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A piece of toast with homemade vegan butter on it
Projects

How to make simple and delicious vegan butter

This dairy-free butter will charm vegans and omnivores alike.

A scanning electron picture of a female Panagrolaimus kolymaensis nematode.
Global Warming

Recently awoken 46,000-year-old nematodes already have 100 generations of babies

The last time these specimen were squirming about, Neanderthals were still around.

A TV on an entertainment console, where you'll need to figure out what HDMI 2.1 is and why it matters.
Engineering

What is HDMI 2.1?

HDMI 2.1 is the new standard in the world of connecting cables. Here's what it can bring to your TV or gaming setup.

An artist’s impression of Solnhofia parsonsi’s environment in an Upper Jurassic lagoon 150 million years ago in what is now Lower Bavaria. The turtle swims in a shallow body of water, with fish swimming near it and pterosaurs flying above.
Animals

150 million-year-old turtle ‘pancake’ found in Germany

The ancient reptile swam in the shallow waters near a string of islands in today's Bavaria.

Giganotosaurus vs. T. rex in a screenshot from Jurassic World Dominion
Evolution

Giganotosaurus vs. T. rex: Who would win in a battle of the big dinosaurs?

It's fun to imagine a sci-fi showdown between two enormous Cretaceous carnivores.

space shuttle endeavour blasts off
Aviation

What it takes to display a 176,000-pound space shuttle in a launch configuration

The space shuttle Endeavour will move into a vertical position at a California museum, complete with solid rocket boosters and fuel tank. Here's what the $400 million project entails.

LAPD K-9 handler wears a protective bite suit during a demonstration with a police dog
Dogs

Police say dogs help solve crimes. Little evidence supports that.

In 2020, Salt Lake City abruptly terminated its canine unit for pursuing and apprehending suspects. Not much changed.

The holes in the top spit small flames out during the burn on the Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0
Home

The best portable fire pits

Be a modern-day Prometheus by taking a fire pit where and when you want to heat up crisp nights (or cook up dinner).

table with birthday hats and other festive items
Gift Guides

The best birthday gift ideas

Spouses, parents, partners, and beyond: Cool gifts for the ones closest to you (and hardest to shop for).

hyperspectral imagery next to black and white imagery
Engineering

Hyperspectral imaging can detect chemical signatures of earthbound objects from space

Here's how it works.

A new mapping algorithm aims to steer drivers towards the safest route
Drones

A new mapping algorithm aims to steer drivers towards the safest route

In the future, it could also help bikers and walkers navigate carefully.

Two Minimocursors stand by a body of water as the sun rises. Minimocursor was an herbivore that was likely widespread across eastern Asia.
Dinosaurs

New dinosaur species is nicknamed Jurassic’s ‘smallest runner’

The lion-sized Minimocursor phunoiensis grazed on grasslands across eastern Asia 145-200 million years ago.

electric vehicle at charger
Electric Vehicles

7 automakers team up to cover the US and Canada with fast EV chargers

The earliest stations should come online next summer.

A pink river dolphin, or boto, displaying aerial behavior in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve.
Endangered Species

Eavesdropping on pink river dolphins could help save them

These candy-colored cetaceans are facing a number of human-made threats, even in some of the most inhospitable spots of the Amazon River basin.

Save big on the best mini PCs for students, servers & more
Computers

Save big on the best mini PCs for students, servers & more

Save space and cash with big discounts on small Windows PCs.

Hospital equipment monitors a patient's vital signs. The Midwestern region of the United States is the only part of the country that did not record more hospitalizations last week than the one before.
COVID-19

COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases rise in possible summer wave

The 10 percent uptick is the largest increase in two key indicators since December 2022.

Ramp up your oral hygiene with one of the best electric toothbrushes.
Gear

The best electric toothbrushes

Bring the shine back to your teeth with an electric toothbrush that vibrates, pulses, and times your brushing for better oral health.

An iPhone connected to an empty can showing a failed call on the screen.
Tech Hacks

The Opt Out: Analog life is possible. But it’ll cost you.

“Just stop using the internet” is definitely easier said than done.

A desktop computer monitor with a waterfront scene on the screen.
Tech Hacks

Your computer monitor’s colors look bad because you haven’t calibrated them

There are many ways to ensure your monitor is displaying colors correctly.

Russell Glacier front
Global Warming

A vital Atlantic Ocean system nears a point of no return

Climate change is slowing down the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a key ocean 'conveyer belt.' New research finds it could collapse completely by 2060.