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From Miatas to Lamborghinis, these sports cars are meant for dirt, not asphalt
Vehicles

From Miatas to Lamborghinis, these sports cars are meant for dirt, not asphalt

At one end of the spectrum, a lift kit for a Miata costs $250. At the other, there's the $270,000 Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato.

A view of the planet as seen from the International Space Station
Solar System

Seismologists might have identified the deepest layer of Earth’s core

The so-called 'innermost inner core' could become the latest addition to geology textbooks.

An orange HomePod Mini device sits on a wooden desk right next to a laptop, a keyboard, and an external hard drive.
Tech Hacks

You can now use your HomePod Mini as an indoor weather station

The new temperature and humidity sensor came as a surprise to HomePod Mini owners.

A person holding a shiny, clean showerhead, and you can see their reflection in it.
Life Skills

Use citric acid to clean your dishwasher and other gross household items

Cleaning solutions smell like lemon for a reason.

Smoke from the Ohio train derailment over a small house in East Palestine
Pollution

Is acid rain forming from the Ohio train derailment site?

Residents of East Palestine keep reporting health issues. Should people in other states be worried, too?

Gloved hands placing computer microchip on underneath microscope lens.
AI

Scientists eye lab-grown brains to replace silicon-based computer chips

Chips are fast approaching physical limits. Replacing them with minibrains might be the next step forward.

A glassy-winged sharpshooter rests on a leaf.
Insects

Watch these tiny bugs catapult urine with their butts

Superpropulsion is a feat of physics—and a near constant occurrence for glassy-winged sharpshooters.

Sugar on a wooden spoon.
Diseases

Popular artificial sweetener associated with risk of heart attack and stroke

Patients with high levels of erythritol in their blood were twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke.

Beaver driving construction truck with logs on back to symbolize ecosystem engineer. Illustrated in purple, yellow, and brown.
Wildlife

Beavers, snails, and elephants are top grads from nature’s college of engineering

Even your cat’s shadow might count as ‘ecosystem engineering.’

the spotify app on a phone screen
Social Media

Spotify wants to understand your body on music

It teamed up with biometrics research company MindProber to study its users.

Why one California beach town is cracking down on balloons
Ocean

Why one California beach town is cracking down on balloons

Laguna Beach said the decision would keep litter out of the ocean and prevent potential fires.

electrodes hooked up to mushrooms
Engineering

Inside the lab that’s growing mushroom computers

The lead researcher says he is “planning to make a brain from mushrooms.”

Venus (left), the waning crescent Moon, and Jupiter (right), appear together in the skies above Salt Lake City, Utah on January 31, 2019.
Solar System

March skies will bring a lunar illusion and planetary reunion

It's almost time to welcome spring.

Side-by-side of man wearing black hoodie and surveillance camera footage of him walking with LED lights blinding face
Security

A simple DIY hoodie can fool security cameras

The 'Camera Shy Hoodie' looks innocuous, but keeps your face invisible to surveillance.

A Coleman camping tent on a periwinkle background
Outdoor Gear

Get ready for outdoor adventures with camping deals on Amazon

Step up your sleeping-under-the-stars game when you spring for these Coleman, Osprey, and Marmot deals on tents, clothing, accessories, and more.

A moniker fairy lantern plant detonates, with its petals unfurling.
Land

Scientists just rediscovered a rare, fungi-eating ‘fairy lantern’

The genus Thismia’s biogeographical spread is still baffling botanists.

Soft robot inspired by gecko and inchworm moving across surface
Robots

This tiny robot grips like a gecko and scoots like an inchworm

Several unique animals influenced the design of a new soft robot that requires no external power source.

An at-home COVID-19 and flu test box.
COVID-19

An at-home test for both COVID-19 and the flu gains approval

The FDA-authorized test is the first in a wave of new at-home tests that look for multiple illnesses.

A man in a blue plaid shirt, jeans, and white socks using a cordless vacuum to clean a tile kitchen floor near a large window.
Life Skills

A bare minimum guide to spring cleaning

What you can forego and still claim you live in a clean house.

Why the Space Force is testing out tech for small, high-flying satellites
Air Force

Why the Space Force is testing out tech for small, high-flying satellites

A recent contract is worth more than $10 million and involves a secure communications technique.