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Box of iHealth COVID rapid tests being distributed at a school before the US COVID public health emergency ended
Vaccines

Your guide to COVID testing for the unforeseeable future

Here's how to get COVID tests once the US stops giving them away.

This soft robotic skull implant could change epilepsy treatment
Engineering

This soft robotic skull implant could change epilepsy treatment

The flower-shaped device can fit through a tiny hole in the skull and then delicately unfold.

A clownfish swimming in an anemone.
Fish

Baby anemonefish can rapidly change their genes to survive in the sea

Reef fish larvae can also swim a speedy 10 to 12 body lengths per second.

An donor relaxes their arm after donating blood.
Health

FDA finalizes new rules on blood donation for gay and bisexual men

The step paves the way for more blood donors and represents another step in ending a discriminatory and outdated policy.

Smoke stacks from a power plant emit smoke.
Fossil Fuels

Power plants may face emission limits for the first time if EPA rules pass

If finalized, these regulations could keep 617 million metric tons of the greenhouse gas out of the air.

A new mask adds ‘realistic’ smells to VR
Engineering

A new mask adds ‘realistic’ smells to VR

The device, the authors hope, can make virtual reality feel more lifelike.

A spoon of creamy peanut butter over a slice of bread and surrounded by peanuts, shelled and unshelled.
Food Safety

A peanut allergy patch is making headway in trials with toddlers

The wearable patch delivers peanut proteins and is a step towards helping the 2.5 percent of children with peanut allergies.

Screenshot of MusicBrainz Picard sorting a music album.
Tech Hacks

Use MusicBrainz Picard to organize your sloppy music collection

Let Picard automatically tidy up and label that mess you call a music library.

illustration of scientist with 3D models
Security

Inside the little-known group that knows where toxic clouds will blow

This center is in charge of modeling what happens in the atmosphere if a train derails—or a nuclear weapon explodes.

These whales might follow their noses to their next snack in the surf
Whales

These whales might follow their noses to their next snack in the surf

North Atlantic right whales seem to find food by sniffing for a chemical cue. Could scientists use this to save them?

Wendy's chain restaurant at night.
AI

Google is helping Wendy’s build an AI drive-thru

The tech will be put to a real world test next month.

The Best 8-Inch Tablets
Tablets

The best 8-inch tablets

These smaller tablets are more than just a bigger-sized phone.

Helion Trenta nuclear fusion generator testing in dark lighting
Technology

Microsoft thinks this startup can deliver on nuclear fusion by 2028

A startup called Helion thinks it can get a functioning nuclear fusion working within five years—a lofty goal, to say the least.

Google I/O presentation about their updated language model named Gecko.
AI

Google previews an AI-powered future at I/O 2023

It’s a language model takeover.

A mosquito hanging upside down on a leaf.
Insects

Can scented soap make you less of a mosquito buffet?

Certain chemicals have a small association with repelling and attracting the tiny blood suckers.

Close up of one one man and two women using their phones on a bench.
Social Media

Should kids use social media? US psychology experts share their do’s and don’ts.

The American Psychological Association just released their first report on youth social media use.

A diverse crowd of people.
Biology

What is a pangenome? Scientists just released their first draft.

We're 99.9 percent genetically identical to each other. But that other 0.1 percent turns out to be pretty important.

a whale breaching over the ocean waves
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Sunken whale carcasses create entire marine cities on the ocean floor

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

The best light boxes for artists in 2021
Gear

The best light boxes

Looking for a new light box for your home illustration studio? Be it for animation, diamond painting, tattooing, or pattern tracing on fabric, a light box is a brilliant addition to any studio.

A NASA satellite image of huge plumes of methane coming from fossil fuel fields in Turkmenistan.
Fossil Fuels

Satellites traced super methane plumes to Turkmenistan’s gas fields

The two fields emitted a total of 403 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2022.