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Grazer looking chunky and getting ready for winter on September 14, 2023. The bear is in the river intensely staring for salmon.
Bears

Fierce mama Grazer takes 2023’s Fat Bear Week crown

'It was the year of the sow.'

Centenarian blood tests give hints of the secrets to longevity
Diseases

Centenarian blood tests give hints of the secrets to longevity

Those who made it to their hundredth birthday tended to have lower levels of glucose, creatinine and uric acid.

Person cooking whole pumpkin and roasting pumpkin seeds to get pumpkin health benefits
Nutrition

Why you should be eating more pumpkin this fall

Don't miss out on the healthy benefits of this gourd-geous season.

This compact robotic tank is designed to shoot down drones
Weapons

This compact robotic tank is designed to shoot down drones

It weighs 10 tons and its purpose is to provide short-range air defense.

This image shows many looping and overlapping orbits encircling the Sun, all of different colors (to differentiate between asteroids). The center of the image – representing an area within the orbit of Jupiter – is very densely packed with orbits, while the outer edges remain clearer, showing the background plane of the Milky Way.
Solar System

A mission to map the universe unveils star clusters, asteroids, and tricks of gravity

The ESA's Gaia star surveyor marks its 10th birthday this December.

Disney’s new bipedal robot could have waddled out of a cartoon
Robots

Disney’s new bipedal robot could have waddled out of a cartoon

Its only job (for now) is to be absolutely adorable.

Human hand bones during an archaeological dig.
Evolution

Sensitive to pain? It could be your Neanderthal gene variants.

Studying them could lead to a greater understanding of chronic pain.

An orange ring around the dark moon eclipsing the sun.
Moons

We can predict solar eclipses to the second. Here’s how.

Astronomers have made maps for eclipses hundreds of years into the future.

An Apple TV 4K box with a remote next to it, both on a black reflective surface.
Tech Hacks

Your Apple TV 4K is secretly good for video games

Get your favorite iPhone and iPad games on the big screen.

An underwater closeup of Cayo margarita (a new species) in the coral reef of the Florida Keys. Note the two long tentacles, used by the snail to spread the mucus net for feeding.
Ocean

New neon-yellow snail from the Florida Keys gets a happy hour-ready name

Wastin’ away again with a margarita snail.

robot approaches bob-ross-looking artist in front of easel, with large landscape painting forming background
AI

5 surprising stats about AI-generated art’s takeover

In seconds, a computer may be able to generate pieces similar to what a human artist could spend hours working on.

Oyster-inspired sponges can scoop up nearly invisible nanoplastics in the ocean
Ocean

Oyster-inspired sponges can scoop up nearly invisible nanoplastics in the ocean

One day, they could be used in wastewater treatment plants or in food production facilities.

A capybara standing on a riverbank. Capybaras are semi-aquatic rodents that can weigh up to 174 pounds.
Wildlife

4 capybara facts you’ll love, and 1 you’d like to forget

It's the cabybara's world, we're just living in it.

Reading sci-fi novels can help kids understand real science
Science Fiction

Reading sci-fi novels can help kids understand real science

Science fiction does not need to include detailed science or outlandish premises to offer valuable ideas.

Lamborghini’s new supercar is the most powerful plug-in hybrid on the market
Hybrid Cars

Lamborghini’s new supercar is the most powerful plug-in hybrid on the market

The Revuelto has three electric motors and the lightest V12 of any Lamborghini ever made. We took it for a spin in Rome.

Man with cerebral palsy drinking from RoboCup
Engineering

College students invented an easy device for cerebral palsy patients to drink on their own

Two undergraduates worked alongside disability advocate Gary Lynn to create the open source 'RoboCup.'

Green fir trees in neat rows as seen from the air.
Land

Tree plantations try to offset our carbon pollution. Here’s the problem.

Viewing trees as industrial or climate assets isn't the full picture of their value.

A dove is released at noon from a window of the Nobel Peace Center following the announcement of the laureates of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo on October 6, 2023. The Nobel Peace Prize was on October 6 awarded to imprisoned rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, honored for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran.
Science

Meet the 2023 Nobel Prize winners

This year’s Nobel laureates include the scientists behind mRNA vaccine technology and quantum dots, along with an Iranian human rights activist.

Many schools stock overdose reversal meds, but others worry about stigma
Medicine

Many schools stock overdose reversal meds, but others worry about stigma

About nine states require at least some K-12 schools to store naloxone on-site.

A drawer inside a cabinet, after someone has installed the drawer slides to hold it in place.
Life Skills

The fastest way to install drawer slides

A few minutes of planning might save you hours of struggling.