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Person kayaking down a river
Life Skills

4 things you need to know before your first paddling adventure

The essentials before kayaking or canoeing your way through nature.

Certain types of pig cells were revived after the animals died.
Biology

Pigs died after heart attacks. Scientists brought their cells back to life.

Experiments like this may challenge what it means to be dead.

House with solar panels on roof.
Renewables

How can electrified buildings handle energy peaks?

Intense weather can mean lots of energy use, so it's crucial to know where that energy comes from.

International Space Station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour
Technology

Private trips to space may require NASA supervision

The potential requirement comes after lessons learned from the first all-private crew’s stay earlier this year.

Woman looking at cell phone.
Social Media

Study shows most of us spend more than 4 hours a day on apps

Growth has slowed since COVID lockdowns ended, but it’s clear the uptick is largely here to stay.

phone on fake lawn with no trespassing sign on it
Tech Hacks

The Opt Out: You have the power to protect your data. Own it.

Your journey to privacy starts here.

Platinum atoms and liquid graphene seen in red and purple under a microscope next to a graphic of material particle locations
Physics

See the first video of solitary solid atoms playing with liquid

To catch "swimming" platinum atoms, materials scientists made a graphene sandwich.

Why the Forest Service has a manual for blowing up horse carcasses
Animals

Why the Forest Service has a manual for blowing up horse carcasses

A 1995 guide explains the challenges of clearing potential bear-bait out of wilderness recreation areas.

doctor using phone
Social Media

Hospital patients say a Facebook-linked ad tool violated their privacy

Two new lawsuits claim that an ad analytics-tracking tool called the Meta Pixel sent patients' sensitive medical information to Facebook.

Ring galaxy with two small spiral galaxies to the left in red, blue, and yellow in a James Webb Space Telescope composite image
Space Telescope

JWST’s latest snap captures the glimmering antics of the Cartwheel Galaxy

It's a portrait of the star system's ever-changing odyssey.

Person jumping on a hill with mountains on the background
Life Skills

7 tips to stay clean and fresh in the outdoors

Aren't you glad the photos from your last camping trip are odorless?

Woman holding phone with Tinder app.
Social Media

Tinder is already canceling its date with the metaverse

The dating app has cold feet after experiencing a dismal second financial quarter.

Iberian lynx licking its lips in captive breeding program
Endangered Species

The curious case of an endangered wildcat and a disappearing fruit tree

In Portugal and Spain, the return of a top predator brings surprises for an important plant.

A long, black insect with butt-pincers and long antennae.
Insects

Do earwigs really live in our ears?

Legend has it that these pincered insects crawl into people's heads and cause deafness or insanity. Here's what doctors and entomologists have found out.

A person shooting with a Super 8 camera on the beach pointing at the sky.
DIY

Super 8 film is making a comeback. Here’s how to get started.

Here's everything you need to know to begin shooting with the vintage home movie format.

US special forces will soon get support from a rugged new aircraft
Air Force

US special forces will soon get support from a rugged new aircraft

The program is called "Armed Overwatch." Here's what to know about the aircraft—and its roots as a crop duster.

boaty the autosub at sea
Robots

Boaty McBoatface has been a very busy scientific explorer

Earlier this summer, the autosub completed its longest mission yet. Here's where it's headed next.

A red-haired woman facing the camera, using her black iPhone to take a photo, with the phone covering her face.
Tech Hacks

Make the most out of your iPhone’s back tap feature

Two or three taps on the back of your phone can work wonders.

Planet Earth is speeding up.
Space

June 29 was Earth’s shortest day since the invention of atomic clocks

Should we travel a second back in time to fix our planet's speedy spins?

Twitter app icon on screen.
Social Media

Twitter’s new ‘tweet counter’ will track your excessive posts

Reverse engineers pointed out the new feature available in some profiles that tracks how often you tweet per month.