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The truth behind animal resistance memes
Whales

The truth behind animal resistance memes

Memes about animal resistance are everywhere—here’s why you shouldn’t laugh off rebellious orcas and sea otters too quickly.

An illustration of two NASA astronauts in a lunar crater.
Moons

Why do all these countries want to go to the moon right now?

Call it a gold rush, not a space race.

Close up of young nurse holding old man's hands and encourage him.
Health

New Alzheimer’s drug raises hopes—along with questions

Clinics serving Alzheimer’s patients are working out the details of who will get treated with the new drug Leqembi. It won’t be for everyone with memory-loss symptoms.

A laptop showing how to reverse image search on the Google image results page.
Tech Hacks

How to do a reverse image search

The internet can tell you where a picture came from.

blended wing prototype plane
Military

Air Force funds ‘blended wing body’ plane design for long-range, fuel-efficient flight

Check out the concept art for the prototype.

Brown-skinned child with black braids at the grocery store holding ripe fruit like pineapple and papaya in arms
Agriculture

Pick the sweetest, ripest fruit with this science-based guide

Stop and smell the tomatoes. No seriously, it helps.

Elkhorn coral fragments in lab
Ocean

The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from a historic heatwave

Corals can recover from mass bleaching events, but long periods of high heat can leave them vulnerable.

The best spin scrubbers make cleaning a cinch.
Home

The best spin scrubbers

Leave your floors looking polished and gleaming.

Monokei Standard keyboard on a desk typing
Peripherals

MONOKEI Standard keyboard review: A gateway to mechanical obsession

This entry-level mechanical keyboard offers excellent feel and performance without a ton of bells and whistles.

Spotify logo on smartphone next to AirPods
Internet

Spotify considered axing white noise podcasts to save $38 million

Internal documents reveal executives weren't happy with missed ad revenue opportunities.

The best guitar stands protect and showcase your instrument.
Audio

The best guitar stands

The best way to stow and display your guitars.

Apple TV 4K remote
Televisions

The best remotes for Apple TV

Fun fact: You don’t have to use the remote that came with your Apple TV.

balance ball chair in an office next to a wood desk
Fitness Gear

The best ball chairs

Here’s how to find a great ball chair to keep you active, reduce back pain, and engage your muscles even when you’re at your desk all day.

Phone showing Waze directions, probably using recorded voices for navigation
Tech Hacks

Anybody can be your travel guide with customized Waze voices

Switch the app's default voice and have someone you care about tell you when you missed the exit.

The remains of a Bronze Age cauldron and an artistic reconstruction of what it may have looked like thousands of years ago.
Archaeology

Bronze Age cauldrons show we’ve always loved meat, dairy, and fancy cookware

Family feasts were the way to eat 5,000 years ago.

Seedlings in yellow pots at a plant nursery in Glacier National Park
Conservation

We need billions more baby trees to regrow US forests

Seedling scarcity and lack of diversity threatens planting and restoration goals.

Metal mesh with water droplets
Technology

Titanium dioxide-coated mesh can purify contaminated fog

Harvesting water from fog isn't difficult, but cleaning it can be. This simple new metal lattice does just that.

Artist's interpretation of Venetoraptor gassenae in a Triassic landscape.
Evolution

This flightless pterosaur ancestor had enviable claws and a raptor-like beak

A newly discovered lagerpetid is shedding light on the mysterious evolution of the pterosaurs that once dominated Earth's skies.

Dead humback whale on beach from aerial view
Sharks

Dead whales and dinosaur eggs: 7 fascinating images by researchers

See the world from a scientist's perspective.

Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) on a flower in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on August 27, 2022.
Insects

These invasive bugs are a nightmare for Washington’s cherries and hops

Japanese beetles are drawn to flowers and fruit. Officials are trying to eradicate them from the state.