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Tech Hacks

11 Twitter bots that will make the most of your timeline

These bots can take screenshots, save threads, and much more.

How a ‘digital twin’ of an Apache helicopter could help keep these old birds flying
Air Force

How a ‘digital twin’ of an Apache helicopter could help keep these old birds flying

A team in Kansas will be scanning in the helicopter's thousands of pieces. Here's why.

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Announcements

The Daredevil issue will thrill you to no end

Our newest issue looks at what happens when we step up to the edge of a cliff—and jump.

Extreme pogo jump
Outdoor Gear

Inside the high-flying world of extreme pogo

Atop a new generation of souped-up sticks, these daredevils want to do for pogo what legends like Tony Hawk did for skateboarding.

A prolonged drought lowered the level of the Elbe River so much that the so-called Hunger Stone, one of the oldest hydrological monuments in Central Europe, appeared in Decin, Czech Republic on August 18, 2022. It heralded the famine years - reduced harvests due to drought. The stone is engraved with the years, the oldest from 1616, and inscriptions, the most distinct of which are the old German "Wenn du mich siehst, dann weine"
Climate Change

‘Hunger stones’ showing the history of drought in Europe are resurfacing

The continent is facing what is possibly the worst drought in 500 years.

a waxing moon
Moons

With Artemis, NASA is aiming for the moon once more. But where will it land?

The satellite's shadowy south pole may soon be the location of a future moon base.

A person in a blue buttondown shirt using a Macbook laptop on a wooden desk with a plant and some books nearby.
Tech Hacks

Your inbox can do a lot more than just organize your email

There's more to email than email.

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Internet

FTC sues data broker for selling sensitive information, including abortion clinic visits

'Where consumers seek out health care, receive counseling, or celebrate their faith is private information that shouldn’t be sold to the highest bidder.'

People wade across a flooded street after heavy monsoon rainfall in Karachi on July 25, 2022
Climate Change

A ‘monsoon on steroids’ has submerged a third of Pakistan

More than 1,000 people have died in devastating flooding.

Male dolphins form alliances to help each other pick up mates
Animals

Male dolphins form alliances to help each other pick up mates

Outside of humans, Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins are the only species to have 'multi-level' alliances.

Amazon Ring security doorbell camera installed next to front door
Internet

Privacy advocates urge cancellation of Amazon’s nightmarish Ring Nation

MGM Studios, owned by Amazon, is set to premiere the security cam clip show next month.

Callisto technology payload Installed on Orion
Technology

NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft will get a hand from a Star Trek-inspired comms system

An inside look at how Cisco and Amazon prepped their tech for spaceflight in the coming Artemis 1 mission.

Kid in lavender shirt stretching toy orange slime out with hands
Evolution

The slimy history of human beings and mucus

Slime is inside you and all around you. Slime is the reason you exist.

Hubble image captures stars forming in a far-off phantom galaxy
Space Telescope

Hubble image captures stars forming in a far-off phantom galaxy

Spiral galaxy M74 exists 3.2 million light-years away from earth in the constellation Pisces.

expiration date on covid test
Life Skills

How to check if your at-home COVID test has expired

Your antigen test may have gotten a new lease on (shelf) life.

Close up of electric vehicle charger plugged into electric car
Electric Vehicles

New ‘super-fast’ method can shave EV battery charging down to minutes

Machine learning shows that even existing batteries can charge safely and speedily if you treat them right.

This week is the last chance to order free at-home COVID tests
COVID-19

This week is the last chance to order free at-home COVID tests

Free tests can still be obtained at several federally-funded community sites and health clinics across the US.

Coast of Lake Superior
Wildlife

The untouched ‘wilderness’ of the Great Lakes is an illusion

Environmentalist Dave Dempsey explains how human action (and inaction) made the iconic lakes the way they are today.

NASA delays Artemis 1 launch due to engine bleed
Moons

NASA delays Artemis 1 launch due to engine bleed

The un-crewed Artemis 1 mission is postponed until September 2 at the earliest.

European red fox crouched on concrete and looking directly into the camera
Biology

Can invasive species ever be ‘good’?

A new scoring system looks at the pros—and cons—of introduced wildlife to consider if they should be removed.