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The Best Podcast Microphones
Peripherals

The best podcast microphones

The best podcast microphone is the one that fits your needs like a tailored suit.

An iPhone charging on desk next to laptop, a situation in which if you changed your iPhone's charging sound, it may have triggered an automation.
Tech Hacks

Your iPhone’s charging sound is boring. Have it say ‘Gimme some juice!’ instead.

With Apple's automations, the joke possibilities are endless.

Coral reef with a variety of hard and soft corals and tropical fish
Technology

Scientists are intentionally bleaching and ‘cryopreserving’ coral

A method called 'isochronic vitrification' relies on strategic bleaching and liquid nitrogen to potentially help save coral populations.

Lush and green mint leaves growing in a garden. To keep disruptive “jumping genes” quiet, some plant species use a process called methylation, which adds regulatory markers to the specific sites in the DNA and can be passed down through epigenetic memory.
Agriculture

We’re finally figuring out how plants pass on genetic memories

New research delves deeper into how plant proteins act like yo-yos to clear paths for important chemical markers.

Bras and other lingerie for sale
Health

The freedom of going braless comes at a cost

Gravity does a number on boobs—but there could be other health effects from ditching bras too.

A large group of white and gray fossils laid out on a blue tarp.
Biology

Fossils of 10 unknown species found by sewage plant

Paleontologists sifted through thousands of 3 to 3.7 million year-old fossils in New Zealand, which also included great white shark teeth and the spine of an extinct sawshark.

a b-2 bomber in flight
Air Force

B-2 bomber’s latest tech upgrade brings it into the 21st century

In a test, the Air Force and Northrop Grumman were able to execute a wireless data transfer between the stealth bomber and the ground.

Seafarers are unknowingly working with oil smugglers
Fossil Fuels

Seafarers are unknowingly working with oil smugglers

Sanctioned countries like Iran are putting these workers at risk.

A DIY citronella candle in a small metal candle tin on a black surface outside.
Projects

How to Frankenstein old wax scraps into a totally new candle

Unlike ol' Vic Frank, you will not be horrified by your creation.

Why olive oil is getting more expensive
Climate Change

Why olive oil is getting more expensive

Olive oil is just one of the many condiments threatened by climate change.

A man use binoculars with the Facebook icon on the lenses looking out from a desktop computer screen.
Tech Hacks

How to see everything Facebook knows about you, and what you can do about it

The social media behemoth is watching.

small dog in a plaid dog jacket in a corn field
Gear

The best dog coats

Keep your furry friend warm and happy this winter with some of the best dog coats available.

boy playing video game
Internet

Is online gaming a good way for lonely young men to find friends?

It certainly helps, but probably should not be a complete replacement for IRL relationships.

A patient and a group of researchers working on tech that can help a person with ALS speak
AI

How AI-powered brain implants are helping an ALS patient communicate

The Stanford research involves an algorithm that interprets brain signals and then tries to translate them into words.

Complete your tool set with one of the best impact drivers.
Home

The best impact drivers

When it's time to drive fasteners into wood, these are the tools you should reach for first—you know the drill.

SpaceX rocket docked at launch pad
Technology

DOJ is suing SpaceX for years of workplace discrimination

A new lawsuit claims Elon Musk and other SpaceX employees routinely and illegally prevented asylum seekers and refugees from obtaining employment opportunities.

A NASA illustration of two astronauts in white spacesuits drilling into red Martian dirt.
Mars

To create a small Mars colony, leave the jerks on Earth

Agreeable personality traits helped keep things running smoothly in new simulations of Martian communities.

Japan begins releasing treated Fukushima waste water into the Pacific Ocean
Engineering

Japan begins releasing treated Fukushima waste water into the Pacific Ocean

Despite numerous experts' confirmation of the project's safety, China instituted a ban on 'aquatic products' from Japan.

Two women sitting on a couch using a Windows computer.
Tech Hacks

7 hidden Windows features you should be using

There's more to Microsoft's operating system than meets the eye.

A portion of the far side of the Moon looms large just beyond the Orion spacecraft in this image taken November 21, 2022, by a camera on the tip of one of Orion’s solar arrays. The darkest spot visible near the middle of the image is Mare Orientale.
NASA

You might be able to plant a tree from seeds NASA flew by the moon

Roughly 2,000 seeds were flown on the Artemis I mission. The seeds will now become official Moon Trees here on Earth.