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The Best HP Printers
Peripherals

The best HP printers

Print, scan, and copy all of your most critical documents and photos.

Magic Editor is now available on selected Pixel phones.
Tech Hacks

This hidden Google Photos feature on Pixel phones transforms images using AI

Artificial intelligence is able to revamp your pictures like never before.

The best screwdriver sets
Home

The best screwdriver sets

The right screwdriver set will allow you to get home projects done more quickly and efficiently.

skiing on a slope
Life Skills

How to learn to ski and snowboard (The right way)

Here are some tips before you head to the slopes.

Hearing aids on table
Health

Why aren’t more people buying over-the-counter hearing aids?

In the U.S., millions of adults have hearing loss. Will consumer tech help sway them toward hearing aids?

The best MagSafe wallets
Phones

The best MagSafe wallets

Avoid the sinking feeling of leaving or losing your wallet with a dead simple iPhone accessory.

Weight training with FitBit
Tech Hacks

How to set goals and track your progress on your Fitbit wearable device

Your fitness tracker or smartwatch can push you to new levels.

Can-Am Maverick
Vehicles

Can-Am’s new Maverick R side-by-side off-road vehicle is ready to shred

A new tall-knuckle suspension offers more articulation and heavy-duty shocks cushion the ride.

Salmon fishing in Alaska, fisherman in gloves handling fish in net on a boat
Fish

As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up

A legal fight is ramping up over who should manage Alaska's dwindling salmon populations—and who gets access to them.

Check out some of National Geographic’s 2023 Pictures of the Year
Science

Check out some of National Geographic’s 2023 Pictures of the Year

Here are a few science and tech images that intrigued us.

A hand reaches for a present wrapped in red and gold wrapping paper underneath a Christmas tree.
Psychology

Shaking presents for science

After watching people rattle boxes, study participants could accurately predict the shaker’s goals.

A lineup of the best knife sharpeners on a plain background
Appliances

The best knife sharpeners

A dull knife is a dangerous one. A knife sharpener—from electric to whetstones—will help you chop, slice, and saw safely.

A lineup of the best grow lights on a plain background
Home

The best grow lights

Choose the right kind of illumination to meet your gardening needs.

a person playing Animal Crossing
Technology

How games move us

Games have the unique ability to provoke deep, socially based emotions triggered by choice and consequence.

The best electric scooters for adults
Outdoor Gear

The best electric scooters for adults

Ditch the e-bike for a mode of transportation that's even more convenient: an electric scooter for adults.

A jellyfish Cladonema pacificum with multiple branched tentacles.
Wildlife

These fingernail-sized jellyfish can regenerate tentacles—but how?

The secret could lie in specialized cells.

Black and white aerial shot of Mars Ingenuity helicopter in flight
Mars

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter set a new flight distance record on Mars

Although intended to only last 5 trips, Ingenuity just completed its 69th trip above the Martian surface.

Three feral hogs in grass. One is black and standing while grazing. The middle is gray and sitting. The third is brown and also sitting.
Wildlife

Wild ‘super pigs’ from Canada could become a new front in the war on feral hogs

Wild pigs kill and eat rodents, deer, birds, snakes, frogs, lizards, and salamanders.

The best budget telescopes arranged in a row on a white background
Home

The best budget telescopes

You don't need to have money like NASA to get a good look at the night sky. These affordable telescopes can help.

The Running Chicken Nebula comprises several clouds, all of which we can see in this vast image from the VLT Survey Telescope. The clouds shown in wispy pink plumes are full of gas and dust, illuminated by the young and hot stars within them.
Space

The Running Chicken Nebula shimmers in new ESO image

In the brightest region within the nebula, some observers see the bird’s head, while others see a chicken’s butt.