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Biohybrid robot legs in underwater container
Internet

Watch this cool, useless biohybrid robot take a stroll

Part rubber, part rat muscle tissue, it could inspire future, more helpful machines.

Man waiting for new Microsoft default font
Internet

Get ready for Aptos, Microsoft’s new default font

Microsoft users are starting to notice the gradual rollout, after years of design tweaks, testing, and public feedback.

The full moon rises, with clouds below and behind it.
Moons

The moon is shrinking (very slowly)

Some of the sites for future Artemis missions are vulnerable landslides and 'moonquakes' from the resulting fault lines.

Ingenuity rotocopter on Mars
Mars

RIP Mars Ingenuity, the ‘little helicopter that could’

NASA confirms its historic engineering feat finally succumbed to the Red Planet’s hazards, after surviving 33 times longer than expected.

This photograph shows a male dusky antechinus in a naturalistic enclosure located in Cape Otway, Australia.
Wildlife

Sex is more important than sleep for these marsupials

Male antechinuses only live for one year, so they must make it count.

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Home

The best blackout shades

These shades look clean and sleek, and will keep your room pitch-black.

Image taken of JAXA SLIM lunar lander on moon upside down
Moons

Japan’s SLIM lunar lander stuck the landing—upside down

Despite the inverted arrival, JAXA gives its ‘Moon Sniper’ a ‘perfect score.’

Worldcoin’s initial basketball-sized iris-scanning Orb resembles an all-seeing floating eyeball.
Technology

Worldcoin’s eye-scanning, identity-verifying Orb will get a ‘more friendly’ face

The new version of the tech will come in multiple colors and reportedly resemble Apple products.

Elephants navigate a landscape invaded by big-headed ants at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya. Following invasion by big-headed ants, whistling-thorn trees are rendered vulnerable to elephants, whose browsing and breaking of trees promotes savanna openness.
Insects

Invasive ants leave lions scrambling for prey on the savannah in an ecological chain reaction

One insect has led to a cascade of consequences.

Close up of teens with smartphone
Social Media

Facebook and Instagram are making it harder for strangers to DM teens

Even other teens shouldn't be able to DM underage users if they're not already connected on the apps.

A lineup of the best blankets on a plain background.
Home

The best blankets for movie nights and catching z’s

Cozy up to these snuggly, stylish blankets.

A bright young star within a colorful nebula. The star is identifiable as the brightest spot in the image, surrounded by six large spokes of light that cross the image. A number of other bright spots can also be seen in the clouds, which are shown in great detail as layers of colorful wisps.
Space Telescope

Check out JWST’s new image of a star factory

The extragalactic, starburst-patterned nebula N79 is about 1,630-light-year-wide.

Groundwater recharge ponds with water delivered from a canal in Arizona.
Environment

Groundwater levels are falling worldwide—but there are solutions

New research shows how to protect the aquifers that hold most of the world’s fresh water.

A colony of Emperor penguins in Antarctica. The larger black, white, and yellow adult penguins are standing behind the small and fuzzy black, white, and grey chicks.
Birds

Poop stains reveal four previously unknown Emperor penguin colonies

The satellite discovery is welcome news to a species at risk of disappearing by the end of the century.

The best robotic pool vacuums in 2024 on a plain white background.
Smart Home

The best robotic pool cleaners

Put down the cleaning pole and let these robots keep your pool sparkling clean as they remove algae & dirt without forcing you to move much.

CarPlay supports plenty of apps—including weather apps.
Tech Hacks

How to get live weather maps on your car dashboard with Apple CarPlay

Get real time weather updates as you drive.

CISA director Jen Easterly
Social Media

Election cybersecurity director was a victim of a ‘swatting’ attack in her home

CISA's Jen Easterly was the target of a dangerous, sometimes deadly harassment tactic last month.

A blue bottle fly.
Insects

How bug ‘wranglers’ help document the lives of flies, dung beetles, and more

The new documentary series A Real Bug's Life explores how some of Earth's smallest animals get by.

NYC Apple Store logo on cloudy day
Concept Cars

Apple’s electric vehicle delayed at least four more years

A new report indicates an Apple car won’t arrive until at least 2028, despite a decade of development costing hundreds of millions of dollars.

Hotline crisis counselor
Mental Health

Many 988 crisis hotline counselors want more training to juggle a mix of calls

In a small survey, 47 crisis counselors voiced their concerns.