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Surrealist digital painting inspired by Dali of flying clocks and chess pieces upside down over sand and the Earth. The motifs symbolize the leap second.
Physics

We might soon lose a full second of our lives

The Earth is spinning faster. A negative leap second could help the world's clocks catch up.

barnacles on the beach
Ocean

Slow-moving shoreline creatures are sitting ducks for climate change

Lots of species are being forced to move to escape the heat. Some just can’t move very far.

Guests at Filmmaker's Trivia Night during the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Battery Park on June 14, 2021 in New York City.
Life Skills

5 ways to get better at trivia, according to a Jeopardy! contestant

These trivia tips will help whether you're competing for pride or payment.

Human interactions can drastically change wolf pack dynamics
Endangered Species

Human interactions can drastically change wolf pack dynamics

A new study explores how packs change when activities like hunting and car accidents kill wolves.

Heat of sun radiating through cold of space
Sun

Why is space cold if the sun is hot?

We live in a universe of extremes.

Traeger Ironwood XL grill review with a pulled pork smoking on it
Appliances

The best pellet grills for every type of outdoor cooking

Skip the charcoal and enjoy some smoky flavors with these grills.

a modified F-16 in flight
Air Force

Why DARPA put AI at the controls of a fighter jet

In December tests, different artificial intelligence algorithms flew an F-16-like fighter jet. Can AI be a good combat aviator?

An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs
Fish

An open-source project makes it easier to spot rare fish eggs

A long game of Whose Egg Is It Anyway could be coming to a close.

Goose emoji
Internet

Meet the newest Apple emojis: a goose, a moose, and another pink heart

Apple users enrolled in the Apple Development Program have an advanced look at 31 new emoji options arriving in the near future.

Screenshot of the mobile version of the Microsoft Edge browser.
Tech Hacks

5 ways to translate websites on your phone

Know the lingo without knowing the lingo.

A black desk with a vertical monitor setup, in addition to a horizontal monitor, with both screens backlit with white light.
Tech Hacks

How a vertical monitor setup will change your life

Flip your monitor vertically and get the most out of your screen real estate.

Image of hands coming out of a computer or a man hiding behind a laptop
AI

No, the AI chatbots (still) aren’t sentient

Experts say that personification and projections of sentience on Microsoft and Google chatbots distract from the real issues.

Axiom-2 mission astronaut headshots in a row of 4
International Space Station

Private space missions will bring more countries to the ISS

Axiom Mission 2 will launch two pros from Saudi Arabia, a country that only started training astronauts in September 2022.

The Icefin robot under the sea ice.
Engineering

A torpedo-like robot named Icefin is giving us the full tour of the ‘Doomsday’ glacier

It may look like a long, narrow tube, but this robot is useful for a range of scientific tasks.

Norovirus under a microscope. The virus is a gastrointestinal illness that causes vomiting, diarrhea, and is highly contagious.
Diseases

Norovirus is spiking across the United States

Often called "stomach flu," it isn't a flu at all, but it is very contagious.

An adult humpback whale surfaces above the water in eastern Australia.
Ocean

A group of humpback whales is choosing violence

Male humpback whales off eastern Australia are singing less and fighting more.

Trains derailed in Ohio burning on the tracks in a pile
Environment

The train cars that derailed in Ohio were labeled non-hazardous

The train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio contained vinyl chloride and various other chemicals. Residents are now reporting deaths of pets, chickens, and foxes.

Tesla Model S red electric car close-up of hood
Electric Vehicles

Massive new Tesla recall focuses on dangers of self-driving software

More than 360,000 vehicles are affected.

The best wifi routers
Smart Home

The best Wi-Fi routers

Connect to the internet without dropouts, slow speeds, or other inconsistencies.

Biden says flying objects likely not ‘related to China’s spy balloon program’
Air Force

Biden says flying objects likely not ‘related to China’s spy balloon program’

The presidential address also noted that the increase in UAP sightings were due in part to "enhancing our radar to pick up more slow-moving objects."