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Appliances

Save on KitchenAid stand mixers, Instant Pots, and more with Black Friday appliance deals at Amazon

Some of the best appliances we've tested are currently at their cheapest prices ever for Black Friday at Amazon.

Army ants building living bridge between two ledges in lab
Engineering

Army ants could teach robots a thing or two

Army ants use their bodies to build bridges. Robots could soon take a cue from the tiny insect’s ability to collaborate.

An Indian cobra found in the farmlands of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Around 58,000 Indians die from snakebites every year, the highest rate in the world.
Wildlife

In India, a need for new antidotes to curb deadly snakebites

The country has the highest rates of snakebite deaths in the world. Experts say a lot more must be done to save lives.

Even without brains, jellyfish learn from their mistakes
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Even without brains, jellyfish learn from their mistakes

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

On Friday, founder and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired by the board of directors. Chaos ensued.
AI

Actually, never mind, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI’s CEO

The shakeup at one of Silicon Valley's most important AI companies continues.

A mature Megasyllis nipponica with a developing female stolon.
Wildlife

Why these sea worms detach their butts to reproduce

Biologists might be closer to solving the mystery behind the Japanese green syllid worm's reproductive behavior.

An aquatic nematode living in pond water among cyanobacteria. The small worms are sometimes trapped and eaten by carnivorous fungi.
Biology

These tiny worms are no match for carnivorous fungi

Arthrobotrys oligospora sets traps for nematodes as part of a ‘constant evolutionary arms race.’

Robot dog at Hyundai factory working on car
Electric Vehicles

Hyundai’s robot-heavy EV factory in Singapore is fully operational

The seven-story facility includes a rooftop test track and ‘Smart Garden.’

A lineup of the best indoor security cameras on a plain background
Smart Home

The best indoor security cameras

I spy with my little eye ... an indoor security camera that helps you make sure things at home are in check.

The full view of the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument reveals a 50 light-years-wide portion of the Milky Way’s dense center. An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of the Sagittarius C region, along with some as-yet unidentified features. A vast region of ionized hydrogen, shown in cyan, wraps around an infrared-dark cloud, which is so dense that it blocks the light from distant stars behind it. Intriguing needle-like structures in the ionized hydrogen emission lack any uniform orientation. Researchers note the surprising extent of the ionized region, covering about 25 light-years.
Space Telescope

Chaotic region shines bright with 500,000 stars in new JWST image

Just in time for Sagittarius season, the newly imaged Sagittarius C region includes some star-forming hotspots.

Colorful eyes of different animals; illustration
Animals

How do animals see the world?

From eyes that change color with the seasons to orbs as big as basketballs, the animal kingdom is out of sight.

New features ChatGPT
Tech Hacks

How to use ChatGPT’s new image and voice options

The AI chatbot is expanding with a range of new prompts beyond text.

Broadclub Cuttlefish
Ocean

Cuttlefish and their amazing technicolor dreamcoats

Cuttlefish change colors to hide, hunt, and communicate—and, these scientists think, when they dream.

Black and white photo of merchant ship encountering rogue wave
AI

An equation co-written with AI reveals monster rogue waves form ‘all the time’

'This is equivalent to around 1 monster wave occurring every day at any random location in the ocean.'

Lucid Gravity EV SUV
Electric Vehicles

Lucid says its new all-electric SUV beats Tesla Model X range by nearly 100 miles

The Gravity SUV seats seven and claims 440 miles of range.

Cruise robotaxi action shot at night
AI

Controversial ‘robotaxi’ startup loses CEO

General Motors suspended Cruise's driverless fleet nationwide earlier this month.

On Friday, founder and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired by the board of directors. Chaos ensued.
AI

OpenAI chaos explained: What it could mean for the future of artificial intelligence

The firing of CEO Sam Altman, the threat of employee exodus, and more.

An artist’s concept of the Milky Way, which is a spiral galaxy that has a defined center. The spiral arms are made up of stars that can be wound tightly or loosely.
Solar System

Elliptical galaxies may just be spiral galaxies with their arms lobbed off

Scientists' simulation of the Supergalatic Plane show how collisions in dense star neighborhoods can smooth out swirling galaxies.

A serotine bat with its mouth open, showing teeth. Serotine bats are widely spread throughout Europe and Asia and have a 15 inch wingspan.
Bats

Scientists are confounded by the sex lives of serontine bats

The size of the bats' male genitals make penetration impossible.

Close-up of SpaceX Starship Falcon rockets igniting during liftoff
Technology

Another SpaceX Starship blew up

The explosive finale did not come as a surprise to the company and the mission passed some major milestones.