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Making slime is quick and fun.
Projects

The easiest way to make slime

People of the world: Slime up your life.

deep sea bubbles
Ocean

The key to bringing deep sea samples up to the coast? An underwater freezer.

Japanese scientists designed a freezer that works in the deep sea—a potential boon for studying the region’s fragile life.

A person holding a phone in landscape view, with a YouTube thumbnail on the screen, showing the exaggerated expression known as YouTube face.
Tech Hacks

The extension that will banish ‘YouTube face’ from your browser

DeArrow will demolish many of the clickbait strategies used on YouTube.

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Home

90+ deals to upgrade your outdoor space: Spas, tools, fire pits, coolers, and more

Save on everything to upgrade your outdoor living experience no matter how big your space is.

American actor Richard Dreyfuss (left) (as marine biologist Hooper) and British author and actor Robert Shaw (as shark fisherman Quint) look off the stern of Quint's fishing boat the 'Orca' at the terrifying approach of the mechanical giant shark dubbed 'Bruce' in a scene from the film 'Jaws' directed by Steven Spielberg, 1975.
Ocean

Why the creators of ‘Jaws’ regretted making sharks the monsters

Despite becoming a cultural phenomenon, two of the men behind Jaws worried about the impact of their fictional predator on real-life sharks.

first road constructed with plastic waste in Agartala
Pollution

Turning plastic waste into streets faces roadblocks

A National Academies of Sciences report identifies roadblocks to using plastic waste in infrastructure, including lack of data, disjointed policies and environmental concerns.

parasitic horsehair worm
Evolution

‘Brainwashing’ parasites inherit a strange genetic gap

Horsehair worms are even weirder than scientists thought.

Mother with short pink hair kissing newborn in hospital after induced labor at 39 weeks
Health

Inducing labor at 39 weeks reduces the need for some C-sections

It's just one of the reasons why some doctors are encouraging slightly shorter pregnancies.

A lineup of the best hydration packs on a white background.
Fitness Gear

The best hydration packs

We found water backpacks to stave off dehydration during your favorite outdoor activities, including cycling, biking, and running.

This Hubble Space Telescope image of the asteroid Dimorphos was taken on December 19, 2022, about four months after the asteroid was impacted by NASA's DART mission (Double Asteroid Redirection Test). Hubble’s sensitivity reveals a few dozen boulders knocked off the asteroid by the force of the collision. These are among the faintest objects Hubble has ever photographed inside the solar system.
Space Telescope

Smashed asteroid surrounded by a ‘cloud’ of boulders

Several months after the DART impact, Dimorphos has a posse of 37 space rocks around it.

A MacBook opens in the dark probably after restarting and installing the beta version of macOS 14 Sonoma.
Tech Hacks

6 new features in macOS 14 Sonoma’s public beta you have to try

You can try the beta version of the next major macOS upgrade.

Wind turbines on green hills
Fossil Fuels

US climate efforts look promising, but there’s more to do

The Inflation Reduction Act does a lot—but not enough to knock out Paris Climate Agreement goals.

The sun sets over a large ice berg in Greenland, with a large chunk of fallen ice floating in the ocean. Greenland’s continental glacier covers about 80 percent of the 836,3000-square-mile land mass.
Global Warming

Greenland’s ice sheets aren’t as old—or as resilient—as scientists expected

A 50-year-old ice core offers a 'foreboding wake-up call' about the island's sensitivity to climate change

Model of the Titanic and the Boeing 737 Max at the Museum of Failure.
Engineering

The Museum of Failure challenges how we think about mistakes

It's really an ode to innovation.

turmeric at spice market
Food Safety

For decades, turmeric’s ultra-golden glow had a deadly secret

Traders in Bangladesh used lead chromate to enhance the spice’s appearance. Then scientists and policymakers stepped in.

super glue invention mistake
Air Force

How a shot at making better gunsights became Super Glue instead

Read the sticky story of Eastman Kodak, Harry Coover, and Super Glue.

A car passenger appears to feel nauseous with her hand to her mouth.
Health

What causes motion sickness—and how to avoid it

When our mind's eye meets tech, the result can be cold sweats or queasiness.

Arco del Tiempo (Arch of Time) mockup
Engineering

This art installation will tell time and produce solar energy

Each year, the sculpture should generate 400,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

A saber tooth cat fossil is displayed during a press preview of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History on June 4, 2019.
Wildlife

Paleontologists discover two new sabertooth cat species

The findings indicated that these extinct large felines had a wider distribution in Africa.

High fiber foods, including coconuts, Brussel sprouts, squash, and spinach on a wooden table.
Diseases

Chronic constipation could be a sign of a worsening health condition

Pooping too irregularly (or often) may be linked to cognitive problems