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A 6.3 inch long phallus shaped artifact that was discovered in England, at the Roman fort of Vindolanda.
Archaeology

Scientists think they found a 2,000-year-old dildo in ancient Roman ruins

Is it an ancient sex toy, a good luck charm, or a pestle for grinding medicine?

Why some single-use plastic water bottles could be banned in Hawaii
Pollution

Why some single-use plastic water bottles could be banned in Hawaii

The plan has environmental benefits—but there are plenty of drawbacks.

A business woman packs up paperwork and a laptop in an office.
Mental Health

4-day work week shows big benefits for both workers and employers in UK

More than 70 percent of employees reported less burnout.

Person sitting down with a mug on one hand and the other typing on an a windows computer
Tech Hacks

How to uninstall a bunch of Windows apps at once

Getting rid of the bloatware in your PC is easier than you think.

The icy white south pole of Mars, with red soil all around.
Mars

Want to travel to Mars? Here’s how long the trip could take.

Nuclear engines or not, you're gonna need a lot of PTO to get to the Red Planet.

A tractor in Argentina drives over a dry and dusty soybean field with a blazing sun.
Global Warming

La Niña is exacerbating drought conditions for millions

Argentina saw its driest year in 50 years and 1.3 million people in Somalia are displaced due to food insecurity.

Why some Toyotas have ‘fish fins’
Engineering

Why some Toyotas have ‘fish fins’

Once you start noticing these aero stabilizing components, you won't be able to stop.

Surrealist digital painting inspired by Dali of flying clocks and chess pieces upside down over sand and the Earth. The motifs symbolize the leap second.
Physics

We might soon lose a full second of our lives

The Earth is spinning faster. A negative leap second could help the world's clocks catch up.

barnacles on the beach
Ocean

Slow-moving shoreline creatures are sitting ducks for climate change

Lots of species are being forced to move to escape the heat. Some just can’t move very far.

Guests at Filmmaker's Trivia Night during the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Battery Park on June 14, 2021 in New York City.
Life Skills

5 ways to get better at trivia, according to a Jeopardy! contestant

These trivia tips will help whether you're competing for pride or payment.

Human interactions can drastically change wolf pack dynamics
Endangered Species

Human interactions can drastically change wolf pack dynamics

A new study explores how packs change when activities like hunting and car accidents kill wolves.

Heat of sun radiating through cold of space
Sun

Why is space cold if the sun is hot?

We live in a universe of extremes.

Traeger Ironwood XL grill review with a pulled pork smoking on it
Appliances

The best pellet grills for every type of outdoor cooking

Skip the charcoal and enjoy some smoky flavors with these grills.

a modified F-16 in flight
Air Force

Why DARPA put AI at the controls of a fighter jet

In December tests, different artificial intelligence algorithms flew an F-16-like fighter jet. Can AI be a good combat aviator?

An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs
Fish

An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs

A long game of Whose Egg Is It Anyway could be coming to a close.

Goose emoji
Internet

Meet the newest Apple emojis: a goose, a moose, and another pink heart

Apple users enrolled in the Apple Development Program have an advanced look at 31 new emoji options arriving in the near future.

Best MagSafe accessories sliced header
Smartwatches

The best MagSafe accessories

There is a massive ecosystem of iPhone accessories, and MagSafe is the one ring that wants to rule them all.

Screenshot of the mobile version of the Microsoft Edge browser.
Tech Hacks

5 ways to translate websites on your phone

Know the lingo without knowing the lingo.

A black desk with a vertical monitor setup, in addition to a horizontal monitor, with both screens backlit with white light.
Tech Hacks

How a vertical monitor setup will change your life

Flip your monitor vertically and get the most out of your screen real estate.

Image of hands coming out of a computer or a man hiding behind a laptop
AI

No, the AI chatbots (still) aren’t sentient

Experts say that personification and projections of sentience on Microsoft and Google chatbots distract from the real issues.