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Deep Space

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot keeps shrinking

There could be fewer storms for the bright red anticyclone to consume.

This rotifer has just survived a life-threatening infection. When a fungal disease attacked, she switched on hundreds of genes that her ancestors copied from microbes, including antibiotic recipes stolen from bacteria.
Animals

No sex? No problem. These tiny, asexual animals steal genes to make their own medicine 

They could 'explode in a puff fungus.' Instead, they produce chemicals to cure themselves.

Solar farm panels in meadow
Renewables

There’s a right and a wrong way to build a solar farm

Large renewable energy installations can handle storm runoff and soil erosion, if constructed correctly.

a bee kicks away an ant
Animals

Ant gets bee-slapped, and other strange bug moments

Smack!

Outages have hit at least eight states this year.
Technology

The nation’s 911 system is on the brink of its own emergency

While some states, cities, and counties have modernized their systems, many others are lagging.

Hundreds of thousand of athletes and visitors attending this year’s Olympics could have their movements analyzed by a real-time AI video surveillance tool.
Security

Swimming, soccer, and surveillance: Paris preps for an AI-monitored Olympics

The technology 'risks permanently transforming France.'

NASA VIPER Rover
Moons

NASA’s VIPER rover won’t be going to the moon after all

The search for water at the lunar south pole will have to wait.

Martian landscape simulation room in CHAPEA Mars Dune Alpha
Mars

What it was like to spend a year in NASA’s Mars base simulation

'Most humans nowadays do not know what it’s like to live like that. They don’t know what it’s like to live offline.'

a baby crocodile hatches from an egg, surrounded by other eggs.
Animals

106 critically endangered Siamese crocodile eggs spotted in Cambodia

The rare and revered species has disappeared from 99 percent of its former territory.

Close up of stegosaurus skeleton
Dinosaurs

Stegosaurus ‘Apex’ sold for nearly $45 million to a billionaire

It is now the most expensive dinosaur skeleton ever sold, and not without controversy.

Particles rush through a long tunnel in the Large Hadron Collider.
Particle Physics

How the Large Hadron Collider gets reset and refreshed each year

A CERN physicist explains how the team uses subatomic splashes to restart the experiments.

plaster cast of human remains in Pompeii
Archaeology

Two Pompeii skeletons reveal a new story of death at mega disaster

Earthquakes potentially 'influenced the choices of the Pompeiians who faced an inevitable death.'

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Speakers

JBL sets the Stage 2: New lineup lets you easily assemble a modern home theater setup

With new Modern Audio AV Receivers and Stage 2 Loudspeakers, JBL introduces approachable, intuitively calibrated home cinema component systems.

dog skull
Animals

What does a pug skull look like? University digitizes skulls of 152 dog breeds.

Surprising no one, the bone structure of a Rottweiler looks very different than that of a French bulldog.

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Gear

175+ editor-approved Amazon Prime Day deals to shop before they’re gone

We're closing out Amazon Prime Day strong with the best deals you can still buy during this semi-annual shopping event.

starry night sky above telescopes on hill
Space

Want to catch the 2024 Perseid meteor shower? Here’s your best shot.

Shower your friends with meteor facts.

iPad Air M2 in a tiled configuration.
Tablets

The best Prime Day tablet deals—from a $35 Fire Tablet to the latest-generation iPad Pro

This includes several iPad models, including the most recent generation of its iPad Air, which was released in June.

Google Nest x Yale Lock in a tiled configuration.
Gear

Yale’s Smart Lock is on sale for its lowest price ever during Prime Day

The Wi-Fi-enabled tech accessory is a must-have for anyone serious about home security, and will only be on sale for a limited time.

EF EcoFlow generators arranged in a grid
Gear

EF EcoFlow makes some of the best solar generators and they’re deeply discounted for Prime Day

You'll be glad you spent Prime Day investing in a solar generator the next time a storm rolls through.

Nubian spitting cobra (
Animals

Breakthrough cobra venom antidote discovered

A common blood thinner may help make a cheaper treatment.