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Molten lava overflows the road leading to the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, a popular tourist destination in western Iceland. Orange lava covers a dark road, as gray smoke rises.
Science

Volcano in Iceland erupts for the third time in two months

The Blue Lagoon spa was evacuated, as lava crossed the main exit road from the popular tourist attraction.

Best studio monitors sliced header
Peripherals

The best studio monitors

These speakers are about delivering the proof in the policy of truth.

Anchovy sex is a force of nature
Ocean

Anchovy sex is a force of nature

It’s not the size of the fish that counts, it’s the motion of the ocean.

NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol, Climate, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite launches aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Fire and smoke are below the spacecraft as it lifts off from the launch pad.
NASA

NASA’s PACE satellite takes off to monitor phytoplankton—from space

The spacecraft will monitor the oceans and atmosphere of a warming planet in new ways.

Google wants to fight deepfakes with a special badge
AI

Google wants to fight deepfakes with a special badge

Content Credentials are attached to image metadata and show if it was AI generated or edited.

A lineup of Valentine's Day gifts on a white background with a heart border.
Gift Guides

The best last-minute Valentine’s Day gifts to spread the love

Whether you're looking for a last-minute extra present or are starting from scratch, look to these lovely gifts for all the sweeties in your life.

Eight gray seals and four wild horses stand on a sandy beach.
Wildlife

See wild horses and gray seals mingle on Sable Island

Scientists are studying how iron levels affect seal pup’s dive capacity–and their survival rates.

The best projectors under $500 on a plain white background.
Home

The best projectors under $500

You’ll find that today’s budget projectors are not only more affordable but also more capable and packed with features.

Abandoned car in aluminum red mud spill
Engineering

Aluminum’s notorious, toxic red mud could one day help make ‘green steel’

Using existing electric arc furnaces, researchers show a promising new use for the caustic industrial byproduct.

The Ingenuity helicopter sits on the surface of Mars on February 4, 2024.
Mars

NASA’s Perseverance Rover spots damaged, lonely Ingenuity helicopter in the ‘bland’ part of Mars

The rover will have to continue exploring the Red Planet without its drone companion.

Your smartphone camera modes explained
Tech Hacks

Your smartphone camera modes explained

It's time to upgrade your photos and videos.

Upset senior woman looks at the laptop screen
Social Media

Sharing AI-generated images on Facebook might get harder… eventually

And you'll soon have to fess up to posting 'synthetic' images on Meta's platforms.

ESA will send a triangle of satellites into space to study gravitational waves
Space

ESA will send a triangle of satellites into space to study gravitational waves

New LISA satellite trio will be able to detect the forgotten 'middle children' of the black hole family.

Various sea sponges in the Caribbean.
Animals

How sea sponges are adjusting our climate projections

New study says the world blew past 1.5 degrees of warming 4 years ago.

Valentine's Day gift guide items in an array
Gift Guides

14 Valentine’s Day gifts that you’ll want to use in bed

Are you looking to lay in bed and rot this Valentine's Day? We have the accessories you need.

The St. George’s Cross medusa is about four inches wide, three inches long, and has about 240 tentacles. It has a red cross on its body when viewed from above.
Ocean

New jellyfish discovered near Japan may contain multitudes of venom

Who lives in a caldera under the sea? Santjordia pagesi!

Bluesky app logo on phone superimposed atop crowd of people
Social Media

Twitter alternative Bluesky is now open to the public

You can finally stop begging the ‘cool kids’ for invites.

The latest emojis feature a mushroom, a phoenix, a lime, and more inclusive family options
Internet

The latest emojis feature a mushroom, a phoenix, a lime, and more inclusive family options

New emojis are headed to devices later this spring.

Antique zimingzhong mechanical clock
Engineering

It’s time to check out these incredible antique musical clocks

Gifted to Chinese emperors by European missionaries during the Qing dynasty, the ‘zimingzhong’ showcase the melding of art and technology.

A satellite image of two cyclones over the ocean with land nearby.
Global Warming

Stronger hurricanes may call for a ‘Category 6’

Our go-to five-category scale may no longer be enough.