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Stressed doctor with fluorography
Mental Health

Primary care doctors are fed up and burnt out

'Why go into primary care when you can make twice the money doing something with half the stress?'

The radio telescope at Green Bank.
Deep Space

Astronomers unveil a new way to search for extraterrestrial intelligence

No one had thought to search for centralized, pulsing beacons. Until now.

A customized Google Chrome new tab page that uses Tabliss to change the display from the default into a lush mountainous landscape with a road, and the time of day.
Tech Hacks

4 ways to customize Google Chrome’s new tab page

Learn how to use Chrome's newly updated built-in customization tools, or use an extension instead.

Noisy boats can cause temporary deafness in squid
Fish

Noisy boats can cause temporary deafness in squid

Bad news: 15 minutes of thrumming from a diesel engine makes squid hard of hearing. Good news: The cephalopods can recover within hours—if we let them.

Two bear cubs in a meadow.
Life Skills

How to keep your food safe from hungry bears when camping

Stashing food responsibly in bear country is crucial for your safety—and the bears'.

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Home

The best dog beds for large dogs

These dog beds are supportive, durable, and easy to clean.

Spotted lanternfly adult on leaf
Engineering

This lanternfly-egg-hunting robot could mean fewer bugs to squish

It’s good to get them before they can fly away.

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Outdoor Gear

The best telescopes

With the right telescope, you can start spotting deep-sky objects.

emperor penguin and chicks
Birds

Many bird species are struggling—but data can help us save them from extinction

Rich data on the global state of our feathered friends presents plenty of bad news—but also some bright spots. Researchers know better than ever how to help them.

Fire ants moving across ground
AI

Robot dog sniffs out fire ants without the painful sting

Fire ants are a major nuisance, but scientists created a quadrupedal bot that can identify them better than humans.

People wearing masks for wildfire smoke and bad air quality in front of White House
Health

How to mask up to protect yourself from wildfire smoke

Hazardous air quality requires different solutions for adults and kids.

A close-up view of the front fender badge and charge door on a Cadillac LYRIQ parked at a Tesla Supercharger station.
Electric Vehicles

GM’s new partnership with Tesla could supercharge the EV landscape

Following Ford's footsteps, GM owners can begin using Tesla Supercharger Stations early next year.

Hands hold a new iPhone on a desk with empty iPhone boxes.
Tech Hacks

Easy tips to make your expensive phone last longer

Get more time between upgrades with our collection of tips.

Paramecium bursaria under a microscope. All creatures whose cells house a nucleus, including Paramecium bursaria, can be traced back to a common ancestor called the Last Eukaryotic Common Ancestor (LECA).
Evolution

Newfound single-celled hunters may have been Earth’s first-ever predators

Australian researchers just uncovered remnants of 1.6 billion-year-old eukaryotes in an ancient rock.

a tunnel in a sewer system
Engineering

Taiwan sent mosquito-fighting robots into its sewers

They were equipped with insecticide and hot water blasters.

An illustration of the rhynchosaur Bentonyx from the Middle Triassic of Devon, about 245 million years ago.
Evolution

This ancient reptile had a deadly vegetarian diet

Plants wore down the rhynchosaur’s teeth so drastically that they starved to death as they got older.

A Boeing Starliner capsule approaches the ISS.
NASA

Boeing can’t catch a break as its Starliner spacecraft gets delayed again

Boeing's woes mean NASA may have to rely on SpaceX's crew capsules for the foreseeable future.

Kraken tests algorithm-based EV charging that won’t sink the grid
Fossil Fuels

Kraken tests algorithm-based EV charging that won’t sink the grid

The UK-based tech company is on a mission to make every tentacle of the energy system as efficient as possible.

a drone flies over the water
Drones

Watch a ‘flying fish’ drone hover in the air and then swim underwater

It's at home buzzing over dry ground, but then plunges into a pool. Here's how the flying machine works.

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Smart Home

The best robot vacuums for pets

Fur and accidents don’t stand a chance against these potent, pint-sized pet clean-up contraptions.