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DJ/producer in a home studio with JBL monitors
Audio

Here’s the home recording studio gear every project needs

Home recording studio technology is more affordable than ever. Here’s how to start investing.

Hand holding up drone disguised within taxidermy bird body
Drones

Researchers are stuffing drones into taxidermy birds to make them seem more ‘natural’

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... sort of both, actually.

A European hedgehog on a road with a yellow flower.
Endangered Species

Why Danish citizen scientists were on a quest to find the oldest European hedgehog

The beloved mammal is facing population decline in some habitats.

a cuttlefish in darkness
Engineering

Cuttlefish have amazing eyes, so robot-makers are copying them

Cameras inspired by cuttlefish eyes could help robots and cars see better.

Pill sensor placed atop quarter for size comparison
Technology

This vibrating magnetic pill could one day help measure your guts

A new ingestible module could provide an alternative to more invasive gastrointestinal procedures.

A mother chimpanzee with her offspring, which she may teach her style of handclasping.
Wildlife

Popular chimpanzees set hand-holding trends for the whole group

Apes copy the social customs of their influential peers—and their moms.

Traeger Ironwood XL grill review in front of a garage
Home

Traeger Ironwood pellet grill review: King of the smoke ring

The Traeger Ironwood and Ironwood XL pellet grills set a standard for simplified smoking and grilling.

Charity scammers’ latest weapon is AI-generated art
AI

Charity scammers’ latest weapon is AI-generated art

Last week's deadly earthquake in Syria and Turkey highlights how well-meaning people can fall for traps posing as donation sites.

A young woman sits below a stairwell with her head down in sadness.
Mental Health

Teen girls and queer youth are facing a crisis of hopelessness, CDC finds

'High school should be a time for trailblazing, not trauma.'

screenshot of the monty python silly walk
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The Monty Python ‘silly walk’ could replace your gym workout

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

Studying fighter pilot physiology could help us understand astronaut brains
Health

Studying fighter pilot physiology could help us understand astronaut brains

Brain connections change for pilots with more experience, according to new study.

Close up to a white Xbox controller on a black table.
Tech Hacks

You should try connecting a keyboard and mouse to your Xbox

Controllers are not your only option if you have an Xbox Series X/S.

Pink pigeon in New York City wildlife rescue center that was dyed for gender reveal party
Pollution

Gender reveal parties are turning nature pink and blue

With a string of recent fires and wildlife incidents, the trend has gotten too extreme.

Singapore’s new plan to fight mosquito-borne diseases: bug-infecting bacteria
Biology

Singapore’s new plan to fight mosquito-borne diseases: bug-infecting bacteria

Evidence suggests the bacteria-infected insects can slow the spread of dengue, but they are difficult to mass produce.

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Military

Why the US might be finding more unidentified flying objects

The sudden discovery of more objects matches a change made to US radar capability.

A woma pythron, a large, nocturnal species of snake on the ground by a piece of wood.
Wildlife

Snakes can actually hear really well

Even without obvious ears, the slithery creatures can listen with their internal organs.

An airplane taking off toward the camera at dusk, with lights along the runway and on the front of the plane, against a cloudy reddish sunset.
Aviation

Let’s talk about how planes fly

How does an aircraft stay in the sky, and how do wings work? Fasten your seatbelts—let's explore.

a Zoox self-driving car on the road
Self Driving

An autonomous EV with no steering wheel is hitting the road in California

If you want to ride in it, you're out of luck—unless you work for Zoox.

Woman hold head in hand while sitting at desk in front of laptop
AI

Microsoft’s take on AI-powered search struggles with accuracy

Microsoft's Bing chatbot is under scrutiny barely a week after Google Bard's own announcement debacle.

A Marburg virus as it appears under a microscope.
Diseases

Rare, Ebola-related Marburg virus spreads in Equatorial Guinea

The virus can have an 88 percent fatality rate if left untreated.