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Hybrid Cars

The McLaren Artura Spider experience: Power up, top down

The supercar boasts the performance of a coupe with the freedom of a drop-top.

a marine biologist and an actor fist bump while sitting on a dive boat in the ocean
Animals

Actor Anthony Mackie and marine biologist Jasmin Graham talk sharks

New documentary features the strengths and struggles of sharks in the Gulf of Mexico.

This video screenshot released by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows the site of a derailed freight train in East Palestine, Ohio, the United States. About 50 Norfolk Southern freight train cars derailed on the night of Feb. 3 in East Palestine, a town of 4,800 residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, due to a mechanical problem on an axle of one of the vehicles. There were a total of 20 hazardous material cars in the train consist, 10 of which derailed, according to the NTSB, a U.S. government agency responsible for civil transportation accident investigation.
Pollution

Pollution from Ohio train derailment reached 110 million Americans

A new study found traces of hazardous chemicals from the East Palestine disaster in 16 U.S. states.

International Space Station orbiting above Earth
International Space Station

NASA is paying SpaceX to destroy the International Space Station

A 'deorbit vehicle' will knock the ISS into the Pacific Ocean in 2031.

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Speakers

Some of the best soundbars on the market are at their lowest prices of the year before Prime Day

Nakamichi Shockwafe surround sound systems take home top honors from reviewers and they're cheaper than Prime Day right now.

five statues depicting the high dignitary Nefer and his wife (Abusir, Egypt).
Archaeology

Ancient Egyptian scribes suffered bone damage from working long hours in hunched positions

They wrote while squatting, kneeling, and sitting cross-legged.

Illustration of woolly mammoth walking icy plain
Animals

The last woolly mammoths were impressively inbred—but that’s not what killed them

‘It was probably just some random event that killed them off.'

the tall and straight pillars of creation as seen with two space telescopes. these celestial bodies are finger-like figures of gas and dust
Deep Space

Ethereal Pillars of Creation come to life in new 3D visualization

The stellar video combines the power of the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

visual rabbit illusion
Science

How does the visual rabbit illusion fool us so reliably?

Sometimes the unreal 'makes the most sense.'

Shark Embryos
Sharks

Scientists built an artificial shark uterus

Preemie sharks that would otherwise die get by with a little help from a human-made womb.

audio book concept with stack of books and headphones
Tech Hacks

5 places to listen to free audiobooks

From Spotify to Libby: You don't have to pay to get your audio fix.

NASA astronaut and Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson is pictured in her spacesuit prior to the start of a science and maintenance spacewalk that ended early after her suit experienced a water leak in the service and cooling umbilical unit.
International Space Station

NASA is having one rough summer

The agency is plagued by faulty spacesuits, leaking capsules, and now, canceled contracts.

The Best Power Drills
Home

The best power drills, tested and reviewed

Never get stymied by a screw again with drills that will encourage you to take on DIY projects and home repairs.

The best digital pianos of 2024 on a plain white background.
Audio

The best digital pianos

Whether you're a beginner or a pro, these instruments can help you create all kinds of music.

The best curved monitor of 2024 on a plain white background.
Console Gaming

The best curved monitors

A curved screen can improve your PC setup’s ergonomics and enhance gaming immersion.

the wreckage of an ancient greek shipwreck underwater, with two divers exploring it
Archaeology

Nuts, bones, and wood help date a 2,000-year-old Greek shipwreck

The Kyrenia shipwreck was first discovered in 1965.

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Smartwatches

Don’t wait till Prime Day—save $100 on the latest Apple Watch today

You don't have to wait until Prime Day to upgrade to a new smartwatch.

Water tank used for wave modulation system
Engineering

Sound waves power ping-pong ball through aquatic obstacle course

'Wave momentum shaping' may offer a noninvasive method for guiding drugs inside human bodies.

Green and gold bell frogs in artificial hotspot shelter.
Wildlife

Frog saunas could help the amphibians cope with a deadly fungus

Some bricks and plastic could save these critters from a devastating disease.

The best tablets for students in 2024 on a plain white background.
Computers

The best tablets for college students

These tablets offer all the power a college student needs in a portable package.