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titan
Space

Wave erosion may have shaped Titan’s coastlines

New modeling holds potential clues to the moon's morphology.

Glassy gel stretching
Engineering

‘Glassy gels’ are a new class of strong, stretchy, sticky materials

They're as tough as plastic but five times as elastic.

The ancient oak circle which emerged from the shifting sands at Holme next the Sea in Norfolk. The ring of oak tree trunks with a large upturned tree at its centre is believed to be 4,000 years old & is said to be of great archaeological importance.
Archaeology

What is ‘Seahenge’? Bronze Age worshipers may have used the structure to try to extend the summer

Its timbers align with the sunrise on the Summer Solstice.

Fraudulent call centers are well known for targeting older adults.
Technology

Older Americans are at more risk of fraud than ever

A geriatrician explains what you need to know.

an suv driving on a dirt path
Vehicles

The engineer who went off-roading to help build Honda’s most rugged vehicle

The Pilot TrailSport was conceived by a team passionate about taking their trucks and SUVs on dirt trails. 

a hand holding an iphone that is glowing
AI

All the AI features coming to Siri on your iPhone

Siri is getting its biggest update ever with Apple Intelligence.

Giraffes are a lot gayer than most people give them credit for
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Giraffes are a lot gayer than most people give them credit for

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

deer
Animals

As ‘zombie’ deer disease spreads, scientists look for answers

Chronic wasting disease, which slowly destroys the brains of deer and elk, is hard to detect, impossible to treat, and spreading across North America. Researchers are mounting new efforts to understand the deadly disease, amid concerns it could someday spill over to humans.

Roman wine urn
Archaeology

The world’s oldest wine contains a cremated Roman aristocrat

Don't worry, it wasn't for drinking.

orange bucket filled with leaves. a hose rests on the edge of the bucket with water coming out
Projects

How to build a mosquito kill bucket

Setting up a larva trap at home is an effective mosquito control method.

boxing robot
Robots

These robots learned tennis and boxing after observing people

The more they watch you, the better they get.

Concept art of lunar rover heat switch system
Space

Moon rovers are evolving to survive the harsh lunar night

The system is part refrigerator, part vent.

Illustration of an astronaut on Mars, using a remote control drone to inspect a nearby cliff.
Mars

Traveling to Mars could destroy your kidneys

New research suggests that a Mars-bound astronaut may need dialysis on the way home.

Cheetah cubs rescued from the illegal wildlife pet trade and brought to Cheetah Conservation Fund’s Rescue and Conservation Center.
Animals

On the hunt: Tracking the illegal cheetah trade

Scientists are testing new tools to spot the origin of cheetahs poached from the wild and smuggled for the pet trade.

Litter at sea
AI

Ocean trash can now be tracked from space

Supercomputers helped unlock a satellite's ability to monitor the mountains of floating plastic.

an illustration of two merging quasars in space. they are round yellow and orange disks, with a black hole in the center. white light is coming out of the center of the black hole.
Deep Space

In a first, astronomers spot merging quasars from the Cosmic Dawn

The pair dates back to 900 million years after the big bang.

an illustration of three long-necked and marine reptiles swimming with four paddle shaped limbs in an ancient sea
Wildlife

This giant polar reptile once stalked an ancient super-ocean

Fossils show that the sea dragon-like New Zealand nothosaur had sharp teeth and reached 23 feet in length.

EF ECOFLOW Portable Power Station DELTA 2 in sequential tiles.
Gear

Get EF Ecoflow’s DELTA 2 portable power station for its lowest price ever at Amazon

It's currently over 40% off, but not for long.

Sad child in stairwell using phone
Health

Like cigarettes and alcohol, Surgeon General says social media needs warning labels

The country’s top public health official says Facebook and TikTok ‘prey on developing brains.’

cows crowded indoors at a farm
Science

Can we prevent a bird flu pandemic in humans?

Here’s how experts say we should be mitigating the risk of H5N1 human outbreaks.