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A moth called a tobacco budworm on a green leaf. Moths like the tobacco budworm use pheromone signaling to find mates.
Insects

How male tobacco budworm moths found their perfect cologne

The pollinators use a specific blend of pheromones during courtship to increase mating success.

Artistic reconstruction of a group of Burgessomedusa phasmiformis swimming in the Cambrian sea.
Wildlife

Jellyfish may have been roaming the seas for at least 500 million years

The extinct Burgessomedusa phasmiformis evolved to swim hundreds of millions of years before dinosaurs existed, a new study suggests.

A homemade electrolyte drink that's a pale green lime color, on a cutting board next to some lime slices and sugar.
Life Skills

2 easy homemade electrolyte drinks that actually work

You might need more than water to recover what you lose when sweating.

A gloved hand holds police tape in a crime scene investigation.
Biology

How DNA evidence could help put the Long Island serial killer behind bars

Forensic scientists scour cells and hair strands to identify telltale patterns in genes.

Jar filled with a week's worth of trash.
Pollution

How the trash jar went from inspirational to elitist

Sustainability influencers have entered a softer, more forgiving era of the zero-waste movement.

Best drip coffee makers sliced header
Appliances

The best drip coffee makers, tested and reviewed

We've brewed up a comprehensive list of the best-looking, best-performing, drippiest coffee makers available, according to experts.

Patient with brain microchip implants atop head
AI

First-of-its-kind AI brain implant surgery helped a man regain feeling in his hand

Just four months after the groundbreaking procedure, the patient with quadriplegia was able to feel the touch of his sister's hand.

multiple choice scantron with pencil
AI

GPT-3 is pretty good at taking the SATs

It scored better than the average college applicant, but probably isn’t well-rounded enough to get in.

Deer tick passing tick-borned diseases to a young person by biting back of the neck
Diseases

6 tick-borne diseases you really don’t want to get

From alpha-gal syndrome to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, that tick bite could leave a terrible mark on your body.

The general atmosphere at HBO's The HeLa Project Exhibit For the film adaptation of "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" on April 6, 2017 in New York City. Two women stand by a portrait of Lacks wearing a red dress.
Diseases

Henrietta Lacks’ stolen cells changed medicine—and her family is finally getting compensated

Lacks' 'HeLa cells' were crucial to the development of cancer treatments, COVID-19 vaccines, and more.

Hand wearing the Whoop 4.0 band
Tech Hacks

7 tricks to squeeze all of the benefits out of your Whoop 4.0 band

Make the most out of a fitness tracker that really is a big a whoop.

Colorful gemstones nearly arranged. Iron content correlates to the signature purple hue in amethysts and elements including chromium, vanadium, and copper also impact a gem’s color.
Archaeology

Gemstones carry the tale of their geographic origins

Spectroscopy techniques allow us to see way beneath the shiny surface of gemstones.

BT Group's green broadband cabinet box
Internet

Outdated broadband equipment could find new life as EV chargers

To help meet green energy goals, a UK internet provider has a novel idea to retrofit its soon-to-be obsolete hardware.

large dinosaur skull sits in storage area
Biology

Museums are filled with fake dinosaur fossils. See what it takes to make those replicas.

Off a rural road in Colorado, a studio transforms dusty skeletons into dinosaurs beyond our imagination.

A woman holds an alcoholic drink in a bar.
Mental Health

Deaths related to excessive alcohol consumption rise in recent years—especially for women

From 2018 to 2020, the rate increased by 14.7 percent for women compared to 12.5 percent for men.

Three alkaline hydrolysis machines for pet remains at the Bio-Response manufacturing facility
Sustainability

Inside the warehouse that builds machines to liquify dead bodies

Most funeral practices leave pollution behind. Can aquamation change that?

Side view of woman's hand feeding horseback on sunny day
Diabetes

Why studying horses could help humans stay healthy, too

Research on diagnostics and treatments for metabolic conditions could provide health benefits to both species.

A US Marine launching a Switchblade 300 drone during training in desert terrain.
Army

Everything to know about Switchblades, the attack drones the US gave Ukraine

The United States sent Switchblade drones to Ukraine in 2022. Here's how they work, and why they were developed in the first place.

A streak of blue lightning, representing energy, spreads horizontally across a textured cement surface.
Engineering

Two ancient materials may help solve a modern energy dilemma

Cheap 'rechargeable concrete' could one day power homes and EVs.

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant facility sign on cloudy day in New Mexico
Technology

Cold War-era atomic weapons facilities in the US could become clean energy powerhouses

The Department of Energy wants to repurpose an estimated 70,000 acres of federal land previously home to atomic manufacturing sites.