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Sony RX10 V bridge camera
Cameras

Sony just revived its RX10 V bridge camera with a built-in massive zoom lens

The integrated 24-600mm (equivalent) lens covers everything from wide-angle to super-telephoto without the need to buy and carry extra glass.

a fossil and hand emoji
Evolution

World’s first right-hander could be this 550 million-year-old worm

The new findings suggest preference towards the right in animals may date back much, much further than once though. 

Vintage advertisement for "Buffalo Bill's Wild West," showing cowboys riding horses.
Science

In 1889, Paris became obsessed with the Wild West

Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill helped turn a skeptical Paris crowd into lifelong fans of the American West.

Two humanoid robots performing teleoperated surgery in operation room
Robots

In groundbreaking first, humanoid robots performed surgery

Don't worry; humans helped remotely.

iphone
Tech Hacks

9 new features Apple added to iPhones

Finally you can set your alarm volume separately.

Students preparing to launch world's largest paper airplane from platform inside warehouse
Science

World’s largest paper airplane has a 65-foot wingspan

The new Guinness World Record holder flew nearly 200 feet on a single glide.

Ripe white grapes among vineyards, close-up, Catalonia, Spain
Climate Change

People are willing to pay more for climate-proof wine, study shows

New research weighs the costs and payoffs of three common adaptation strategies: Go, stay, or change.

Two images side by side. On left, vintage photograph of a White woman from the late 1800s in an oval. On the right, a vintage photograph of a stinkhorn mushroom.
Science

Charles Darwin’s daughter had an unusual hobby: Hunting phallic mushrooms

Eccentric "Aunt Etty" also edited several of her father's most important works.

Leatherman Wave Alpha multitool open in a hand
Home

The best multitools, tested and reviewed

This pocket-friendly accessory is a one-stop shop for many DIY or home projects.

Leatherman Wave Alpha with tools deployed in a bush
Outdoor Gear

Leatherman Wave Alpha multitool review: A fantastic blade and scissors you might actually use

If you carry a multitool every day, the Wave Alpha is the most comfortable one Leatherman makes, with standout scissors and a MagnaCut blade that earn the premium.

Manila clam shells on beach sand
Wildlife

Invasive (but delicious) clams discovered in Cape Cod

The Manila clam has officially conquered the Northern Hemisphere.

Concept art showing design of hydrogen fuel commerical plane with four propellors
Aviation

Airbus wants to build world’s first hydrogen fuel jet engine

Commercial hydrogen planes could take off by 2035.

A drummer wearing a pair of blue Sony IER-M500 IEMs while sweatily performing on stage under colored lights
Earbuds

Sony’s IER-M500 IEMs bring pro-audio stage monitoring features to the masses

With its new $119 performer-focused in-ear monitors, Sony aims for complete creator support from studio to stage.

A nuclear explosion from an air-dropped hydrogen bomb test shows a plate-shaped cloud developing over ground zero as it rises through the atmosphere, 1964. The image was later used in a public health educational film on medical self-help. Image courtesy CDC. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
Space

New satellite system could detect nukes in space

‘You can fake intelligence, but you can’t fake physics.’

Beautiful fluffy tabby cat portrait, walks from a wooden old rural fence, green grass of the garden, summer sunny day
Cats

Beyond birds and mice, free‑ranging cats eat a surprising number of insects

At least 7% of the species cats eat are insects and other invertebrates, particularly beetles.

Arctic wolf alpha pair, female and male cuddle and show their love in the snow.
Ask Us Anything

Do animals really mate for life?

Animal relationship status can range from 'it’s complicated' to 'divorced.'

Side view of P-40 fighter plane firing its machine guns midflight in the desert
Air Force

Restored WWII fighter plane tests out .50 caliber machine guns

The revived P-40 Warhawk saw combat at least seven times in the Pacific theater.

An example of variolitic pillow lavas in the Whundo Group. The black spots are a feature known as varioles, which form in water-rich lavas.
Archaeology

Ancient rocks suggest water has shaped earth for 3.1 billion years

Some of the planet's oldest volcanic rocks can still be found in Western Australia.

A fresh-shelled Luigi (left) next to his older and molted shell (right).
Animals

Super rare orange lobster molts at New York Aquarium

Lobsters like Luigi often chow down on their old skin.

Bad quality photo of U.F.O. in sky. Black and white grainy photo of circular alien flying object. Sky with clouds and unknown spaceship.
Deep Space

AI labels a lot of stuff as alien life

‘It’s a very serious vulnerability.’