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woman using a phone and an app while driving
Vehicles

Even hands-free, phones and their apps cause dangerously distracted driving

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month.

a small panda in the woods
Animals

Glorious nature photographs honor the impact of Jane Goodall

Ninety influential female photographers took part in the campaign.

person using a the best ergonomic keyboard
Peripherals

The best ergonomic keyboards, tested and reviewed

Want to keep your hands happy while you type away efficiently? Invest in the right gadgets for the job with ergonomic keyboards that put your health first.

A cardboard pinhole camera to watch an eclipse
Projects

How to make a pinhole camera to watch the solar eclipse

This DIY projector might be the easiest you ever build.

Close up of shark head
Engineering

Shark skin and owl feathers could inspire quieter underwater sonar

Here's how ships and submarines could benefit from biomimicry.

Make it snow! Researchers explore sci-fi scenarios of human weather control
Environment

Make it snow! Researchers explore sci-fi scenarios of human weather control

From privatized weather to giant, cloud-seeding robots, 10 sci-fi scenarios are put to an (analytical) test.

MUSE stellarator fusion reactor
Renewables

Stellarator fusion reactor gets new life thanks to a creative magnet workaround

Developed over 70 years ago, the stellarator has long been ignored in favor of options like tokamak reactors. It might be time for its 'quasiaxisymmetry' to shine.

Samsung QN900D TV with Blade Runner on the screen
Televisions

If you buy a 2024 Samsung TV, you get another 65-inch 4K TV completely free while they last

You can buy a new Samsung TV for as little as $999 and get a totally free 65-inch 4K TV as a little treat.

When surgery was a public spectacle
Science

When surgery was a public spectacle

Operating theater is dead. Or is it?

birds on display taxidermy taxonomy museum shelf behind glass
Animals

Inside the controversial world of classifying life on Earth

No single, unified list exists of all species cataloged by humans. Some scientists want that to change.

an insect called a matador bug on a green leaf. these bugs have red flag lookingsdecorations on their hind legs
Evolution

These insects give off major red flags

Matador bugs likely use their colorful and detachable hind legs as part of an elaborate defense strategy.

Zodiac Killer Z340 coded message
Internet

How cryptographers finally cracked one of the Zodiac Killer’s hardest codes

A new whitepaper offers a detailed look at how Z340 was decrypted after 51 years.

Apple’s ‘next big thing’ could be a robot butler
Robots

Apple’s ‘next big thing’ could be a robot butler

The autonomous bot could one day follow you around and clean your room.

NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle concept art
Moons

It’s on! Three finalists will design a lunar rover for Artemis

The Lunar Terrain Vehicle must be seen in action on the moon before NASA names its winner.

A tiled sequence of the KitchenAid Classic Series 4.5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer.
Home

Get a KitchenAid stand mixer for just $250 at Amazon

The powerful kitchen appliance is $80 cheaper than usual thanks to a flash sale.

a small ferrit-like mammal from the jurassic period goes after a winged insect
Evolution

New fossils of tiny, toothy early mammals could be a major missing link

Jurassic molars and middle-ear bones offer clues to mammal evolution.

the back of an iphone with the camera showing
Tech Hacks

‘Discoverable by Others’ and other iPhone privacy settings you should lock down right now

Only share what you want to share.

Landfills bake the planet even more than we realized
Environment

Landfills bake the planet even more than we realized

Aerial monitoring finds they emit methane at levels at least 40 percent higher than previously reported to the EPA.

Slide Whistle robot quartet
AI

Watch this robotic slide whistle quartet belt out Smash Mouth’s ‘All Star’

Well, the notes start coming and they don't stop coming.

A Shark vacmop robovac on a plain background.
Smart Home

These Shark vacuums and robovacs are up to 44% off at Amazon—but not for long

Get your floors extra clean for spring with a Shark robovac and vacuum at Amazon.