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Outdoor Gear

The best windshield snow covers

Ice, hail, snow, and other debris don’t belong on your windshield.

A man and a woman sitting next to each other playing games on their phones.
Gaming

The best Android games for unlocking new worlds

Indulge in a little healthy competition with some of the best Android games.

Three moons and Jupiter, plus the NASA probe Juno.
Moons

The Juno spacecraft spotted evidence of a salty ocean on Jupiter’s biggest moon

Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar system, might be layered with ice and liquid.

Watch an uncrewed Navy ‘ghost boat’ fire live missiles
Navy

Watch an uncrewed Navy ‘ghost boat’ fire live missiles

The small munitions hit floating targets as part of an exercise. Take a look.

A side view of a great white shark. Regional endothermy in fish has been seen in apex predators like the great white sharks or giant tuna.
Sharks

Megalodon’s warm-blooded relatives are still circling the oceans today

Regional endothermy could help the smalltooth sand tiger shark generate power to hunt.

Rimac Nevera hypercar action shot driving in reverse
Electric Vehicles

Rimac’s electric speed demon tore through a world record in reverse

It’s starting to feel like the world’s most powerful EV is running out of impressive feats.

A louse on human hair under a microscope. Humans and lice have coevolved for thousands of years. The oldest human louse known to scientists is a 10,000 year-old specimen from Brazil.
Insects

What head lice can tell us about human migration

‘Lice are like living fossils we carry around on our own heads.’

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Robots

These robots reached a team consensus like a swarm of bees

Scout bees vote for new hive locations with a 'dance.' These bots use blinking lights.

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Appliances

The best garage heaters

Because your hands should be warm and pliable when you’re tooling in the garage.

An astronaut in a white spacesuit with Earth in the background.
Space

In space, your body is like a soda can

The absence of air pressure in space exposes the fragility of human bodies.

A lineup of the best running headphones on a white background
Earbuds

The best running headphones

These wireless, sweat-resistant accountability buddies stay in your ears while you go all out, encouraging you whether you’re hitting the trails or the treadmill.

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Scientists made a claw machine from a dead spider

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

A hand holding a Pixel phone with the home screen unlocked.
Tech Hacks

12 hidden Android features you should be using

Be the master of your Google-powered device.

How frozen baby corals and high-powered lasers could help dying reefs
Ocean

How frozen baby corals and high-powered lasers could help dying reefs

Cryopreserved coral larvae reached adulthood for the first time.

The best google smart home devices
Smart Home

The best Google smart-home starter kit

You can build most of the best Google smart home without leaving the company’s own first-party products.

Four of the best bone-conduction headphones are sliced together against a white background.
Headphones

The best bone-conduction headphones

Bone-conduction headphones let you approach audio and activity with open ears and an open mind.

Best Yoga Mats
Fitness Gear

The best yoga mats

Whether you’re perfecting your plank or dabbling in pilates, you’re going to need a great mat.

The best 60 percent keyboards
Peripherals

The best 60 percent keyboards

Small size and ergonomic comfort combine in the best 60 percent keyboards.

These are our picks for the best controllers for PC on Amazon.
PC Gaming

The best controllers for PCs

Some games are just better with a gamepad

best screen cleaners
Gear

The best screen cleaners

The best screen cleaners improve your viewing experience while lengthening the life of your gadgets.