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A rendering of the newly discovered Protathlitis cinctorrensis near coastal areas where it lived during the Cretaceous Period.
Dinosaurs

A giant new spinosaur species has been unearthed in Spain

Meet Protathlitis cinctorrensis, a 32- to 36-foot-long Cretaceous 'champion.'

Wendy's chain restaurant at night.
Engineering

Wendy’s wants underground robots to deliver food to your car

The concept is similar to a pneumatic tube system.

A kitchen counter with a tray of drying seed bombs, a bowl with a mixture of powdered clay and potting mix, and two seed packets for rosemary and lavender.
Projects

Make your own seed bombs to garden on the go

Spread precious greenery and biodiversity throughout your community.

A supermassive black hole with a mass many times that of our sun.
Black Holes

A gassy black hole might have burped out the largest cosmic explosion ever

This fault in the stars lit up the universe with extraordinary brightness.

Ryobi power tools on a white background
Home

Get two Ryobi batteries and a free power tool for $99 right now at Home Depot

Get anything from an impact driver to a $189 belt sander completely free.

TikTok brand logo on the screen of Apple iPhone on top of laptop keyboard
Social Media

Montana is the first state to ‘ban’ TikTok, but it’s complicated

The law is scheduled to go into effect next year, although it remains unclear how it could actually be enforced.

An aerial view of a desert kite in the Jebel az-Zilliyat region of Saudi Arabia. The kite dates back to the Stone Age and was a kind of hunting trap.
Archaeology

Blueprints engraved in stone from Saudi Arabia and Jordan could be the world’s oldest

The nearly 8,000-year-old plans helped ancient people build massive places to herd and slaughter animals.

Siler collingwoodi is a colorful, ant-mimicking spider found in China and Japan.
Spiders

This spider pretends to be an ant, but not well enough to avoid being eaten

Not all predators are so easily fooled.

A MacBook sitting next to an iPad used as a second screen.
Tech Hacks

You should use your iPad as a second screen

Take your an extra display everywhere you go.

Glowing outline of a fictitious dinosaur in Arches National Park to symbolize missing fossils in deserts. Illustration.
Dinosaurs

The ghosts of the dinosaurs we may never discover

We've barely scratched the surface of the fossil record. What are paleontologists still missing?

Steel production electric furnace
Renewables

Steel built the Rust Belt. Green steel could help rebuild it.

Steel manufactured using hydrogen and powered by renewable energy could drastically reduce carbon emissions and employ a well-paid, industrial workforce.

Anderson Cooper wearing suit and glasses
AI

Trump shares AI-altered fake clip of Anderson Cooper

A sloppy, voice-cloned soundbite of the CNN anchor concerns experts.

Magellan Ltd 3D scan of Titanic wreckage
Technology

Staggering 3D scan of the Titanic shows the wreck down to the millimeter

More than 16 terabytes of data recorded by remote submersibles has resulted in amazingly complete images of the Titanic's remains.

A young baboon hangs from a thin tree branch.
Wildlife

Baboons can recover from childhood trauma with a little help from their friends

A difficult upbringing can cut years off of a monkey’s life, but good friends can help get them back.

Computer-on-desk-showing-gmail-loading-page
Internet

Google will start deleting inactive accounts later this year

Sign into your inactive account ASAP or it might be gone for good.

Telly dual-screen smart TV mounted on wall
Internet

Read the fine print before signing up for a free Telly smart TV

Your personal data is the price you'll pay for the double-screened television.

Screenshot of photo editing in Adobe Lightroom Classic
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.