, dust mites, and more.

Peach blossom jellyfish
Wildlife

Invasive jellyfish ‘clones’ are spreading into Canada

A single sighting implies thousands of peach blossom jellyfish.

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Social Media

The Accelerationists’ app: How Telegram became the ‘center of gravity’ for a new breed of domestic terrorists

From attempting to incite racially motivated violence to encouraging attacks on critical infrastructure, the alleged crimes planned and advertised by extremists on Telegram go far beyond the charges facing CEO Pavel Durov.

Starliner docked with ISS with Earth in background
International Space Station

NASA can explain Starliner’s spooky, pulsing sounds

'There’s a strange noise coming through...'

Spend more time with your dog and less time cleaning up with one of the best vacuums for pet hair.
Appliances

The best robot vacuums for pet hair

We sniffed out the best robot vacuums for fetching fur and fluff from floors.

Titanic bow wreckage underwater
Archaeology

The famous railing from ‘Titanic’ has broken off from Titanic

A 20-day subaquatic exploration relocated once-lost artifacts and documented ongoing decay.