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Peripherals

The best headphones for work, tested and reviewed

Finding the right headphones and earbuds for work will help make the day a little easier and more focused.

Soft robotic hand picking up plastic ball from table
Robots

Watch a robot hand only use its ‘skin’ to feel and grab objects

It turns out robot hands don't need to articulate their fingers to grasp objects.

Pin-tailed sandgrouse in a body of water
Engineering

How a dumpy, short-legged bird could change water bottle designs

The sandgrouse’s unique feathers can hold and transport fluids.

Luna moth resting on a tree.
Evolution

The alluring tail of the Luna moth is surprisingly useless for finding a mate

What is gorgeous to humans might mean little to other animals.

Strait between Sicily and Italy, view from Messina, Sicily
Engineering

After 2,000 years of debate, Italy’s massive suspension bridge to Sicily may finally happen

Ecological, social, and economic drawbacks may still keep the bridge more myth than reality.

A black sea cucumber on the floor of the Indian Ocean.
Wildlife

Sea cucumbers have a Spiderman-esque superpower—and it involves their butts

Mess with the cuke, get the goop.

bog butter in a small container
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

‘Bog butter’ is exactly what it sounds like: delicious

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

A masked lab worker uses a pipette and a test tube.
Vaccines

White House invests $5 billion in new COVID vaccines and treatments as national emergency ends

There's still 'substantial' work to be done on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

iPad Pro showing a Freeform canvas on screen
Tech Hacks

5 ways to get started with Freeform, Apple’s app for creative thinkers

Freeform just kinda showed up one day, so you might as well learn how to use it.

Magnetic field around sun's corona with NASA's Parker Solar Probe touching the edge. Illustrated.
Sun

Why is the sun’s corona 200 times hotter than its surface?

The paradox has astronomers scratching their heads over magnetic waves, nanoflares, and the now-debunked element coronium.

In Oregon, a microchip gold rush could pave over long-protected farmland
Agriculture

In Oregon, a microchip gold rush could pave over long-protected farmland

To lure chipmakers, the state's lawmakers voted to roll back 50-year-old restrictions on urban growth.

I learned how to drift a car from the pros—here’s what it takes to slide
Vehicles

I learned how to drift a car from the pros—here’s what it takes to slide

Initial frustration gave way to confidence as I steered the vehicle into maneuvers that had the tire smoke billowing.

Artist's concept of JUICE spacecraft at Jupiter
Moons

Follow the JUICE mission as it launches to Jupiter and its many mysterious moons

The voyage is set to quench researchers’ thirst for knowledge about the biggest planet in our solar system.

person charging phone at airport charging station.
Security

Why you shouldn’t charge your phone at a public USB port

Here's what the FBI is sharing about a hacking technique called "juice jacking."

Illustration of space telescope array using mirror membranes above Earth
Technology

Super-thin ‘mirror membranes’ could lead the way to bigger space telescopes

The lightweight, flexible material could one day produce telescope mirrors even larger than JWST's.

A Theragun percussion massager on a blue background
Fitness Gear

The best percussion massager is 50% off at Amazon right now

Pummel away your post-squat blues with one of TheraGun's best-in-class percussion massagers, half-off on Amazon for a limited time.

A bird called an American Redstart sits on the branch of a tree.
Birds

Delaying departure may help birds migrate around climate change

These adaptations come at a steep price, however.

Chinese and English nametags hung up in an elementary school classroom
Science

Complex languages might shape bilingual brains differently

People who grow up learning Chinese and English show a split in a unique part of the brain called the VWFA.

A lineup of the best blue light glasses on a blue and white background.
Wearables

The best blue light glasses

We’re all worried about screen time's effect on our body parts and patterns. Could blocking blue light be an answer?

Ping Pong player wearing electrode cap playing against robot ball server
Robots

Human brains have to work overtime to beat robots at Ping-Pong

Playing sports with bots can be a real workout for the human brain.