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best cpu coolers
Peripherals

The best CPU coolers

Stay frosty.

Climate change forces cities to rethink planting trees
Climate Change

Climate change forces cities to rethink planting trees

US cities are losing some 36 million trees every year, but hardier species can restore their canopies.

A TV with the Stranger Things title screen on it, in a dark room bathed in purple light. Exactly what you might see if you're binge-watching instead of going to sleep.
Life Skills

How to stream movies and shows without destroying your sleep

Have your screen time and sleep well too.

Earth Day Essentials
Home

The best Earth Day essentials

Swap your everyday gear with more sustainable versions the next time you upgrade.

Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test
Robots

Robot trash cans have survived a New York City field test

In a recent study, people in New York interacted with robotic trash cans on wheels. Here’s how it went.

Supreme Court votes to allow access to abortion drug, for now
Health

Supreme Court votes to allow access to abortion drug, for now

In the 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court preserved access to mifepristone—the most widely used abortion medication in the United States—for the time being.

How to make washing machines shed less microplastics
Pollution

How to make washing machines shed less microplastics

Simple filters could help remove microfiber pollution from your laundry. But experts say a broader portfolio of solutions is needed to address the problem.

Best Garmin smartwatches sliced header
Smartwatches

The best Garmin smartwatches, tested and reviewed

Garmin smartwatches include sleep tracking, GPS, wellness monitoring, step trackers, and so much more. Here's how to pick the best features and fashions for you.

iPad Air 2020 review
Tablets

The best iPad for most people is back down to its lowest price ever at Amazon

Get the 2022 M1-powered iPad Air for just $499 right now at Amazon.

Emae Island, one of the Outlier islands located in Central Vanuatu.
Archaeology

‘Fingerprints’ confirm the seafaring stories of adventurous Polynesian navigators

These expert navigators sailed thousands of nautical miles long before other societies.

Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings
Drones

Giving drones inflatable suits could help them survive crash landings

Birds once again inspire robots to nimbly navigate the skies and obstacles.

An empty Gmail inbox.
Tech Hacks

6 Gmail sorting tips for a more efficient and less chaotic inbox

Don't settle for the default Gmail inbox view. You can do better.

An animal coffin with a human-headed part-eel, part-cobra figure wearing a double crown. The figure is associated with Atum, an ancient Egyptian god of pre-existence and post-existence.
Archaeology

Ancient Egyptians mummified animals and put them in beautiful tiny coffins

Neutron tomography helped scientists peek inside six 2,500 year-old caskets without even cracking them open.

The Terranaut is a new mine-hunting bot designed for beaches
Navy

The Terranaut is a new mine-hunting bot designed for beaches

The autonomous robot is intended for the dangerous work of dealing with explosives in areas where Marines would typically tread.

A forest elephant with a raised trunk surrounded by greenery. Forest elephants are much smaller in size compared to savanna elephants, and their ears are an oval shape.
Endangered Species

Elephants and humans share surprising similarities. A new docuseries dives deep into that relationship.

From curious calves to wise grandmothers, 'Secrets of the Elephants' follows the survival of herds and the local experts trying to protect them.

Kids dressed in bright raingear during a forest school class in Sweden
Global Warming

Young kids learn the realities of climate change in forest schools

In nature pre-schools, students spend much of their days outdoors. That could better prepare them for the future.

New Zealand’s wild pigs could be a source of much-needed donor organs
Wildlife

New Zealand’s wild pigs could be a source of much-needed donor organs

The animals evolved into ultra-resilient, disease-free predators while isolated on Auckland Island.

A Dell laptop compatible with Windows keyboard shortcuts on a wooden table with a coffee mug beside it.
Tech Hacks

20 essential Windows keyboard shortcuts that will make you forget your mouse

Let your fingertips fly, you Microsoft magician.

Victrola Stream Onx With Sonos Era 100
Speakers

Victrola Stream Onyx turntable review: A spin on WiFi hi-fi

It's Record Store Day everyday and in every room when you add the Stream Onyx turntable to a Sonos wireless whole-home audio ecosystem.

A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data
Robots

A new robotic seed can wriggle into soil to harvest climate data

The nature-inspired device could help improve our soddy communication with sod.