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Land

What Indigenous fire practices can teach us about saving Southwestern lands

Historic tree ring records and drought data shed light on how cultural burning practices helped habitats and tribes.

Lasers catch aerosols that explode out of flushing toilets
Technology

Lasers catch aerosols that explode out of flushing toilets

Put the lid down, or risk pathogen plumes.

The best iPhone 14 cases
Phones

The best iPhone 14 cases

Make the most of your new device while protecting it from the inevitable drops.

Arctic researcher studying permafrost samples for viruses and other microbes. Image is black and white.
Global Warming

Ancient frozen viruses don’t pose a threat to your health—yet

Infectious disease experts weigh in on whether ‘zombie’ viruses from Siberia could lead to the next pandemic.

This will be SpaceX’s crew on its first private, all-civilian trip around the moon
Technology

This will be SpaceX’s crew on its first private, all-civilian trip around the moon

Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa announces a team that includes a celebrity DJ, two filmmakers, and a K-pop star.

Researcher in protective suit, gloves, and hairnet holding up ultrathin solar panel
Technology

These powerful solar panels are as thin as a human hair

The panels generate 18 times more power-per-kilogram than traditional solar technology.

A person holding a dead phone in their hands. They should've used low power mode.
Tech Hacks

How your phone’s low power mode really works

Give your phone’s battery a better chance.

Ram’s electric pickup concept will be revealed in less than a month
Concept Cars

Ram’s electric pickup concept will be revealed in less than a month

There's a Ford electric pickup truck and a Chevy one, too. So what can we expect from the Ram Revolution Concept?

An image of the Southern Ring Nebula (NGC 3132), captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI).
Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope reconstructed a ‘star party,’ and you’re invited

Researchers rebuilt an image of stellar festivities in the Southern Ring Nebula.

A Labrador and a terrier play with a rope toy.
Dogs

How breeding dogs for certain traits may have altered their brains

Man and man's best friends may also share biological pathways that are related to behavior.

Indigenous ‘sea gardens’ could protect shellfish in an acidifying ocean
Ocean

Indigenous ‘sea gardens’ could protect shellfish in an acidifying ocean

As acidification threatens shellfish along North America’s Pacific Coast, this practice offers solutions.

LUMI supercomputer
Engineering

Why European researchers hooked up a quantum machine to a supercomputer

Two machines are better than one.

Rice plants growing
Archaeology

People in China have been harvesting rice for more than 10,000 years

Scientists analyzed stone tools to find out more about the early days of rice gathering.

Three Tmsuk spider robots meant for sewer system inspections and repairs
Engineering

Spider robots could soon be swarming Japan’s aging sewer systems

Faced with an ongoing labor shortage, Japan could turn to robots to handle utility maintenance.

SpaceX rocket lifting off from launchpad at dawn
Military

SpaceX’s new Starshield program will supply satellite networks to the military

Details remain vague, but Starshield is already positioning itself as a major contractor for the US military.

jbl partybox 1000 speaker
Speakers

JBL PartyBox 1000 review: The ultimate choice for serious soirées

This deluxe Bluetooth loudspeaker’s sound has the girth for your mirth.

A syringe and vial of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccines

Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines now available for children under 5 in the US

The boosters contain protection for both the original strain of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant. And now the youngest age group is eligible to get them.

A team from the St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum examines a shipwreck unearthed by hurricanes in Florida.
Archaeology

Storm erosion brings 200-year-old shipwreck to the surface of a Florida beach

With climate change, the unique occurrences happen more and more often.

JBL Live Free with case on a weight
Earbuds

JBL Live Free NC+ TWS earbuds review: Made for active listening

With the JBL Live Free NC+ TWS earbuds and a playlist on repeat, you're ready for one more rep.

collage of old magazine images showing scuba divers
DIY

Please do not follow this 1953 tutorial for DIY scuba gear

A 1953 tutorial for building your own underwater breathing apparatus wouldn’t be very practical today, but it sure was optimistic.