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An Anna’s hummingbird with bright pink plumage flies near some leafy green trees.
Birds

Hummingbirds have two creative strategies for flying through tight spaces

The sideways vs. the bullet.

Smallmouth buffalofish caught at Apache Lake, Arizone
Fish

Century-old buffalofish are still living in their prime

These little-known North American fish 'defy expectations.'

Three rows of the best gifts for grandparents: The book, Grandma and Me in the Kitchen, the Apple Watch Series 8, and the Kindle Paperwhite.
Gift Guides

Here are 20+ of the best gifts for grandparents

The best gifts for grandparents do not, in fact, need to remind them in a fun font that they are grandparents.

the surface of the moon revealing beautiful craters
Moons

Here’s what a billion years does to glass on the moon

Exposure to radiation for eons gives the stuff a stiff boost.

A bunch of white whole-house humidifiers sliced up and placed next to each other on an equally white background
Appliances

The best whole-house humidifiers

Install a whole-house humidifier to get rid of arid conditions inside the home.

A horizonal view of an injectable medication called Zepbound from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly.
Diabetes

What is Zepbound? Here’s how the newly FDA-approved weight loss drug works.

The weekly injectable medication is not exactly the same as Ozempic or Wegovy.

Side-by-side of multicolor Apple logo and first gen iPhone in original packaging against blue background
Internet

No one bought Apple’s iconic HQ logo sign

The iconic logo for sale at Bonhams Auctions failed to meet its owners' minimum bid requirement. Meanwhile, someone bought a first-gen iPhone for $20,450.

Pathfinder 1 outside of Hangar 2
Engineering

Giant electric airships could one day deliver humanitarian aid

Check out this prototype electric airship that could soon start flight tests.

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Audio

The best drum mics

Capture your best drum sound on stage and in the studio with the right mic(s).

Gas stoves are dangerous
Energy

How gas stove companies used Big Tobacco’s PR playbook

When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry went on attack.

A selection of sustainable gifts, featuring a stack of Coyuchi towels, steel watering cans, and Jackery solar generators
Gift Guides

Sustainable gift guide: 20+ gifts that keep on giving

Saving the world is a team effort. And hopefully our team can help save you some time, too, when it comes to choices.

NASA's Super Guppy rocket transport prop plane landing on tarmac in Alabama
Aviation

Watch NASA’s bizarre and bulbous Super Guppy cargo plane touch down in Alabama

Although currently the last of its kind, the line of chonky boys has long played a vital role in spacecraft logistics.

A colorized image of the newly discovered satellite virus latched onto its helper virus. The helper virus is larger and shown in a dark blue, while the satellite virus is smaller and purple. It is attached at the "neck" of the helper virus.
Biology

Virus observed sucking on another virus’ ‘neck’ for the first time

This Mini-Flayer and Mind-Flayer virus are in a serious long-term relationship.

Four rows of repeated gifts for new plant parents: a pink cactus humidifer, bonsai scissors, a green ZZ plants in a white pot, and green and white plant lover socks.
Gift Guides

20+ gifts to help your new plant parent friends grow their love of plants

Here are the best tools to cultivate the skills of everyone from new plant parents to established green thumbs.

Illustration in green, yellow, orange, and purple of big sauropod dinosaurs lifting weights in front of a prehistoric landscape
Evolution

The mystery of why some dinosaurs got so enormous

Sauropods and theropods dwarfed all other land animals. But what was the benefit of being supersized?

A person holding a phone in a very dark room, with Google Bard on the screen, and the Google Bard logo illuminated in the background.
Tech Hacks

How to use Bard AI for Gmail, YouTube, Google Flights, and more

You can use Google's AI assistant in other Google apps, as long as you're cool with it reading your email.

A young man wearing an orange plaid shirt focusing intently on an iPhone he's holding in front of him, as if he needs to make the keyboard bigger to see what he's typing.
Tech Hacks

How to make the keyboard bigger on an iPhone, so you can finally see what you’re doing

Increasing the size of your iPhone keyboard is easy, but you can customize it further.

best windshield snow cover on a snowy street with cars
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.