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man stands behind large pumpkin with scarecrow
Agriculture

Gargantuan pumpkin could flavor 74,794 pumpkin spice lattes

We have a four-time champion in this annual gigantic gourd competition.

green old car parked on the street
Vehicles

Bentley used original design drawings to meticulously recreate its 1930 Speed Six

What’s old is new again with this continuation, meticulously designed crafted just like the original.

Armenian sapphire (muscari armeniacum) flowers closeup. Shallow depth of field.
Life Skills

How to revamp your lawn’s reputation with bulbs

Goodbye, boring green grass. Hello, pollinator-friendly flowers.

wildfire
Environment

Why wildfires started by human activities can be more destructive and harder to contain

What makes these wildfires especially dangerous and uncontrollable?

screenshot of iphone with 'esim' set up open
Tech Hacks

eSIMs explained: What they are, and how you can set one up

The Subscriber Identity Module card is changing.

High-rise buildings made of mass timber are appearing in skylines around the world, including, from left, the Ascent skyscraper in Milwaukee, and others in Skellefteå, Sweden; Brumunddal, Norway; Vienna; and Vancouver, Canada.
Technology

Sustainable building effort reaches new heights with wooden skyscrapers

Wood engineered for strength and safety offers architects an alternative to carbon-intensive steel and concrete.

a grey squirrel climbs out of a jack-o-lantern
Projects

How to squirrel-proof your pumpkins

BOO! Get off my jack-o'-lantern.

Migrating birds introduce forever chemicals into the food chain.
Pollution

Migrating seabirds are bringing forever chemicals into the Arctic

New research shows how toxic chemicals hitch a ride with seabirds flying from southern latitudes to the Arctic.

This baby toque macaque was happily suckling milk from it's mother. It was so relaxed it almost fell asleep.
Birds

13 memorable and metal Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners

A curious leopard seal, a big cat chilling like a house cat, and a hawk's evening meal.

Fungi growing on circle and cross arrangement wood blocks
Environment

A simple experiment revealed the complex ‘thoughts’ of fungi

Mycelium can plan and strategize based on their surroundings, even without brains.

An iron meteorite from the core of a melted planetesimal (left) and a chondrite meteorite, derived from a ‘primitive’, unmelted planetesimal (right).
Space

Building blocks of life on Earth originate from a relatively small amount of source material

'It would be very inconvenient for us if we were being repeatedly blasted by supernovae.'

The best mouse traps in 2024 on a plain white background.
Home

The best mouse traps

There’s no need to build a better mouse trap when these already exist.

Dragonfly wing on black background in neon light. Close-up.
Engineering

To build a better dome, look to dragonfly wings

Irregular, biomimetic architecture inspired by insects could make buildings stronger.

Sonos Era 100 on top of a shelf.
Speakers

Sonos’ Era 100 is my go-to smart speaker and it’s $49 cheaper this weekend

"Ultimately, the Era 100 is the smart speaker I've listened to the most over the past year."

a lion skull with a close up on its teeth. one of the bottom teeth has a large black cavity.
Wildlife

These lions devoured 28 humans, wildebeest, and more in 1898

Scientists used tiny DNA fragments to identify the prey of the Tsavo 'man-eaters.'

The best bidet attachments for 2024 sliced feature image
Home

The best bidet attachments

When it comes to bidet attachments, we’ll tell you who takes the crown and owns the throne.

The night sky in Wisconsin glows with the Northern Lights as a geomagnetic storm brings vibrant pink and green colors to a majority of the northern states.
Weather

Northern Lights dazzle in stunning photos from Key West to NYC to China

The aurora was visible in regions that don't normally see it due to a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm on the sun.

Vehicles drive through flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton in Lake Maggiore, Florida, on October 10, 2024
Electric Vehicles

Helene and Milton reveal an emerging challenge for first responders: EV batteries catching fire

'They burn hot, they burn fast, and they're hard to extinguish.'

The best last minute Amazon Prime Day Deals on a plain white background.
Gear

Prime Day is over—but you can still get these great deals if you act fast

You don't have to wait until Black Friday or Cyber Monday to get a good deal. These are the best sales still available.

Concept art depicting the X-37B space plane aerobraking above Earth
Aviation

Space Force’s mysterious X-37B is testing its ‘aerobraking’

The reusable vehicle's maneuver uses atmospheric drag.