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electric scooter
Vehicles

E-bike and scooter injuries are up 293%

Study found that helmet wearing wasn't common.

The best weather radios arranged in a pattern
Home

The best emergency radios

A reliable weather radio can provide essential information from the outside world during any kind of emergency.

Group of Snow Geese in elegant flight against blue sky at Bosque del Apache wildlife refuge in New Mexico in winter.
Birds

Why do birds migrate? Scientists have a few major theories.

'We’re just starting to pick up the puzzle pieces.'

This collage highlights a small selection of regions of the Milky Way imaged as part of the most detailed infrared map ever of our galaxy. Here we see, from left to right and top to bottom: NGC 3576, NGC 6357, Messier 17, NGC 6188, Messier 22 and NGC 3603. All of them are clouds of gas and dust where stars are forming, except Messier 22, which is a very dense group of old stars.
Black Holes

1.5 billion cosmic objects dazzle in the largest infrared Milky Way map ever created

‘We have changed the view of our galaxy forever.’

a sea robin fish with wide pectoral fins and six crab-like legs
Fish

This fish has 6 legs that act like tongues

Sea robins use their signature appendages to ‘taste’ the ocean floor.

Hybrid potatoes created by the biotechnology company Solynta, grown and recently harvested in Kenya.
Agriculture

How crop science is transforming the humble potato

Hybrid breeding may lead to a revolution in potato farming, creating new varieties resistant to disease and drought.

an iphone screen open on a mac
Tech Hacks

How to mirror your iPhone on your Mac

iPhone mirroring is now available on macOS.

a platypus floating in a creek on the Eungella National Park , Queensland, Australia
Robots

Platypus-like robot skin inspired by scientist’s daughter

The artificial sensor detects distant objects through ‘tele-perception.’

The best portable jump starters arranged in a pattern
Outdoor Gear

The best portable jump starters, tested and reviewed

Pack one of our top picks for portable jump starters and ensure that a dead battery never keeps you from getting where you need to be.

Nissan alerts
Vehicles

Nissan cars will yell at you for hogging the fast lane

New cars are increasingly using beeps and alerts to educate bad drivers.

Man riding on 3D printed Lego minibike
Motorcycles

Engineer builds rideable LEGO motorbike using oversized 3D-printed bricks

The tiny, 10 mph motorcycle was inspired by the iconic Technic 8810 Cafe Racer set.

a CT scan of two jaw fossils from early mammals
Wildlife

A 225-million-year-old fossilized jaw joint shifts evolutionary timeline

The 'incredible' specimen points to how mammals became mammals.

A mummy from an Early Bronze Age cemetery of Xiaohe (1980–1450 BC) in Xinjiang, China and very old cheese.
Archaeology

World’s oldest cheese found in necklaces on mummies in China

But how did it taste?

blurry train
Technology

Barcelona is turning subway trains into power stations

Barcelona is using the regenerative braking of its subways to power trains, stations, and neighborhood EV chargers. Could New York do it too?

marbled crayfish
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

These self-cloning crayfish ladies could take over the world

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

A variety of behaviors can foster muscle tension and lead to knots.
Ask Us Anything

What is a muscle knot actually? A pain in the neck, but not a knot.

The discomfort is real—and exceedingly common. Here's what you can do about it.

glass bowl filled with brown seaweed
Ocean

Bye, kale: Marine scientists want you to eat more seaweed

The ocean vegetable is the most sustainable ingredient not on your plate...yet.

Video screenshot of piece of OceanGate Titan wreckage
Engineering

The OceanGate Titan implosion left a 30,000-square-meter debris field

The US Coast Guard recovered most, but not all, of the debris from the ocean floor.

Study suggests that ambient dopamine levels in the brain do not influence the strength of the placebo effect.
Science

Scientists reexamine dopamine’s role in the placebo effect

A better understanding of the process could lead to better pain treatments.

a spook-fish with a narrow snout and large pectoral fins
Fish

Boo! New species of ghost shark uncovered in New Zealand

Also called ‘spookfish,’ these toothy fish munch on crustaceans and thrive 8,530 feet underwater.