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Tech Hacks

5 AI tools in Adobe Lightroom Classic to boost your photo editing

Let AI help you edit your photos like a pro.

Melting icebergs.
Global Warming

World set to ‘temporarily’ breach major climate threshold in next five years

It likely won’t last more than one year, but it’s a wake-up call.

The skull of a victim of the explosion of earthquakes that accompanied the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 ce.
Archaeology

‘Violent’ earthquakes accompanied the infamous volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii

Two newly discovered skeletons likely died as the ground shook and Mount Vesuvius spewed tons of volcanic ash and boiling hot gas.

A Windows 10 laptop on a desk under a desk lamp, with the Windows desktop on the screen.
Tech Hacks

How to reset Windows 10 or 11 without losing everything

Know when to choose a factory reset over a custom refresh.

Magnetic arches and solar flares emerging from the upper half of the sun's corona
Sun

How hundreds of college students are helping solve a centuries-old mystery about the sun

Astronomers-in-training spent thousands of hours peering at tiny solar flares that space telescopes missed.

Mother feeding baby food.
Nutrition

Eliminating heavy metals from baby food is frustratingly complicated

Scientists have long tried to remove heavy metals in the food supply. But uncertainty complicates regulations.

Navy SEALs will finally stay dry in a cozy new submarine
Navy

Navy SEALs will finally stay dry in a cozy new submarine

The existing method of transportation involves a sub that is exposed to the elements. That should change soon.

Silver Y moth feeding on long fuschia flowers
Insects

How migration makes life more resilient

Should we move species to aid their survival? A biologist explains the dilemma through the plight of moth flights.

NASA's TeraByte InfraRed Delivery system satellite on a pedestal
Technology

A tiny NASA CubeSat just set a big data speed record with lasers

The tissue box-sized TBIRD system transmitted 200 gigabits per second—double the record it set last year.

McLaren's F1 race car
AI

An inside look at the data powering McLaren’s F1 team

Go behind the scenes at the Miami Grand Prix and see how engineers prep for the big race.

Two doctors performing lab tests, one looking into a microscope and the other using a pipette.
Diseases

A once-forgotten antibiotic could be a new weapon against drug-resistant infections

After 80 years, scientists are testing out nourseothricin's ability to combat today's difficult-to-treat bacteria.

The best kids bikes composited
Outdoor Gear

The best kids’ bikes

Help your budding cyclist tackle any terrain and every adventure with the best kids’ bike for their size and skill level.

Close up of female hand using calculator atop tax forms.
Internet

A free IRS e-filing tax service could start rolling out next year

Free tax filing for everyone in the US could be a step closer to reality.

A positive pregnancy test.
Health

Cannabis use in first trimester has ‘significant’ harmful effects on a fetus

More research is needed to fully understand the impact of cannabis use during pregnancy.

Bubbles in a dark carbonated soda.
Nutrition

Sugar substitutes won’t help you lose weight

A review from the World Health Organization found that the treats filled with aspartame or saccharin don’t help with weight control.

A Labrador retriever smelling for explosives with a member of a bomb squad at the trial of the 2015 Boston Marathon bomber
Engineering

No machine can beat a dog’s bomb-detecting sniffer

Dogs are the best bomb detectors we have. Can scientists do better?

AI isn’t ready to act as a doctors’ assistant
Diseases

AI isn’t ready to act as a doctors’ assistant

Between privacy concerns and errors from the buzzy tech, the medical community does not have 'a really good clue about what’s about to happen.'

alfa romeo tonale
Hybrid Cars

There’s something magical about driving Alfa Romeo’s first hybrid

The Tonale can cruise on battery power alone for 30 miles. Plus, a brake-by-wire system saves weight and boosts its stopping power.

Close-up of WhatsApp home screen on smartphone
Social Media

WhatsApp released a super-secure new feature for private messages

'Chat Lock' creates a password- and biometric-locked folder for your most sensitive convos.

Fetch robot picking up dry erase marker off of table
Robots

This helpful robot uses a camera to find items for people with dementia

Researchers designed a new object-detection algorithm allowing robots to remember the locations of items they 'see.'