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Internet

Netflix is rolling out a feature that ends password sharing in the US

Everything you need to know about the new "Netflix Household" feature.

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Engineering

A new material creates clean electricity from the air around it

The physics at play in a storm cloud, but in a thin, hole-filled film.

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Ask Us Anything

Here’s what really happens when you pull a muscle

Stretching can prevent muscle strains, and rest helps them heal.

Windmill AC with WhisperTech in an apartment window (color-corrected header)
Appliances

Windmill Air Conditioner review: Silence sounds cool

Windmill's WhisperTech is proof that, when it comes to a quieter window AC, you can have your (ice cream) cake and eat it too.

A spiny mouse standing on a rock. Spiny mice can regenerate skin, muscle, nerves, spinal cord, and possibly cardiac tissue.
Wildlife

African spiny mouse joins a small but mighty group of bony plated mammals

The small to medium sized produce spiny structures under their skin of their tails—and can even regrow them.

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

There’s a good reason why so many adults are scared of clowns

Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.

Climate justice campaigners march from the Shell Centre to Trafalgar Square to demand urgent climate finance and reparations for loss and damage for global south communities on November, 12 2022 in London. The march was organized by the Climate Justice Coalition as part of a Global Day of Action called by African climate campaign groups at COP27.
Fossil Fuels

Chevron’s carbon offsets are mostly ‘junk,’ according to global watchdog investigation

The scathing new report from Corporate Accountability said 93 percent of the oil giant’s offsets were environmentally problematic.

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Tech Hacks

What to know about Apple’s new Rapid Security Response updates

These updates ensure your Apple devices are safe from attacks.

An illustration of a hot Jupiter planet, based on Hubble observations.
Exoplanets

This hot Jupiter exoplanet unexpectedly hangs out with a super-Earth

Gas giants that orbit very close to stars are normally loners. But this one has a friend.

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Diseases

Neglected sewage systems are a public health risk for low-income communities

One-quarter of the global population is infected with soil-transmitted helminths that can cause serious health problems.

The Air Force used microwave energy to take down a drone swarm
Air Force

The Air Force used microwave energy to take down a drone swarm

The defensive weapon is called THOR, and in a recent test it zapped the drones out of the sky.

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Smart Home

The best Netgear routers

Netgear makes a wide range of routers. Whether you're a gamer, content creator, or streaming fan, here's how to pick the best one for you.

These massive, wing-like ‘sails’ could add wind power to cargo ships
Engineering

These massive, wing-like ‘sails’ could add wind power to cargo ships

The new technology is a welcome modernization of classic engineering.

Wing's drone flying in the stadium
Drones

Watch a Google drone deliver beer and snacks to Denver’s Coors Field

It might never match the pace and precision of a human vendor, but it's still a cool demonstration.

A polar bear stands on sea ice.
Global Warming

The Montreal Protocol had a dramatic ice-saving side effect

The United Nations treaty on CFCs is likely delaying the first ice-free Arctic summer by as much as 15 years.

A group of yellow and fuzzy baby chicks.
Agriculture

How a sniff test could make sexing chicks more humane

The recently developed technique can help farmers tell the sex of a chick without cracking an egg.

A bathtub ring seen above the waterline o the brown and red rocks around Lake Powell, Utah due to drought that reduced the flow of the Colorado River.
Climate Change

Colorado River deals pays Arizona, California, and Nevada $1.2 billion to use less water

The 'breakthrough' deal follows an unusually wet winter in the West.

Person on yoga mat doing bridge exercise to work out muscles in core, neck, and back. Illustrated in red, black, white, and gray.
Fitness & Exercise

A guide to the muscles you forget to exercise

Add “tendon day” to your gym routine.

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Life Skills

How to use science to remove sticker residue

Choose your sticker-removing fighter.

SuperBIT high-altitude balloon with space telescope in the skies after its launch
Space Telescope

A super pressure balloon built by students is cruising Earth’s skies to find dark matter

SuperBIT belongs to a new class of budget space telescopes, ferried by high-altitude balloons rather than rockets.