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alfa romeo tonale
Hybrid Cars

There’s something magical about driving Alfa Romeo’s first hybrid

The Tonale can cruise on battery power alone for 30 miles. Plus, a brake-by-wire system saves weight and boosts its stopping power.

Close-up of WhatsApp home screen on smartphone
Social Media

WhatsApp released a super-secure new feature for private messages

'Chat Lock' creates a password- and biometric-locked folder for your most sensitive convos.

Fetch robot picking up dry erase marker off of table
Robots

This helpful robot uses a camera to find items for people with dementia

Researchers designed a new object-detection algorithm allowing robots to remember the locations of items they 'see.'

Bluetti EB3A portable power station
Home

This Bluetti portable power station is the cheapest it’s ever been on Amazon

Take up to 40% off a portable power station that you'll want in your emergency kit during a power outage.

A blue butterfly on a pink flowering plant.
Insects

A ‘butterfly tree of life’ reveals the origins of these beautiful insects

The colorful insects first evolved more than 100 million years ago thanks to some enterprising moths.

Pink clover meadow and blue sky.
Robots

This lawn-mowing robot can save part of your yard for pollinators

Husqvarna has introduced a new autopilot mode for its mowers that omits a portion of owners' yards to promote sustainability.

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Home

Save more than 45% on DeWalt power tools at Amazon right now

Save on drills, drivers, saws, extra batteries, and more.

A coral reef in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba in the Red Sea. Corals here and in the Persian Gulf are particularly affected by light pollution.
Ocean

Light pollution is messing with coral reproduction

More than 7 million square miles of coastal ocean are possibly affected by increasingly common nighttime lights.

Illustration of a submarine communications cable.
Engineering

Why the EU wants to build an underwater cable in the Black Sea

According to reports, this effort will reduce reliance on communications infrastructure that runs through Russia.

Dolphins use echolocation to find fish and navigate in the dark sea.
Science

How echolocation lets bats, dolphins, and even people navigate by sound

The word "echolocation' says it all. But different animals have put their own twist on the sensory superpower.

Why the CEO of Ferrari doesn’t care about self-driving cars
Self Driving

Why the CEO of Ferrari doesn’t care about self-driving cars

The automaker is developing an electric vehicle, though.

Link falls based on a version of physics in Tears of the Kingdom.
Physics

How ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ plays with the rules of physics

Link's world is based on our reality, but its natural laws get bent for magic and fun.

A mouse eating a morsel of food, a scene that would prompt many to wonder how to get rid of mice.
Life Skills

How to get rid of mice and keep them away

Protect your house from vermin.

The health impacts of incarceration don’t end after release
Cancer

The health impacts of incarceration don’t end after release

'The worse the prison conditions, the more likely it is incarceration can be tied to excess mortality.'

Hands on laptop typing.
Tech Hacks

How to find your IP address whenever you need it

You don’t have to memorize your IP address, but it’s useful to know where to find it. 

How an innovative battery system in the Bronx will help charge up NYC’s grid
Engineering

How an innovative battery system in the Bronx will help charge up NYC’s grid

The state has a goal of getting six gigawatts of battery storage online by 2030. Take an inside look at how one small system will work.

Stressed clams turn ghostly white in warming waters
Ocean

Stressed clams turn ghostly white in warming waters

Giant clams suffer from bleaching like coral reefs, though the consequences don’t seem quite as dire.

The best 85-inch TVs composited
Televisions

The best 85-inch TVs

An 85-inch TV used to cost as much as a sedan, but now they're much more attainable.

Zephalto concept art of hot air balloon in edge of space flight above Earth
Technology

$130,000 could buy you a Michelin-star meal with a view of the stars

Zephalto hopes to offer passengers panoramic views of Earth, a fancy dinner... and psychological counseling.

A closeup of Saturn's colorful rings. The image was taken on June 30, 2004 using the Cassini spacecraft’s Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph as it entered the planet’s orbit.
Solar System

Saturn’s icy rings may be a relatively new addition to the gas giant’s signature look

Space dust may be able to tell scientists the age of the awe-inspiring phenomenon.