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A person standing on a rock by the water under cloudy skies while looking at his phone—hopefully he has a good weather app.
Tech Hacks

The best weather apps you can put on your phone

If you're mourning the loss of Dark Sky, try one of these forecasting apps.

a downed electricity pole after a storm
Climate Change

Renewable energy could be the key to hurricane-proofing Puerto Rico’s power grid

Stronger hurricanes driven by climate change are pushing Puerto Rico to hunt for better renewable energy options.

Asian honeysuckle
Conservation

Scientists are disagreeing on the effects of invasive species

Some scientists want to document the positive impacts of alien species. Not everyone thinks this is new—or worthwhile.

screenshot of numi calculator for ios
Tech Hacks

Your computer’s calculator app stinks. Here are 4 better alternatives.

Go for a calculator that can do more than crunching numbers.

Live caught lobster
Ocean

Why Maine is pushing back on a seafood watch group’s red-listing of the American lobster

Seafood Watch's rating warns consumers to avoid Maine lobster, despite recent safety updates by fishers in the state.

The Navy’s robot pilots could one day outnumber its human ones
Air Force

The Navy’s robot pilots could one day outnumber its human ones

The plan is for at least 60 percent of the flying machines that take off and land from carriers to be uncrewed, like the MQ-25 Stingray.

A young girl feeding a brown-and-white goat over a wire fence on a farm.
Life Skills

7 ways to support a kid who wants to care for animals

If you know where to look, there are plenty of educational opportunities for a child who wants to be a veterinarian.

Cities are tapping residents to study climate change and extreme weather
Climate Change

Cities are tapping residents to study climate change and extreme weather

Nonprofits, academics and city governments are bringing in citizen scientists to adapt to the climate crisis.

a close up of jupiter's moon europa, showing its rugged terrain in an orange hue
Moons

We just got our most detailed look yet at Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa

In these close-up glam shots, NASA's Juno mission is helping shed light on the mysteries of this ocean-filled moon.

We’re one step closer to identifying the first-ever mammals
Wildlife

We’re one step closer to identifying the first-ever mammals

Researchers just reconstructed the genome of the earliest known mammal ancestor.

Brown-skinned parent in green short and baby in pink onesie eating fruit in front of an open fridge, which is full of HFCs
Global Warming

The US ban on hydrofluorocarbons is a climate game-changer

HFCs might not eat up the ozone layer, but if left unchecked, they could become a major source of greenhouse gases.

Cassie bipedal robot running on relay track
AI

This robot broke a Guinness World Record for the 100-meter dash

Oregon State University's two-legged 'Cassie' clocked in at 24.73 seconds, making it the fastest robot on record.

A person in the distance walks through fields of bright red, orange, and yellow leaves
Science

The arctic tundra’s fall foliage is as vibrant as it is short-lived

Even without many trees, the northern Alaskan landscape erupts into beautiful, warm-colored leaves.

screenshot of android battery settings
Tech Hacks

Stop Android from slowing down apps to save battery

Keep your essential apps running as normal.

Screenshot of Walmart Land metaverse setting in Roblox video game
Internet

Welcome to Walmart Land, the retail giant’s attempt at entering the metaverse

This week, Walmart announced two Roblox regions to explore.

meta's AI text to video generator
AI

Meta is pivoting to video with its new AI generator

Make-A-Video takes its best shot at making a short clip around prompts like "a dog wearing a superhero outfit with red cape flying through the sky.”

New cars sold in New York state must be zero-emissions by 2035
Electric Vehicles

New cars sold in New York state must be zero-emissions by 2035

The decision comes about a month after a similar mandate was announced by California.

Hurricane Ian Category 1 Carolina coast satellite image
Ocean

Hurricane Ian surges back and heads for the Carolinas

Florida and Cuba are still reeling from the hurricane's damages; South Carolina is in a state of emergency.

An AI called Dragonfly is helping design faster-charging batteries
Electric Vehicles

An AI called Dragonfly is helping design faster-charging batteries

A robotics system called Clio is key, too.

The moon rises above NASA's space center in Florida.
Moons

The moon’s microscopic glass beads tell the story of asteroids hitting Earth

Some spheres of lunar glass may have formed at the same time an asteroid killed Earth's dinos.