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Moon surface
Moons

NASA wants to measure moonquakes with laser-powered fiber optic cables

The moon’s seismic activity requires extremely sensitive tools to cut through the lunar dust.

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Outdoor Gear

Get Greenworks battery-powered lawnmowers and tools for their cheapest prices ever at Amazon

Don't wait until yard work season is in full swing to get a new lawnmower, blower, string trimmer, or other Greenworks tools.

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Land

How fruit-eating birds could help regrow tropical forests

These flying frugivores can disperse seeds and increase carbon storage, according to one new study.

PaintCam Eve shooting paintballs at home
AI

Startup pitches a paintball-armed, AI-powered home security camera

PaintCam Eve also offers a teargas pellet upgrade.

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Tech Hacks

How to break up with the streaming services you’re not watching

Stop scrolling, start saving money.

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Insects

The Cicadapocalypse is nigh. 7 cicada facts to know before it hits.

Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge.

air bubbles
Ocean

Can green hydrogen production help bring oceanic dead zones back to life?

Green hydrogen production makes a lot of extra oxygen. Could we put it to work revitalizing the ocean?

An artist’s impression of southeastern South Australia during the Pleistocene epoch showing various plants and animals that lived there alongside Protemnodon. The almost one-tonne Zygomaturus trilobus in the bottom right. None of the kangaroos shown is a Protemnodon, but there are two short-faced kangaroos in the center-right. One wallaby is also being attacked by a Tasmanian tiger (top left).
Wildlife

Super-muscular 374-pound kangaroos once thumped around Australia and New Guinea

Three new species of gigantic kangaroos are described in a new study.

Dog sitting in nature in sunglasses
Life Skills

Are you wearing the right sunglasses? How to prevent eye sunburn.

Optometrists share expert tips for avoiding sunburned eyes this summer.

grave with flowers on it
AI

Do ‘griefbots’ help mourners deal with loss?

Bereaved people should temper their expectations when chatting with AI-driven simulations of their lost loved ones.

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Tech Hacks

7 computer maintenance tasks you should do every month

Keep your desktop or laptop in good health.

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Popular Science Videos

The history-altering medical mystery of an astronaut who fell in the bathroom

What really caused the debilitating illnesses?

Why are there so many different kinds of batteries?
Technology

Why are there so many different kinds of batteries?

To understand why batteries come in various sizes and shapes, we must first look to the past.

a rock juts out under the pink sky during sunset
Environment

12 awe-inspiring landscape photos showing off Earth’s beauty

We're biased, but our planet is seriously beautiful.

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Laptops

The best gaming laptops under $1,000

These approachable laptops offer the best balance of performance, features, and price.

CT scan of California condor egg
Birds

CT scans look inside a California condor egg

Emaay is the 250th chick born as part of ongoing California Condor Recovery Program.

Astronaut Andreas Mogensen aboard the ISS
International Space Station

Let this astronaut show you around the International Space Station

Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen made a ‘keepsake’ tour video before returning to Earth.

washing dishes
Technology

Boeing supplier defends using dish soap as lubricant: ‘This is actually an innovative approach’

Cornstarch, Vaseline, and talcum powder were also explored.

one bonobo yells at another bonobo in a tree
Wildlife

‘Peaceful’ bonobos bite and push each other, actually

New research challenges what we know about male bonobos and chimpanzees.

SpaceHopper robot in midair during parabolic flight test
AI

Watch a tripod robot test its asteroid leaping skills

SpaceHopper maneuvered in zero gravity aboard a parabolic flight.