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KOU-III robot jumping on lawn
Robots

Behold the hybrid copter-robot that struts and leaps like a chicken

KOU-III’s ‘wings’ don’t help it fly, but they do serve a purpose.

a tomb in a desert
Archaeology

Archaeologists find the 4,000-year-old tomb of an overachieving Egyptian magician

Venom expert, chief palace physician, chief dentist, and director of medicinal plants were also likely on his resume.

Shark 3-in-1 air purifier, heater, fan arranged in a line
Gear

The Shark 3-in-1 air purifier, heater, and fan we’re testing right now is cheaper than ever on Amazon

This three-in-one device pulls bad stuff out of the air before circulating heat around your home.

sensors visible Waymo robotaxi
Self Driving

Aerodynamic sensors could speed up autonomous vehicles

Researchers suggested subtle modifications to their chunky, boxy design.

Toyota's Woven City at dusk with Mount Fuji in background
Electric Vehicles

Welcome to Woven City: Toyota offers first glimpse at futuristic town

Employee residents are ‘Weavers’ and corporations are ‘Inventors’ in the new village near Mount Fuji.

a long whale shark with gray spots swims in the ocean
Sharks

Whale shark pre-mating ritual observed for the first time

The sex lives of the world’s biggest fish are still elusive.

a bird with white and black plummage and an egg on a nest and three other birds standing around her
Bears

Which animals reproduce at the oldest age?

Some animals have offspring at an advanced age. Others, on the day that they're born.

A view of frozen branches around Niagara Falls, partially frozen due to extreme cold weather as a winter storm hit much of the Midwest and northern United States on February 19, 2024 in New York, United States.
Weather

That Arctic blast can feel brutally cold, but how much colder than ‘normal’ is it really?

What does 'normal' actually mean?

Yellowstone's Wolf 907F walking in the snow
Wildlife

Yellowstone’s ‘Queen of the Wolves’ dies after fight with rival pack

The one-eyed 907F birthed 10 litters of cubs.

A general view of (L-R) the church of Santi Luca e Martina, the Arch of Septimius Severus, the ruins of the Temple of Saturn and - in the background - the Amphitheatrum Flavium, commonly known as Colosseum (in Italian: Colosseo), on March 31, 2024 in Rome, Italy.
Archaeology

Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman Empire

'To my knowledge, it’s the first large-scale pollution event from industrial activities.'

Roman stone coffin being excavated in England
Archaeology

Construction crew discovers Roman stone coffin under British road

The largely intact case weighs as much as an ‘adult male polar bear.’

Kindle Scribes arranged in a pattern on-sale during Amazon's Winter Sale
Gear

Get the Kindle Scribe e-reader/digital notebook for its lowest price ever during Amazon’s winter sale

This full-featured e-reader comes with a premium stylus that allows you to use it like a digital notebook. It even feels like real paper.

Concept art of Artemis astronauts in lunar crater with lunar rover
Moons

NASA is calibrating new clocks so people can live on the moon

‘Existing Earth-centric frameworks are inadequate for these demands…’

a baby pygmy hippo in an indoor tank with its mother nearby
Endangered Species

Newest pygmy hippo born on US soil gets a name

She eats, sleeps, poops, and 'loves to swim.'

a woman nuzzles a dog
Biology

Meet the former musher investigating sled dog genetics

Thousands of years of canine breeding makes for some fascinating genes.

a pile of tech
Technology

Your gadgets are actually carbon sinks—for now

New research finds billions of tons of carbon get trapped in the 'technosphere.'

A colorized microscope image of Nipah virus (blue) emerging from a cell (purple/pink). An antibody treatment for the virus is awaiting animal testing at the BSL-4 lab in Pune.
Science

As biolabs multiply globally, some experts worry about oversight

India’s policymakers have ambitious plans for pathogen research. Can safety infrastructure keep up?

screenshot of meta's ai
Tech Hacks

Where to find Meta AI in Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram—and what you can do with it

AI assistance is never far away in Meta's apps (whether you like it or not).

a puffin, whale tail at sunset, and a sea turtle
Ocean

13 dramatic photos that capture the beauty of marine sanctuaries

Be in awe of our National Marine Sanctuary System.

A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) off Croatia in the Mediterranean Sea.
Ocean

Here’s what scientists know about consciousness of octopuses

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier.