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Odie the lunar lander is not dead yet
Moons

Odie the lunar lander is not dead yet

Despite toppling on its side during landing, Odysseus is outliving its 10-20 hour prognosis.

A small translucent fish with its organs visible swims in a tank.
Fish

This tiny fish is louder than an airplane taking off

Recently discovered Danionella cerebrum is less than an inch long.

Apple logo in store
Concept Cars

The Apple Car is dead

Apple has officially scrapped its multibillion dollar autonomous EV plans to focus on AI.

a pile of white and brown sweaters
Life Skills

How to store winter clothes during the warmer months

Coats, boots, and other winter gear is expensive. Store it properly to avoid bad smells, bugs, and preventable damage.

Plastic makers lied about recycling for decades. What do we do next?
Pollution

Plastic makers lied about recycling for decades. What do we do next?

The plastic industry pushed recycling as a solution to waste, while internally dismissing it as technically and economically unviable.

Why flamingo milk is pink
Birds

Why flamingo milk is pink

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

Why is it so warm right now?
Climate Change

Why is it so warm right now?

Diagnosing ‘warming winter syndrome’ as summerlike heat sweeps into central and eastern US.

Jellyfish glowing green underwater
Wildlife

Jellyfish-inspired glowing dye can glom onto fingerprints at crime scenes

Forensic science might get a boost from an unlikely source.

How to recycle the giant magnets inside wind turbines? These scientists have a few ideas.
Energy

How to recycle the giant magnets inside wind turbines? These scientists have a few ideas.

Many turbines rely on high-demand rare-earth minerals. A new Department of Energy program aims to keep them out of landfills.

A syringe with a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine next to its packaging.
Vaccines

How to check your measles vaccination status amid outbreak

There have been 35 reported cases of the highly-contagious disease so far this year.

screenshot of an AI-generated Google meet background that shows a beach scene
Tech Hacks

How to use Google’s new Gemini AI with Gmail, Google Docs, and more

The new service can boost productivity—when used responsibly!

Tiger walking across snow
Land

NASA and Google Earth Engine team up with researchers to help save tigers

Here’s how a new real-time data system could improve wild tiger habitats—and the health of our planet.

An orange Chaunacops fish swimming in the waters of Chile’s Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park.
Ocean

See the strange new species discovered near Chile—with the help of a deep-diving sea robot

These new creatures were discovered thousands of feet under the Pacific.

a greenish-blue SUV sits in front of a lake
Vehicles

Prologue EV: How Honda created its first all-electric SUV using GM technology

Built on GM's Ultium architecture, Honda developed the SUV faster than it could have alone.

The discovery image of the new Uranian moon S/2023 U1 using the Magellan telescope. Uranus is just off the field of view in the upper left, as seen by the increased scattered light. S/2023 U1 is the faint point of light in the center of the image with the arrow pointing to it. The trails are from background stars.
Moons

Astronomers discover new moons orbiting Uranus and Neptune

The tiny satellites were spotted circling our solar system’s most far flung planets.

The best budget soundbars of 2024 on a plain white background.
Speakers

The best budget soundbars

A big home theater upgrade doesn't necessarily require a large investment when you pick from our best budget soundbars.

Tourists say they got stranded in the Australian wilderness after following faulty Google Maps route
Technology

Tourists say they got stranded in the Australian wilderness after following faulty Google Maps route

The two men reportedly hiked for days past crocodiles, snakes, and deadly spiders after their car got stuck on a muddy road.

Hand holding cube of 3D printed titanium allow metamaterial
Engineering

A 3D-printed titanium ‘metamaterial’ design solved a longtime engineering issue

These lattice structures could one day strengthen bone implants and rocket parts.

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

SLIM lives! Japan’s upside-down lander is online after a brutal lunar night

The historic moon lander beat the odds.

Sea cucumbers and fish feeding at a coral reef.
Ocean

Sea cucumbers are the ‘scum suckers’ corals desperately need

These blob-like invertebrates keep critical ecosystems clean.