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Journal is the newest iOS app from Apple.
Tech Hacks

How to get started with Apple’s new Journal app

Journal can suggest prompts based on your photos, locations, and FaceTime calls.

New Zealand’s quest to save its rotund, flightless parrots
Animals

New Zealand’s quest to save its rotund, flightless parrots

DNA sequencing, GPS tracking and tailored diets are slowly restoring the endangered kākāpō.

A line-up of the best humidifiers on a plain background.
Home

The best humidifiers

Proper humidity levels protect your respiratory health and keep your skin, hair, and home moisturized.

1978 Ford engine bay post-EV conversation.
Electric Vehicles

This Texas startup wants to rescue old gas-powered cars with simplified EV conversions

'We’re focused on a bolt-on, all-inclusive solution for electrification.'

The best 13-inch Laptops
Laptops

The best 13-inch laptops

What these laptops lack in screen real estate, they make up for in being really convenient.

A new high-definition image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam unveils intricate details of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A and shows the expanding shell of material slamming into the gas shed by the star before it exploded.
Space Telescope

JWST releases new image of famous supernova remnant—with a twist

Cassiopeia A contains the remains of an enormous star that exploded about 340 years ago.

An illustration of a tall two-legged dinosaur called Gorgosaurus libratus eating a small bird-like dinosaur called Citipes elegans. The smaller dinosaur's legs are still visible as the Gorgosaurus swallows the Citipes.
Biology

This teenage tyrannosaur had a stomach full of dino drumsticks

The young Gorgosaurus ate the meatiest parts of two smaller dinosaurs shortly before it died.

International Liquid Mirror Telescope
Space Telescope

Looking at the stars through a puddle of mercury

The International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) uses rotating liquid instead of glass mirrors.

Do more with your desktop in Windows and macOS.
Tech Hacks

How to add widgets to your desktop on Windows and macOS

Work faster and smarter by adding interactive panels to your desktop.

In Alaska, preparing for tsunamis is no small feat
Weather

In Alaska, preparing for tsunamis is no small feat

A complex, volatile coast leaves Alaska vulnerable to tsunamis. Warning locals of the risks still comes with challenges.

The hottest gifts to buy for the friend who’s always cold
Gift Guides

The hottest gifts for that friend who is always cold

Help them lose their chill in a good way with the hottest warm gifts.

Thick smoke from a wildfire in the tundra in Alaska.
Climate Change

Wildfires are thawing the tundra

Researchers discovered recently burned areas emit more methane gas than the rest of the landscape.

A mechanic works on a battery module of an electric car
Climate Change

EV battery repair is dangerous. Here’s why mechanics want to do it anyway.

Fixing car and e-bike batteries saves money and resources—but challenges are holding back the industry.

Paleontologist Martin Lockley sits in front of a rock with dinosaur claw marks and shows how dinosaurs must have clawed into the rock during a mating ceremony where they made pseudo nests for potential mates.
Dinosaurs

Why dinosaur footprints inspired paleontologist Martin Lockley

The late scientist is credited with creating a subfield devoted to the trace fossils left behind by the extinct reptiles.

The best earbuds for small ears
Earbuds

The best earbuds for small ears, tested and reviewed

Find relief from bulbous 'buds with these miniaturized masterpieces that don’t sacrifice soundstage for size.

Illustration of biofiber within cracked concrete
Engineering

Bacterial ‘blood’ could heal cracks in concrete

A damage-activated polymer layer may help extend concrete’s relatively short lifespan.

A researcher handles a petri dish while observing a CRISPR/Cas9 process through a stereomicroscope at the Max-Delbrueck-Centre for Molecular Medicine.
Gene Editing

FDA approves the first gene-editing treatment in the US

The CRISPR-based treatment targets sickle cell disease, but questions about cost remain.

Three MotoGP riders take a corner at Circuit of the Americas racetrack with a giant Texas flag in the background
Audio

Leaning into the thrills: Audio-Technica microphones and the dynamic soundscapes of MotoGP

We spent three days in Austin learning how the full-throttle, soul-stirring symphony of motorcycle racing is captured.

Even lab mice are getting VR headsets now
Internet

Even lab mice are getting VR headsets now

Neurobiologists say the iMRSIV gives mice a more 'immersive' experience than 2D projections.

Apollo 16 lunar landing mission commander John W. Young leaps from the lunar surface as he salutes the United States flag. The flag is located at the Descartes landing site during the first Apollo 16 extravehicular activity.
Moons

Why scientists think it’s time to declare a new lunar epoch

Human exploration has changed the moon. Anthropologists and geologists want to preserve the proof.