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Headphones

Focal Bathys Bluetooth ANC headphones first impressions: Déjà new

Named after the first self-propelled submersible, the Focal Bathys are top-tier wireless headphones for exploring music’s buoyant depths.

a bundle of charging cables
Engineering

USB-C is on track to become the charging cable standard in the EU

This soon-to-be policy will affect a wide range of electronic devices from phones to keyboards.

The key to tastier beer might be mutant yeast—with notes of banana
Biology

The key to tastier beer might be mutant yeast—with notes of banana

Adding a gene for banana-like flavor to yeast can punch up a beer's taste and make the organisms hardier.

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Internet

Chess.com investigation finds that teen grandmaster ‘likely cheated’ in more than 100 online matches

The findings detected 'many remarkable signals and unusual patterns in Hans’ path as a player.'

Tesla is ditching a key type of sensor. Here’s what that means for its vehicles.
Self Driving

Tesla is ditching a key type of sensor. Here’s what that means for its vehicles.

Model 3s and Ys produced after October won’t include ultrasonic sensors and will have reduced parking features for the short-term future.

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Evolution

This pterosaur ancestor was a tiny, flightless dog-like dinosaur

The tiny Triassic fossil first discovered in Scotland belongs to a group of dinosaurs that were only the size of a cat or a small dog.

A bumblebee on a blade of grass
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Bees choose violence when attempting honey heists

Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.

2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and K. Barry Sharpless in a gold and black illustration
Science

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry just went to 3 scientists who simplified reactions in the lab

This year's chemistry prize went to functional and simple science that has helped map cells and create targeted cancer treatments.

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Exoplanets

Engineers made synthetic alien lava to understand uninhabitable worlds

Don’t worry, this magma is cool to the touch.

Young hiker backpacker woman using trekking poles enjoying the Nuptse 7861m mountain during high altitude Acclimatization walk. Everest Base Camp trekking route, Nepal.
Life Skills

Altitude sickness can ruin your hike. Here’s how to prevent it.

Getting high is not always as fun as it sounds.

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Engineering

High-speed rail trains are stalled in the US—and that might not change for a while

The US has more miles of railroad tracks than anywhere in the world, but establishing high-speed trains has been slow going.

US Vice President Kamala Harris holds up a map of state abortion bans post-Roe v. Wade
Health

The Biden administration plans to expand abortion access in all states

It's been 100 days since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

bella hadid's spray on dress at paris fashion week
Engineering

Bella Hadid’s spray-on dress was inspired by the science of silly string

Here's a closer look at the material science behind the fabric from a can.

Behind the wheel of the most technically advanced Corvette on the market
Vehicles

Behind the wheel of the most technically advanced Corvette on the market

What to know about the Z06's LT6 engine, huge sticker price, and performance on the track.

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter (again)
Social Media

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter (again)

The months-long legal battle may be coming to an end.

Nobel Prize Physics 2022 winners Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger in gold and black illustration
Particle Physics

Quantum entanglement theorists win Nobel Prize for loophole-busting experiments

A concept Einstein once called 'spooky action at a distance' earns a major scientific distinction.

Robot hand typing on laptop keyboard
AI

The White House’s new ‘AI Bill of Rights’ plans to tackle racist and biased algorithms

The roadmap towards American data privacy is a good start, but not legally binding.

Water droplets rising from Iceland's Skogafoss waterfall.
Evolution

Here’s how life on Earth might have formed out of thin air and water

When droplets of water react with the air, life-starting things may happen.

Dinosaur-killing asteroid created a tsunami with 2-mile-high waves
Dinosaurs

Dinosaur-killing asteroid created a tsunami with 2-mile-high waves

'Any historically documented tsunamis pale in comparison with such global impact.'

Diver holding animal skull
Evolution

Below Madagascar, cave divers surface secrets of the past

Cave diving is a dangerous hobby. But for these paleontologists, it grants passage to our planet's bony history.