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How hunting deer became a battle cry in conservation
Wildlife

How hunting deer became a battle cry in conservation

Our love of deer runs deep. But as their numbers surge and damage mounts, it may be time for a reckoning.

a military vehicle exits an airplane
Weapons

Ukraine is getting flying bombs with a 93-mile range

The weapons are called Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs, and they use a rocket engine.

Mother and baby in black and white photos in an album to show postpartum depression vs. postpartum psychosis
Mental Health

The important difference between postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression

Both conditions can hit new mothers hard, but for separate reasons and with very different symptoms.

Sennheiser HD 660 S2 audiophile headphones on their side on a bench
Headphones

Sennheiser HD 660S2 headphones offer more high-end low end

The German audiophile brand wants personal audio enthusiasts to warm up to a retooled, bass-reinforced model in its reference line.

BP made $28 billion last year, and now it’s backtracking on its climate goals
Fossil Fuels

BP made $28 billion last year, and now it’s backtracking on its climate goals

British Petroleum, or Big Profits?

Google SVP Prabhakar Raghavan at the AI event in Paris
AI

The highlights and lowlights from the Google AI event

Google Maps, Search, Translate, and more are getting an AI update.

Moondust could chill out our overheated Earth, some scientists predict
Moons

Moondust could chill out our overheated Earth, some scientists predict

Under this high-concept sun-brella, incoming light would be reduced by about 2 percent per year.

The best extension cords will extend your reach.
Home

The best extension cords

Does keeping your devices powered anywhere and everywhere strike a chord in you? Extend the reach of electricity indoors and out with these essential accessories.

Two orca whales swim in the ocean with mountains in the distance.
Whales

Raising male offspring comes at a high price for orca mothers

Only 73 Southern Resident killer whales are left in the wild—and raising sons may make this more complicated.

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare
Science

In the latest State of the Union, Biden highlights infrastructure, chips, and healthcare

In his second SOTU address, Biden urged Congress to ‘finish the job.’

Ruins of Linlithgow Castle, near Edinburgh, Scotland, the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Archaeology

Codebreakers have finally deciphered the lost letters of Mary, Queen of Scots

The royal wrote letters in code from prison before being beheaded in 1587.

A flock of chickens, including five hens and rooster, peck at a backyard
Life Skills

6 things to know before deciding to raise backyard chickens

Getting your eggs at the store might be easier, but keeping chickens is definitely fun.

The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats
Bats

The secrets to fighting the next pandemic could be in fruit bats

The idea that deforestation and human encroachment into wild land fuels pandemics is not new.

Honda’s newest Accord hybrid is a sleek, brawny beast
Hybrid Cars

Honda’s newest Accord hybrid is a sleek, brawny beast

A typically boring sedan gets a trip to the gym, and the result is a lively, more efficient vehicle with a powerful hybrid powertrain.

A beefsteak fungus growing in a forest.
Land

Bacteria and fungi are the first to start rebuilding charred forests

The remains of wildfires offer up a huge buffet of nutrients for certain microbes.

Kansas City Chiefs celebrating their Super Bowl LIV victory by pouring Gatorade on head coach Andy Reid
Science

How much sweat will come out of the Super Bowl? We did the math.

Enough for a good Gatorade-style dunking, at least.

Underwater snake robot from MIT
Robots

This robot eel could be the start of a new breed of ‘voxel’ robots

MIT scientists created what could be the Legos of affordable, adaptable robotics.

Close up of Bing search engine homepage on computer screen
AI

Microsoft is betting ChatGPT will make Bing useful

Microsoft's $10 billion investment in OpenAI is already resulting in ChatGPT integration for Bing and Edge, with potentially major consequences.

Screenshot of deepfaked news anchor for fake news channel
AI

This fictitious news show is entirely produced by AI and deepfakes

'Wolf News' videos feature grammatical errors and weird AI-generated anchors.

Two dialysis machine set-ups in a medical center.
Diseases

Dialysis is riskier for Black and Latino patients, CDC says

Staph infections dropped 40 percent across the US between 2014 and 2019—but there is still a long way to go.