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Pale blue Uranus with clearly detailed rings captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope
Moons

Ice giant Uranus shows off its many rings in new JWST image

The seventh planet boasts 13 known rings and a unique polar cap.

Amazon Luna controller hovering in front of a purple background.
Tech Hacks

7 things to know about Amazon’s new gaming service, Luna

Smoother graphics and phone controls can help you get more from Amazon Luna.

Woolly mammoths evolved tiny ears over 700,000 years in Siberia
Wildlife

Woolly mammoths evolved tiny ears over 700,000 years in Siberia

New genetic studies are helping scientists see when the extinct animals may have evolved some of their signature traits.

Key components of shake testing structure being installed.
Engineering

Can this 10-story wooden building survive a seismic shakedown?

An earthquake-testing instrument is about to find out what structures can survive 'the big one.'

Tesla employees allegedly viewed and joked about drivers’ car camera footage
Electric Vehicles

Tesla employees allegedly viewed and joked about drivers’ car camera footage

A Reuters report claims employees also shared and Photoshopped the sensitive images into memes.

Google Sycamore processor for quantum computer hanging from a server room with gold and blue wires
Engineering

Quantum computers can’t teleport things—yet

It's almost impossible to simulate a good wormhole without more qubits.

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hits a home run against the Boston Red Sox during the eighth inning at Fenway Park on September 13, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Global Warming

Hotter weather could be changing baseball

'Climate ball' isn't necessarily a good thing.

Chronic wasting disease is sickening deer and elk. Could predators help?
Wildlife

Chronic wasting disease is sickening deer and elk. Could predators help?

In the Rockies, the disease can devastate herds; scientists are looking for solutions.

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AI

Meta just released a tool that helps computers ‘see’ objects in images

You can test out the model in your browser right now.

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite main
Tablets

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2021) review: Can’t put it down

This e-reader hits a sweet spot when it comes to performance, size, and price.

Icebergs over the ocean in Greenland.
Land

Antarctic ice can melt 20 times faster than we thought

A new study of one of the biggest ice sheets from the last Ice Age contains a warning for our warming world.

Narcan naloxone nasal spray vending machine in Illinois to fight opioid overdoses
Mental Health

4 common myths about Narcan, the ‘antidote’ to opioid overdose

The FDA-approved nasal spray can even be used on and by children.

TikTok app homescreen on smartphone close-up
Social Media

The ‘TikTok ban’ is a legal nightmare beyond TikTok

Critics say that if it becomes law, the RESTRICT Act bill could authorize broadly defined crackdowns on free speech and internet access.

Close up of customer trying out MacBook at Apple Store
Cryptocurrency

A Bitcoin Easter egg has been buried in macOS since 2018

No one seems to know for certain how the PDF of the white paper got there.

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Smart Home

The best smart plugs

You’re smart, your devices are smart, and your home should be too. Here's how to make a smart choice buying network-enabled plugs for your connected house.

Mario Party Superstars
Console Gaming

The best multiplayer Switch games

The Nintendo Switch is an excellent multiplayer system and these are the best co-op and competitive games in its library.

A person with red nail polish scrolling through their Instagram feed in chronological order.
Tech Hacks

The button that will put your Instagram feed in chronological order

You can view the most recent posts, but Instagram's chronological feed feature is limited.

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Appliances

Take hundreds off Coway smart air purifiers at Amazon

Save yourself money and discomfort from pollen, dust, odors, and other airborne irritants with these deep discounts on air purifiers.

An illustration of the Earth's core with arrows showing how seismographs in Antarctica monitor the core.
Science

There might be underground ‘mountains’ near Earth’s core

Scientists have learned new information about the ancient ocean floor at the core-mantle boundary of our planet.

A close-up of extended polyps of an apparently healthy great star coral colony on a reef near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The tentacles surrounding the mouth of each polyp help trap food particles for the coral to eat.
Ocean

Caribbean coral is getting sick and dying. A probiotic could help.

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) can kill a colony coral polyps in only a few weeks once infected.