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Check before you buy: Here are the new EVs that qualify for the clean vehicle tax credit
Electric Vehicles

Check before you buy: Here are the new EVs that qualify for the clean vehicle tax credit

Certain models may be up for a major federal tax credit.

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Electric Vehicles

Which vehicle would win—an electric Hummer or a Corvette?

A competition between the two offers lessons in the difference between quickness and speed.

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Tech Hacks

Why you should use whitelists to manage your email

Filtering messages before they hit your inbox may be a more practical approach.

Robot putting golf ball across indoor field into hole
AI

Meet Golfi, the robot that plays putt-putt

The tiny bot can scoot on a green and hit a golf ball with impressive accuracy.

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Internet

It’s the end of an era—Verizon says farewell to 3G

How 3G cellular data ushered in the age of the smartphone.

A scientist testing samples in a lab.
COVID-19

The new Omicron subvariant XXB.1.5 may the next big COVID strain

The CDC estimates that it's causing 75 percent of new cases in the northeastern US.

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COVID-19

China is facing a COVID-19 surge—and that could mean complications for travel

New restrictions go into effect on January 5 in the United States.

ISS astronauts are building objects that couldn’t exist on Earth
International Space Station

ISS astronauts are building objects that couldn’t exist on Earth

Gravity-defying spare parts are created by filling silicone skins with resin.

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Aviation

You can blame Southwest Airlines’ holiday catastrophe on outdated software

The program behind flight schedules was at the 'end of its life' long before storms hit.

A woman drinking water after a work out.
Diseases

Hydration seems to be the key to aging better and living longer

Time to break out that water bottle.

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Fitness & Exercise

Pilates can improve your posture and balance. The killer body is just a bonus.

These slow-burning exercises will help you build a stronger core.

An artist's illustration of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
Deep Space

The spy agency origins of NASA’s next powerful planet-hunting observatory

A Defense Department agency gifted NASA with mirrors to look for worlds beyond our solar system.

A LifeStraw water filter and bottle on some gray rocks.
Life Skills

Don’t ruin your next camping trip by storing your portable water filters wrong

If you think you need a new camping water filter, think again.

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Space X

Rocket fuel might be polluting the Earth’s upper atmosphere

With more spaceships launching than before, engineers are looking for alternative rocket fuels that leave less gunk in the air.

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Televisions

The best 8K TVs

8K is the future of televisions and we have the best choices of ’K’s to spend your G’s on if you’re ready to join the resolution revolution.

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Life Skills

Learning a new language? Here’s how to perfect your pronunciation.

Tips to sound better in the top 5 languages Americans are learning right now.

Gold clock with blue arms for minutes and seconds
Physics

Time doesn’t have to be exact—here’s why

The recent decision to axe the leap second shouldn't affect your countdowns or timekeeping too much.

Australia’s stealthy military drone sub will be called Ghost Shark
Navy

Australia’s stealthy military drone sub will be called Ghost Shark

The undersea robot has a fittingly fierce name.

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Drones

Reverse-engineered hummingbird wings could inspire new drone designs

New insights into hummingbird anatomy could soon change the way aerial drones are designed.

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Technology

The real reason that familiar Apple Mac chime is off key

Don't blame the composer who wrote it.