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Kick off 2023 with unique moonscapes, a meteor shower, and a bright comet
Solar System

Kick off 2023 with unique moonscapes, a meteor shower, and a bright comet

Uranus will briefly hide behind the moon on New Year's Day.

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Tech Hacks

Reset your digital life by deleting all your social media accounts

So long, and thanks for all the Likes.

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Peripherals

Different types of microphones and when to use them: The shape of things to come

Get to know how types of microphones work so you can pick the perfect one for singing, streaming, podcasting, recording instruments, etc.

Behind the wheel of McLaren’s hot new hybrid supercar, the Artura
Hybrid Cars

Behind the wheel of McLaren’s hot new hybrid supercar, the Artura

The plug-in hybrid supercar represents McLaren 2.0. Here's what it's like to drive.

The National Institutes of Health is studying dogs to learn more about aging and genetics in people
Biology

The National Institutes of Health is studying dogs to learn more about aging and genetics in people

The Dog Genome Project's latest research seeks to understand how breeding has shaped canine behavior.

Satellite image of Hurricane Ian in the Gulf of Mexico
Environment

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season started slowly, but still produced devastating storms

The season saw 14 named storms, including two major hurricanes, the first hurricane to hit Canada in 50 years, and a rare November landfall.

SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus cell modeled in purple on an orange background
COVID-19

How our pandemic toolkit fought the many viruses of 2022

COVID enhanced our ability to study and defend against the flu, mpox, and RSV.

The best travel guitar gear for guitarists
Audio

The best travel guitar gear for guitarists

It’s also perfect for writing, performing, and recording.

Relax after a long day with one of the best foot massagers.
Home

The best foot massagers

Work the stress out of your tired toes and feet.

Red and white lighthouses being submerged by sea level rise. Illustration.
Land

Humans and nature will handle rising tides, together

What does the future of US coastal defenses look like?

Man checking fitness tracker
Fitness & Exercise

What you should know about heart rate variability–a biometric most fitness trackers measure

Heart rate variability depends on a range of physiological, psychological, environmental, lifestyle, and nonmodifiable genetic factors.

A look at the new B-21 Raider—and the stealth bomber that preceded it
Air Force

A look at the new B-21 Raider—and the stealth bomber that preceded it

Comparing a stealthy new aircraft with the B-2 Spirit.

College textbooks aren’t keeping up with the severity of the global climate crisis
Climate Change

College textbooks aren’t keeping up with the severity of the global climate crisis

Content has stagnated since the 90s, despite climate impacts affecting the entire planet.

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Gift Guides

The best things we bought in 2022

Got gift cards? Here are recommendations on where we'd spend 'em.

A salt marsh
Environment

Why some salt marshes are more endangered than we thought

The painstakingly slow recovery of an Oregon marsh raises new worries about how delicate these ecosystems can be.

A guide to the world of mud volcanoes
Weather

A guide to the world of mud volcanoes

Mud volcanoes are little known in North America, but much more common in other parts of the world.

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Tech Hacks

How to set up F-Droid, the open-source alternative to the Google Play Store

The unofficial store vets apps for safety and privacy.

An iOS alert on an iPhone screen that says the storage is full and there is no more room on the phone.
Tech Hacks

Simple tricks to help you free up space on your phone

Behind every good selfie, there are 50 failed attempts, but you don't need them all on your phone.

One of Ford's battery modules
Electric Vehicles

Ford used a quantum computer to explore EV battery materials

Quantum computers can simulate the properties of new materials that might make batteries safer, more energy-dense, and easier to recycle.

‘Snowball Earth’ was crushing and cold. What animals could survive it?
Wildlife

‘Snowball Earth’ was crushing and cold. What animals could survive it?

We know there were animals during Earth’s chilliest era—but we still don't know what they look like.