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The bow of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Duane, a decommissioned ship deliberately sunk off Florida to serve as an artificial reef.
Ocean

Not all underwater reefs are made of coral

The US has created artificial reefs from sunken ships, radio towers, boxcars and even voting machines.

The best outdoor TV covers for 2024
Televisions

The 4 best outdoor TV covers

Protect your outdoor television investment with these excellent covers for all budgets, environments, and aesthetics.

The best Bluetooth printers
Peripherals

The best Bluetooth printers

Upgrade to wireless printing anytime, anywhere! Bluetooth printers offer high-quality printing, fast speeds, and effortless connectivity.

Orpheas Kofinakos, Herui Chen, Peter Zhang – The eXpressive Electronic Keyboard Instrument (XEKI)
AI

Check out some of the past year’s most innovative musical inventions

The finalists of this year's Guthman Musical Invention Competition include spinning guitars and handheld electromagnets.

Sam Altman: Age of AI will require an ‘energy breakthrough’
AI

Sam Altman: Age of AI will require an ‘energy breakthrough’

Speaking at Davos, OpenAI's CEO spoke of a vague AI future made possible only by currently unavailable resources.

Dense thickets of the reef-building coral Desmophyllum pertusum make up most of the deep-sea coral reef habitat found on the Blake Plateau in the Atlantic Ocean. The white coloring is healthy–deep-sea corals don’t rely on symbiotic algae, so they can’t bleach. Images of these corals were taken during a 2019 expedition dive off the coast of Florida.
Ocean

World’s largest known deep-sea coral reef is bigger than Vermont

Scientists initially thought that the 6.4 million acre seascape off the southeastern United States was a dead zone.

A new evolutionary theory could explain the mystery of shrinking animals
Animals

A new evolutionary theory could explain the mystery of shrinking animals

A long-disputed rule in biology says bigger is better, but a new computer model illuminates why that’s not necessarily true.

Water skimmer inspired robot atop water
Robots

These micro-robots were inspired by mini-bugs and water striders

A lack of moving parts may make them some of the smallest of their kind ever.

A blizzard with brutally cold temperatures hit Iowa and neighboring states on Jan. 12, 2024.
Weather

Extreme cold still happens in a warming world

Climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex.

A team of astronomers identified a new radio source (white square) in the center of globular cluster 47 Tucanae (red circle).
Solar System

Astronomers produce most sensitive radio image of a globular cluster ever taken

47 Tucanae is the second brightest globular cluster in the night sky.

The Best Ink Tank Printers on a plain white background.
Peripherals

The best ink tank printers

Save money on ink costs with these impressive ink tank printers.

Google chrome web browser incognito mode, selective focus
Internet

Google clarifies Chrome’s ‘Incognito Mode’ isn’t as private as you might think

A more detailed disclaimer is being rolled out ahead of Google’s $5 billion class action lawsuit settlement.

Dead elephant seal pups in the front line with an adult male carcass contrasting in size, and another adult individual in the background. The beach in Argentina is empty of living seals that should be thriving in the area at this time of the year.
Wildlife

Seal pup die-off from avian flu in Argentina looks ‘apocalyptic’

The highly contagious strain of bird flu is not spreading among humans, but it may in the future.

Lava closeup volcanic
Science

Why volcanic lava is so hard to stop

Countries have built barriers and tried explosives in the past.

The Best Blinds Of 2024
Home

The best blinds

Combine privacy and stunning design with these superb blinds made for every room in your house.

YouTube history
Tech Hacks

How to find, edit, and clear your YouTube viewing history

You might not want everything you've ever watched on YouTube to be on record.

How some automakers are still pushing ahead for a hydrogen-powered future
Electric Vehicles

How some automakers are still pushing ahead for a hydrogen-powered future

Why now—and what would it take to get there?

A colorized view of the DOLCE structure finalizing its uncoiling process, as seen from the boom camera, over Antarctica, on August 22, 2023.
Engineering

The first-ever space solar power tests are finished after a year in orbit

The Solar Space Power Demonstrator satellite ran three experiments to begin assessing the tech's feasibility.

The best safety glasses in 2024 on a plain white background
Home

The best safety glasses

Every year hundreds of DIY and hobby accidents result in serious eye injuries and blindness. Here are the best ways to protect your sight.

An octopus hatchling emerges from a group of eggs at a new octopus nursery. This nursery was first discovered in June 2023 at Tengosed Seamount off Costa Rica.
Wildlife

Four new octopus species discovered in the deep-sea vents off Costa Rica

The cephalopods were found near the region’s hydrothermal vents under 1.5 miles of ocean water.