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iPhone submerged in white rice
Internet

Do not put your wet iPhone in rice, warns Apple

The company has finally acknowledged the longstanding 'hack' could do more damage.

Giant Antarctic sea spiders can grow up to 20 inches wide.
Wildlife

Giant Antarctic sea spiders’ reproductive mystery solved after 140 years of confusion

These large invertebrates are fairly devoted dads.

Satellite image of ERS-2 deorbiting in Earth's atmosphere
Space

Dead satellite hurtles towards Earth in new grainy images

After 29 years in orbit, ERS-2 is en route for a fiery demise tomorrow.

An artist’s impression of quasar J059-4351, the bright core of a distant galaxy that is powered by a supermassive black hole. This quasar has been found to be the most luminous object known in the universe to date.
Black Holes

Fastest-growing black hole eats the equivalent of one sun a day

It powers a quasar as bright as 500 trillion suns.

Why scientists are worried about Neuralink
Technology

Why scientists are worried about Neuralink

Several companies are testing brain implants–why is there so much attention swirling around Neuralink?

a person sitting at a computer stretches their arm behind their head
DIY

5 stretches for relieving ‘tech neck,’ according to physical therapists

Each stretch can be done right in your seat.

A lineup of the best photo blankets in four panels.
Home

The best photo blankets to show off your memories

Because taping together a bunch of 4x6 prints doesn’t make a very good blanket.

A purple and white carnivorous plant called Arisaema thunbergii growing in a forest. It has a tube and cup shaped flower and uses a musky odor to lure fungus gnats.
Insects

Bug-munching plant turns insect nurseries into death traps

The relationship between Arisaema and its prey may be more nuanced than biologists once thought.

The back of a woman's head in a garden setting
DIY

How to discover weird and cool places near you

Secret castles, weird museums, and more could be hiding in your town.

Geneticist Chris Mason (right), Evan Afshin (center), and Sofia Ahsanuddin (left) sample turnstiles in New York City’s subway system in June 2016. Their swabs pick up cells that humans, animals, and microorganisms naturally shed, leaving behind genetic fingerprints.
Health

The uncharted world of emerging pathogens

In their quest to detect early outbreaks, virus hunters are sampling environmental DNA in water, dirt, and air.

Fire in a forest
Animals

Fire is driving animals’ evolution

Can species evolve fast enough to keep up with changing wildfire conditions?

A silhouette of a rocket passes in front of the moon
Photography

13 award-winning photographs that showcase Earth’s wonders

The National & Regional winners from the 2024 Sony World Photography Awards take us from space to hot springs.

On this social network, sea ice, traditional foods, and wildlife are always trending
Social Media

On this social network, sea ice, traditional foods, and wildlife are always trending

Using an app developed by Inuit in Nunavut, Indigenous communities from Alaska to Greenland are harnessing data to make their own decisions.

Concept art of NASA Mars habitat
Mars

How to apply for NASA’s next Mars habitat simulation

See if you qualify to be a volunteer for a yearlong stint.

A ridiculous AI-generated rat penis made it into a peer-reviewed journal
AI

A ridiculous AI-generated rat penis made it into a peer-reviewed journal

Researchers used Midjourney’s AI image generators to illustrate the fantastical rodent beside incoherent strings of text.

The best photo printers, tested and reviewed
Peripherals

The best photo printers, tested and reviewed

Get your most important photos off your phone and into the real world with the aim of a dedicated photo printer.

Sora AI generated video still of woolly mammoth herd in tundra
AI

OpenAI’s Sora pushes us one mammoth step closer towards the AI abyss

Generative AI videos advanced from comical to photorealistic within a single year. This is uncharted, dangerous territory.

An array of the best sex toys for couples on a white fuzzy carpet.
Home

The best sex toys for couples, tested and reviewed

Come one, come all, and come together with couples-friendly sex toys that make the horizontal tango even spicier.

A graphic rendering of an asteroid in space, with a close up on where water molecules are on the surface.
NASA

Water molecules detected on the surface of an asteroid in space for the first time

The data came from a now-defunct NASA mission and was collected by the Faint Object InfraRed Camera.

Tridentinosaurus antiquus was discovered in the Italian Alps in 1931 and was believed to be an important specimen for understanding early reptile evolution.
Animals

Famous 280-million-year-old fossil is partially fake

The reptile specimen reveals its true colors (black paint) after baffling paleontologists for almost a century.