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Food Safety

After 100 years, new guidelines propose rules for common food allergy treatment

A new study aims to help clinicians standardize care and improve outcomes for their patients.

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Sun

How to look at the eclipse without damaging your eyes

It’s always a bad idea to look directly at the sun.

A case of Premier Protein shakes on a plain bacckground with other protein powders next to it
Gear

Stock up on protein shakes and powders from Dymatize and Premier for 30% off at Amazon right now

Stock up on your favorite protein supplements for less than $1 per serving and never miss out on gains again.

Different bugs
Insects

Why are there so many different beetles?

Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree.

spacecraft
Space

Could a self-sustaining starship carry humanity to distant worlds?

Generation ships offer a tantalizing possibility: transporting humans on a permanent voyage to a new home among the stars.

a plane and an eclipse on a text background
Space

In 1919, one eclipse chaser wanted to mount a telescope on a seaplane

Even a century ago, astronomers went to great lengths not be foiled by clouds.

woman using a phone and an app while driving
Vehicles

Even hands-free, phones and their apps cause dangerously distracted driving

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

a small panda in the woods
Animals

Glorious nature photographs honor the impact of Jane Goodall

Ninety influential female photographers took part in the campaign.

person using a the best ergonomic keyboard
Peripherals

The best ergonomic keyboards, tested and reviewed

Want to keep your hands happy while you type away efficiently? Invest in the right gadgets for the job with ergonomic keyboards that put your health first.

A cardboard pinhole camera to watch an eclipse
Projects

How to make a pinhole camera to watch the solar eclipse

This DIY projector might be the easiest you ever build.

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Engineering

Shark skin and owl feathers could inspire quieter underwater sonar

Here's how ships and submarines could benefit from biomimicry.

Make it snow! Researchers explore sci-fi scenarios of human weather control
Environment

Make it snow! Researchers explore sci-fi scenarios of human weather control

From privatized weather to giant, cloud-seeding robots, 10 sci-fi scenarios are put to an (analytical) test.

MUSE stellarator fusion reactor
Renewables

Stellarator fusion reactor gets new life thanks to a creative magnet workaround

Developed over 70 years ago, the stellarator has long been ignored in favor of options like tokamak reactors. It might be time for its 'quasiaxisymmetry' to shine.

Samsung QN900D TV with Blade Runner on the screen
Televisions

If you buy a 2024 Samsung TV, you get another 65-inch 4K TV completely free while they last

You can buy a new Samsung TV for as little as $999 and get a totally free 65-inch 4K TV as a little treat.

When surgery was a public spectacle
Science

When surgery was a public spectacle

Operating theater is dead. Or is it?

birds on display taxidermy taxonomy museum shelf behind glass
Animals

Inside the controversial world of classifying life on Earth

No single, unified list exists of all species cataloged by humans. Some scientists want that to change.

an insect called a matador bug on a green leaf. these bugs have red flag lookingsdecorations on their hind legs
Evolution

These insects give off major red flags

Matador bugs likely use their colorful and detachable hind legs as part of an elaborate defense strategy.

Zodiac Killer Z340 coded message
Internet

How cryptographers finally cracked one of the Zodiac Killer’s hardest codes

A new whitepaper offers a detailed look at how Z340 was decrypted after 51 years.

Apple’s ‘next big thing’ could be a robot butler
Robots

Apple’s ‘next big thing’ could be a robot butler

The autonomous bot could one day follow you around and clean your room.

NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle concept art
Moons

It’s on! Three finalists will design a lunar rover for Artemis

The Lunar Terrain Vehicle must be seen in action on the moon before NASA names its winner.