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Notopteris neocaledonica, the New Caledonia blossom bat, an endangered bat species endemic to New Caledonia.
Life Skills

How to get a bat out of your house

Got an uninvited bat in your home? Handle your flying visitor with care.

A sleeping baby with an adult holding a thermometer.
COVID-19

Demand for children’s medications during ‘tripledemic’ forces pharmacies to limit purchases

Since last year, there's been 65 percent jump in the sale of children's fever reducers and medications.

Firey lava flows from the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii.
Science

Radar-informed hazard maps could help protect people from lava flows

Forecasting tools can help track lava burning at 2,200 degrees Fahrenheit.

Best PS4 Games for Kids
Console Gaming

The best PS4 games for kids

This roundup is rated E for Everyone.

An iPhone on a desk by a laptop and showing Apple Music on its lock screen
Tech Hacks

Separate your music into two Apple Music libraries—you’ll thank us

A second library can prevent your study music from crashing your pre-game playlist.

The Jovian moon Io, showing a volcanic eruption.
Moons

A mysterious magma ocean could fuel our solar system’s most volcanic world

Friction from Jupiter provides the moon Io with enough warmth to sustain 100 active volcanoes.

Certain funguses are deadly for frogs. Could ‘vaccinating’ them help?
Endangered Species

Certain funguses are deadly for frogs. Could ‘vaccinating’ them help?

Amphibians are susceptible to disease, just like humans.

The Mayhem drone will aim to collect intelligence at hypersonic speeds
Air Force

The Mayhem drone will aim to collect intelligence at hypersonic speeds

The Pentagon just awarded $334 million to a contractor to develop this new uncrewed spy aircraft.

Prickly pear cactus spines closeup
Life Skills

How to remove cactus spines (including ones stuck in your throat)

Experts weigh in on a prickly predicament.

Gamer playing Fortnite on laptop using video game controller
Security

‘Fortnite’ owner agrees to $520 million FTC settlement in messy child privacy case

Epic Games was also accused of engaging in 'dark pattern' in-app purchases schemes.

apple app store icon
Internet

Apple could be opening up its platform to other apps stores—here’s what it means

In response to EU's Digital Markets Act, Apple might have to allow iPhone users to install apps from other app stores.

Ferndale California downtown before a 6.4-magnitude earthquake
Science

Large earthquake knocks out power for thousands in Northern California

The quake struck early this morning with at least three-dozen aftershocks.

Holiday cake filled with chocolate stars, icing, and orange slices poses a sugary nightmare to people with diabetes
Diabetes

A diabetes-friendly guide to holiday parties

Tip: The cheese board is your friend.

A young orangutan in a tree.
Wildlife

Why do humans talk? Tree-dwelling orangutans might hold the answer.

Humankind's distant cousins use a complex repertoire of consonant-like calls.

An illustration of NASA's InSight spacecraft with its instruments deployed on the Martian surface.
Mars

InSight says goodbye with what may be its last wistful image of Mars

The rover called its time on the Red Planet 'productive and serene,' as it says its final goodbyes.

shipping containers
Technology

See how the US’s busiest commercial seaport tackles supply chain bottlenecks

Precise tracking data powers a complex dance of ships and trains at the Port of Los Angeles.

Person-sitting-down-typing-on-computer-on-lap
Tech Hacks

Get the Windows 10 taskbar back on Windows 11

ExplorerPatcher can bring back the old taskbar and undo other Win11 updates.

rows of white SIM cards showing their reflective shiny metal surface
Environment

Gold from old SIM cards could help make future drugs

Instead of relying on mined rare metals, recycled gold from SIM cards could make drug manufacturing more sustainable.

Alaska’s Arctic waterways are turning orange
Climate Change

Alaska’s Arctic waterways are turning orange

Scientists think climate change may be the culprit.

Pirelli Elect EV tires
Electric Vehicles

Heavy EVs need strong tires—which means reinventing their wheels

EVs are heavier than their gas-powered cousins. Designing tires for them is a unique challenge.