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Two sauropods in the sunset.
Dinosaurs

A warming planet may have set the stage for dinosaurs to rule the Earth

Climate change around the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction may have wiped out some of the competition.

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Tech Hacks

Google Chrome’s new search function will help you keep tabs on your tabs

Find everything you need in that endless row of open tabs.

A sprinkler watering a lawn.
Climate Change

The nation’s largest water supplier declares a ‘drought emergency’ ahead of 2023

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California provides water to about 19 million people.

a collage of lensa's AI-generated portraits
AI

The good and the bad of Lensa’s AI portraits

Lensa can create dozens of personalized images in an assortment of artistic styles.

Winged bird robot landing on wooden perch during test flight
Robots

Watch this bird-like robot make a graceful landing on its perch

A perching robot could one day be used to monitor even the most shy, hidden animals.

Clams in their woody home.
Wildlife

These clams use poop to dominate their habitat

The chimneys of feces made by wood eating and dwelling clams may help them get more food for themselves.

As electric vehicles get bigger and faster, they also get more dangerous
Electric Vehicles

As electric vehicles get bigger and faster, they also get more dangerous

EVs are getting quick—but maybe too quick for their weight class.

tiktok app screen on smartphone
Social Media

Why bills to totally ban TikTok in the US might do more harm than good

Recently proposed policies might not solve bigger security concerns.

Two Cartken robotic delivery vehicles traveling along a sidewalk in a line
Electric Vehicles

UberEats is rolling out a fleet of self-driving delivery robots in Miami

These little robots are venturing out of a university setting for the first time.

Ebola vaccines in African countries successfully produced antibodies in kids and adults
Vaccines

Ebola vaccines in African countries successfully produced antibodies in kids and adults

The strain that the vaccine fights, however, is not the same that is currently plaguing Uganda.

Rendering of Redwood Materials' electric vehicle battery recycling campus in South Carolina
Electric Vehicles

A new battery recycling plant could power 1 million EVs per year

Once completed, Redwood Materials' facility in South Carolina could help greatly bolster domestic EV production.

Sediment running into a river in Alabama from a solar farm construction site. Aerial view.
Fossil Fuels

The hard truth of building clean solar farms

The construction of four solar farms in the US violated the Clean Water Act, showcasing the challenges of building a clean power grid.

Thousands of galaxies over an enormous range in distance and time are seen in exquisite detail, many for the first time
Space Telescope

JWST’s new image unveils a field of glittery galaxies

Some of the light in this stellar capture traveled almost 13.5 billion years for the group portrait.

A page from an 18th Century copy of Dhātupāṭha of Pāṇini from the Cambridge University Library.
Archaeology

This ancient language puzzle was impossible to solve—until a PhD student cracked the code

The discovery makes it possible to translate any word written in Sanskrit.

Giant gray cat snuggling a child with black hair in an orange sweater to show their cat-human bond. Illustration.
Cats

Your cat is probably more attached to you than you think

Unlike dogs, cats are not known for their attachment issues. But science tells a different story.

A homemade wooden spoon or spatula inside an empty wok on a black electric stove.
Projects

Make these DIY wooden kitchen utensils for your favorite cook

Homemade spoons, spatulas, and stirrers are an easy afternoon project.

What’s in a genome? The quest to decipher human difference
Biology

What’s in a genome? The quest to decipher human difference

Racial categories are crude maps imposed on human biological variation. How do scientists square them with genetics?

a young male chimp eating in a tree
Evolution

Foraging in trees might have pushed human ancestors to walk on two feet

In a surprise twist, the evolution of human bipedalism might have nothing to do with learning to walk on land.

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Internet

YouTube introduces ‘timeout’ penalty to curb toxic comments

New comment section guidelines could result in 24-hour suspensions for repeat offenders, as detected by the automated system.

Toyota’s new Prius promises power, style, and a disappointment for catalytic converter thieves
Hybrid Cars

Toyota’s new Prius promises power, style, and a disappointment for catalytic converter thieves

The popular car is getting an internal and external makeover.