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A man wipes sweat from his face July 10, 2007 in New York City. New York City is experiencing a second day of a heat wave with temperatures in the upper 90`s and uncomfortable humidity levels. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Global Warming

Extreme heat silently accelerates aging on a molecular level

New research explores how heat affects biological aging.

Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 Portable Power Station in a row
Home

Get a Jackery solar generator at up to 42% off before spring storms roll in

Whether you want a basic portable power station to take camping or a full-fledged solar generator, Jackery has them on sale right now.

This artist concept depicts NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space. Interstellar space is dominated by the plasma, or ionized gas, that was ejected by the death of nearby giant stars millions of years ago.
Deep Space

NASA squeezes more life from 47-year-old Voyager probes

Both spacecraft are running on two-thirds of their original power.

This artist’s concept shows what the isolated planetary-mass object SIMP 0136 could look like based on recent observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and previous observations from Hubble, Spitzer, and numerous ground-based telescopes.
Exoplanets

Mysterious cosmic body is a rogue ‘Super-Jupiter’

SIMP 0136 shows just how complex our universe really is.

An illustration of the titanosaur Chadititan calvoi and the other Cretaceous Period organisms it lived with.
Dinosaurs

New 22-foot-long titanosaur discovered in Argentina

The ‘titan of salt’ stomped around 78 million years ago.

Blue gloved hands using tool on animal bone relic
Archaeology

1.5 million years ago, human ancestors used hippo bones to make tools

New data revises the timeline for when our prehistoric relatives started using animal bones.

Rainbow Colored Threads Through Needle Eyelet Against Black Colored Background.
Science

Where does black fall on the color spectrum? A color scientist explains.

Some colors you can perceive aren’t part of the classic rainbow.

a tiger leaps at a boar
Endangered Species

12 riveting wildlife images from Nature inFocus Photography Awards

A tiger in action. Quiet cranes in stillness. And the chaos of a lizard fight.

a green frog with its eyes and mouth sticking out of a shallow pool of water
Biology

Earth’s ‘Great Dying’ killed 80-90% of life. How some amphibians survived.

Bulbous temnospondyls looked like a cross between a crocodile and a salamander.

Sunrise on moon taken by Blue Ghost lunar lander
Moons

NASA uses GPS on the moon for the first time

Blue Ghost’s LuGRE system paves the way for astronauts navigating the lunar surface.

Portrait of a gloucester old spot pig
Medicine

Pig organs in people: The future of cross-species transplants

Can genetically modified animals help ease the shortage of organs? After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point — yet risks and ethical issues remain.

hand holding an android phone
Tech Hacks

How to fully back up your Android device

Make sure all of your data is safe.

Xbox controllers arranged on a white backgrond on sale at Walmart
Console Gaming

This is the cheapest we have seen Xbox Wireless Controllers this year

You can't have too many gaming controllers, especially when they're just $39 for a non-refurbished model.

Doctors performing eye surgery in operating room
Biology

Surgeons implant teeth in patients’ eyes to restore vision

The rare 'tooth-in-eye' surgery was performed in Canada for the first time.

The best ergonomic mice arranged in a pattern
PC Gaming

The best ergonomic mouse, tested and reviewed

Numbness and tingling from carpal tunnel and arthritis are no joke, so rejuvenate your hand, wrist, and efficiency with a great ergonomic mouse.

two baby eagles tended to by their parent
Land

The famous bald eagle nest live cam is back and we have 3 baby eaglets

It's been an emotional rollercoaster for Jackie and Shadow over the past several years.

a large hornet dismembers a honey bee
Land

1,400 different bug species found in the guts of Asian hornets

The invasive insects have a taste for beetles, butterflies, spiders, and more.

DJI RS4 Mini Gimbal with a camera attached
Cameras

DJI RS4 Mini Gimbal review: Smooth and steady

This powerful gimbal offers handy features for beginners without handcuffing more experienced users with limited specs.

A colorful, glowing nebula that reaches beyond the top and bottom of the image. It is made of translucent clouds of gas: wispy and thin with hard edges in some places, and puffy and opaque in others. Blue, red and yellow colours mix together, showing light emitted by different types of atoms in the hot gas. Bright and pointlike stars are scattered across the nebula. The background is black
Space Telescope

Candy-colored atoms shine in new image of the Veil Nebula

The star that exploded to create this cosmic wonder was about 20 times bigger than our sun.

An argentine ant is farming aphids on a young leaf.
Land

Vicious invasive ants form gigantic supercolonies

Argentine ants have been found on six continents, from South America to Japan. Researchers are studying their impact.