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Tech Hacks

How to hide text messages on iPhone

Don't let anyone else see your most private and sensitive messages.

The algorithmic ocean: How AI is revolutionizing marine conservation
AI

The algorithmic ocean: How AI is revolutionizing marine conservation

Driven by a childhood marked by war and environmental devastation, Dyhia Belhabib developed an innovative technology to combat illegal fishing.

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Nutrition

Amazon has a bulk snack sale going on just in time for 4/20

Save on Red Bull, Barilla pasta, Animal Crackers, Perfect Bars, Kodiak Cakes, and more. This is a solid chance to stock up.

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Projects

12 handy ways to use dryer sheets beyond laundry

How to extend the utility of these household staples beyond the laundry room.

A Sony television with home theater set-up staged in a pretend living room.
Televisions

Sony’s new TVs take Mini-LED to the max: Here’s what you should know

From backlots to TV backlights, soundstages to soundbars, Sony held a premiere for its 2024 BRAVIA lineup and we walked their red carpet.

Cybertruck recalled
Vehicles

Nearly all Cybertrucks recalled over faulty accelerator pedal, misapplied soap

Elon Musks says, 'We are just being very cautious.'

a circular lamprey mouth dotted with teeth
Wildlife

Lampreys offer clues to the origin of our fight-or-flight instinct

In 'water vampires,' scientists find evidence of stem cells that develop into the sympathetic nervous system.

an artist's illustration of a lava lake on one of jupiter's moons. it is primarily black as the magma has cooled with orange lava encircling it
Moons

Smooth lava lake on Jupiter’s moon sizzles in NASA aerial animations

'Io is simply littered with volcanoes.'

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Life Skills

6 things you didn’t know had expiration dates

It's not just food that goes bad.

ewaste
Energy

Staggering quantities of energy transition metals are winding up in the garbage bin

Recycling more of the copper, aluminum, and other minerals in our old electronics could reduce the need for mining.

a juvenile shark following an autonomous underwater robot
Sharks

Baby sharks stick to the shallows

The pups may be avoiding predators by staying where the water is a bit warmer.

Oklahoma City plans to have the country’s tallest skyscraper
Technology

Oklahoma City plans to have the country’s tallest skyscraper

The 1,907-foot, mostly residential 'Legends Tower' would be the sixth tallest in the world.

When technology can read your brain waves, who owns your thoughts?
Technology

When technology can read your brain waves, who owns your thoughts?

New law could limit the ways neurotechnology companies collect and share sensitive brain data.

a cyllinder shaped new organelle called a nitroplast under a microscope
Evolution

For the first time in one billion years, two lifeforms truly merged into one organism

It is a discovery that’s 'one for the textbooks.'

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Cameras

Save $100 on the Sony ZV-E10 camera kit (its cheapest price ever) and start your career as an influencer

Whether you're shooting stills or 4K video, this tiny camera does everything you need for just $699 right now at Best Buy and Amazon.

Anterior trunk vertebrae of Vasuki indicus.
Animals

Enormous snake in ancient India was longer than a school bus

'The past is full of giant snakes.'

Where do all those colors in space telescope images come from?
Space Telescope

Where do all those colors in space telescope images come from?

How scientists make vibrant spectacles out of grayscale blobs.

a galaxy that looks like an hourglass pinched at the center with a shining protostar
Space Telescope

Plunge into an immersive IMAX movie featuring the James Webb Space Telescope

In 'Deep Sky,' JWST comes to the really big screen with an abundance of data and no shortage of tears.

Geothermal power heats up
Energy

Geothermal power heats up

Long confined to regions with volcanic activity, geothermal promises to become a much more versatile energy source thanks to new technologies.

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Gear

Our favorite cannabis vape and accessory brands are offering 20% off sitewide for 4/20

Save some green while you smoke your green with help from Pax, Higher Standards, Session Goods, and more.