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A 3D model of a section of the Blinkerwall next to a large boulder at the western end of the wall.
Archaeology

Europe’s oldest human-made megastructure may be at the bottom of the Baltic Sea

Stone Age hunters likely used the Blinkerwall 11,000 years ago.

Water bladder on your bike, water reservoir
Life Skills

How to clean your hydration bladder before your next hike or workout

These tips will help keep water in your reservoir from tasting gross.

The wheel of the Arlington, about 600 feet underwater.
Archaeology

Shipwreck hunters find WWII-era ship in Lake Superior

Why the captain of the Arlington went down with the ship remains a mystery.

How feeling ‘bad’ can help you
Psychology

How feeling ‘bad’ can help you

Anger, sadness, boredom, and anxiety all have their purposes in your emotional toolkit.

Four of the best outdoor motion sensor lights are sliced together against a white background.
Home

The best outdoor motion sensor lights for your home or business

Security is worth every penny you pay for it. So is convenience.

A woman puts a yellow earplug into her ear.
Health

Scientists made a ‘zinc trap’ to prevent noise-induced hearing loss (in mice)

Traumatic injury to the ear can cause major problems. 'Free zinc' in our bodies plays a part.

Phobos creating partial solar eclipse on Mars, image taken by Perseverance rover
Mars

A Martian solar eclipse turns the sun into a giant googly eye

NASA's Perseverance rover captured Phobos as it crossed in front of the sun last week.

The first published photographs of bacteria.
Biology

Charles Darwin’s eclectic personal library is now online

You can check out the first known photographs of bacteria, an article on a ‘hateful Colorado grasshopper,’ and more from the naturalist's vast collection.

Destroyed Waymo on after attacked by vandals in San Francisco
Electric Vehicles

A crowd torched a Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco

No injuries were reported after the fire department extinguished Saturday evening's blaze.

The science behind winter tires
Vehicles

The science behind winter tires

Bridgestone uses microscopic bubbles and tiny slits to help its tires grip ice and snow.

Close-up of police body camera
AI

Police departments are turning to AI to sift through millions of hours of unreviewed body-cam footage

Body camera video is rarely reviewed. Some cities are looking to new technology to examine this stockpile of footage to identify problematic officers and patterns of behavior.

A mother and calf humpback whale swim underwater.
Land

Close to half of migratory species are in serious decline: UN report

Human activity is the primary cause, according to the first report of its kind.

How to get the retro WordArt back in Microsoft Word
Tech Hacks

How to get the retro WordArt back in Microsoft Word

Bring 1990s WordArt back from the dead with these tips.

Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts after a play during the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Psychology

Lessons from sports psychology research

Scientists are probing the head games that influence athletic performance, from coaching to coping with pressure.

The US government is about to find out just how much energy bitcoin mining uses
Technology

The US government is about to find out just how much energy bitcoin mining uses

A new federal initiative will shed light on the opaque and rapidly growing cryptocurrency mining industry.

pleurocystitid soft robot
Engineering

A sea creature extinct for half a billion years inspired a new soft robot

Pleurocystitids arrived in the oceans alongside jellyfish. Although long gone, they may help guide the future of 'paleobionics.'

Interior of JET fusion reactor with plasma superimposed
Engineering

Aging reactor sets new fusion energy record in last hurrah

The Joint European Torus (JET) facility retired after four decades of service, but not without achieving one final milestone.

An illustration of an ancient shark called Glikmanius careforum swimming. It was about 10 to 12 feet long and had a powerful bite.
Evolution

Three new ancient shark species discovered in Alabama and Kentucky

One species with ‘needle-like fangs’ once stalked a shallow sea that covered the southern US.

Many seniors at high risk aren’t getting antiviral therapies for covid, and most older adults in nursing homes aren’t getting updated vaccines.
Health

Do we simply not care about old people?

'Covid has pushed us back in whatever progress we were making in addressing the needs of our rapidly aging society. It has further stigmatized aging.'

2,000 new characters from burnt-up ancient Greek scroll deciphered with AI
AI

2,000 new characters from burnt-up ancient Greek scroll deciphered with AI

The Vesuvius Challenge winners were able to digitally reconstruct a philosopher's rant previously lost to volcanic damage.