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A starry night sky over a populated area with lights.
Space

‘Skyglow’ is rapidly diminishing our nightly views of the stars

Citizen scientists from around the world show the rapid growth of light pollution in only 11 years.

A juvenile North American red squirrel in a tree in the Yukon, Canada
Wildlife

Squirrels gamble, too—but with their genes

Betting on babies can have short term losses, but long term gains.

Websites selling abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google
Medicine

Websites selling abortion pills are sharing sensitive data with Google

Some sites selling abortion pills use technology that shares information with third parties like Google. Law enforcement can potentially use this data to prosecute people.

A laptop computer with Wikipedia on its screen.
Internet

For the first time in a decade, Wikipedia is getting a makeover

Here's what's changing.

Rows of desktop computers in computer lab
AI

Building ChatGPT’s AI content filters devastated workers’ mental health, according to new report

Ensuring the popular chatbot remained inoffensive came at a cost.

A group of oyster mushrooms growing.
Biology

Oyster mushrooms release nerve gas to kill worms before eviscerating them

We eat this fungus. But first, it eats nematodes.

two people holding hands
Mental Health

Gender-affirming hormones can improve teens’ mental health and life satisfaction

The research is one of the longest studies to study the psychological effects of gender-affirming care.

Boston Dynamics Atlas bipedal robot tossing toolbag up to human on construction scaffolding in warehouse
Robots

Boston Dynamics’s bipedal robots can throw heavy objects now

Atlas is one step closer to being a real world Transformer.

A phone screen with social media app icons visible, including Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
Tech Hacks

Instantly edit Facebook posts and other social media mistakes

Take back what you said on social media.

Newly found titanosaur eggs reveal dino nurseries once teemed with baby giants
Biology

Newly found titanosaur eggs reveal dino nurseries once teemed with baby giants

More than 250 recently found eggs show how Earth's largest dinosaurs reproduced, nested, and parented.

Close-up of woman's hand stamping official document
Technology

Why the State Department is the new ambassador for the Calibri font

A 19-year-long alliance with Times New Roman will end next month.

A vaccine pharmacist prepares blind samples as part of an HIV vaccine trial on March 16, 2022 in Masaka, Uganda.
Vaccines

Another HIV vaccine candidate fails in clinical trial

There is more hope on the horizon, experts say, despite J&J's setback.

How a US intelligence program created a team of ‘Superforecasters’
AI

How a US intelligence program created a team of ‘Superforecasters’

Some people can learn to be better at forecasting the future than others. These are their methods.

Pitcher plant with two dead spotted salamanders captured for photography awards
Ocean

13 otherworldly photos that were actually taken on Earth

Enjoy some close encounters of the photography kind.

Everything you need to know about how heat pumps work
Energy

Everything you need to know about how heat pumps work

This 19th-century invention is becoming the technology of the future.

drone on branch
Drones

It’s not a UFO—this drone is scooping animal DNA from the tops of trees

This flying robot can help ecologists understand life in forest canopies.

best vacuum for hardwood floors
Home

The best vacuums for hardwood floors

Ensure your home is tidy and allergen-free with the best vacuums for hardwood floors.

An overview of mummified crocodiles during an excavation.
Archaeology

Ancient Egyptians had a unique way of mummifying crocodiles

Nothing says 'royal' quite like being buried with a 500-pound reptile.

This ‘airliner of the future’ has a radical new wing design
Aviation

This ‘airliner of the future’ has a radical new wing design

NASA and Boeing are collaborating to create the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator, which will feature long wings supported by trusses. It could first fly in 2028.

A solar flare with light and particles being released from the sun.
Sun

Small ‘sparks’ on the sun could be key to forecasting dramatic solar weather

Tiny signals can indicate a major electromagnetic spectacle.