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A Skywalker gibbon in a green and leafy forest. Distinguishing characteristics of Skywalker hoolock gibbons compared to other gibbons include thinner eyebrows, a black or brown beard instead of a white one, and incomplete white face rings on the females, like this adult.
Wildlife

Scientists tracked the love songs of Skywalker gibbons to find them

These endangered primates live in Myanmar and China.

MethaneSAT concept art above Earth
AI

A new AI-powered satellite will create Google Maps for methane pollution

Google and the Environmental Defense Fund have teamed up to track the elusive emissions—from space.

Lost phone or stolen phone
Tech Hacks

What to do before and after your phone gets lost or stolen

No need to panic: Just follow our guide.

pile of cheese slices
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The US government once rented caves in Missouri to store its excess cheese

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

Environmental DNA is everywhere. Scientists are gathering it all.
Science

Environmental DNA is everywhere. Scientists are gathering it all.

The ability to extract trace bits of DNA from soil, water, and even air is revolutionizing science. Are there pitfalls?

A smiling bonobo in a body of water.
Evolution

Primates have been teasing each other for 13 million years

We don't give great apes enough credit for tickling, poking, and teasing each other.

Sliced monitors for CD header
Peripherals

The best monitors for CAD for any budget

Sharp screens for sharp designers.

Four pieces of heated clothing dividing vertically into fourths on a plain background
Outdoor Gear

The best heated clothing for cold weather, tested and reviewed

Heated clothing can keep you warm during chilly morning dog walks, Friday night football games, and every occasion in between.

Minesto Dragon 4 undersea kite turbine traveling atop water
Renewables

Huge underwater ‘kite’ turbine powered 1,000 homes in the Faroe Islands

Minesto’s Dragon 12 can create 1.2 megawatts of power by swimming against the ocean currents.

A 3D model of a section of the Blinkerwall next to a large boulder at the western end of the wall.
Archaeology

Europe’s oldest human-made megastructure may be at the bottom of the Baltic Sea

Stone Age hunters likely used the Blinkerwall 11,000 years ago.

Water bladder on your bike, water reservoir
Life Skills

How to clean your hydration bladder before your next hike or workout

These tips will help keep water in your reservoir from tasting gross.

The wheel of the Arlington, about 600 feet underwater.
Archaeology

Shipwreck hunters find WWII-era ship in Lake Superior

Why the captain of the Arlington went down with the ship remains a mystery.

How feeling ‘bad’ can help you
Psychology

How feeling ‘bad’ can help you

Anger, sadness, boredom, and anxiety all have their purposes in your emotional toolkit.

Four of the best outdoor motion sensor lights are sliced together against a white background.
Home

The best outdoor motion sensor lights for your home or business

Security is worth every penny you pay for it. So is convenience.

A woman puts a yellow earplug into her ear.
Health

Scientists made a ‘zinc trap’ to prevent noise-induced hearing loss (in mice)

Traumatic injury to the ear can cause major problems. 'Free zinc' in our bodies plays a part.

Phobos creating partial solar eclipse on Mars, image taken by Perseverance rover
Mars

A Martian solar eclipse turns the sun into a giant googly eye

NASA's Perseverance rover captured Phobos as it crossed in front of the sun last week.

The first published photographs of bacteria.
Biology

Charles Darwin’s eclectic personal library is now online

You can check out the first known photographs of bacteria, an article on a ‘hateful Colorado grasshopper,’ and more from the naturalist's vast collection.

Destroyed Waymo on after attacked by vandals in San Francisco
Electric Vehicles

A crowd torched a Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco

No injuries were reported after the fire department extinguished Saturday evening's blaze.

The science behind winter tires
Vehicles

The science behind winter tires

Bridgestone uses microscopic bubbles and tiny slits to help its tires grip ice and snow.

Close-up of police body camera
AI

Police departments are turning to AI to sift through millions of hours of unreviewed body-cam footage

Body camera video is rarely reviewed. Some cities are looking to new technology to examine this stockpile of footage to identify problematic officers and patterns of behavior.