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Social Media

TikTok’s new AI art filter riffs on your text

It's trying its best to generate backgrounds based on user text prompts.

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Health

Does ‘vabbing’ work? The truth about vaginal pheromones.

We talked to a pheromone expert about vagina perfume. (Really.)

A meteor floating in space breaking into pieces.
Dinosaurs

A second asteroid may have crashed into Earth as the dinosaurs died

A dimple in the Atlantic seafloor could be the sign of another impact.

Artist rendition of Rocket Lab trip to Venus
Technology

A private company wants to look for life just above Venus

Rocket Lab plans to fire a small satellite into the planet's atmosphere to study cloud particles.

Ford Mach E 1400 at Charlotte Motorspeedway.
Vehicles

The souped-up Ford Mustang Mach-E makes driving EVs a lot more fun

I took the wheel of Ford's powerful electric Mustang. Here's how it went.

This small asteroid has a tiny moon of its own
Science

This small asteroid has a tiny moon of its own

Polymele⁠—one of the smallest asteroids targeted by NASA's Lucy mission⁠—has an even smaller satellite.

A mosquito bites human skin
Health

New York City sees a record-breaking number of West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported two human cases of the West Nile virus.

High-tech buoys with underwater microphones could save sperm whales from ship collisions
Ocean

High-tech buoys with underwater microphones could save sperm whales from ship collisions

A computational technique offers the power to track whales in real time—a potential boon in the quest to save whales from ship strikes.

Promo photo of Lyft and Motional's self-driving Ioniq 5 robotaxi
Electric Vehicles

Self-driving Lyfts will cruise the Vegas strip by early 2023

Lyft's partnership with the autonomous driving company Motional is arriving faster than we thought.

A genetics startup wants to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction
Wildlife

A genetics startup wants to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction

Genetics start-up Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences announces de-extinction effort to bring the Tasmanian tiger back to life.

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Outdoor Gear

Best reef-safe sunscreens

These ocean-safe sunblocks will protect your skin and Earth’s vital coral reefs.

Mother in yellow shirt and blue head wrap with child strapped to back at a COVID vaccine clinic in South Africa
Vaccines

As COVID vaccines reach kids worldwide, a gap in Africa leaves everyone exposed

Many African countries have fallen behind on delivering COVID shots to kids, despite a higher risk of severe sickness in a massively young population.

a semi-translucent fish with a tadpole-shaped body and small flecks of red and yellow
Fish

Biofluorescent snailfish brave Arctic waters with built-in antifreeze

These glowing animals have exquisitely evolved to live in subzero temperatures. But a warming climate might threaten their existence.

Atarraya's Shrimpbox design
Engineering

This startup wants to farm shrimp in computer-controlled cargo containers

Take a look inside Atarraya’s 'Shrimpbox.'

YouTube screenshot of snake using DIY invention to walk with robot legs
Internet

Watch a snake wearing robot trousers strut like a lizard

Snakes actually have tiny limbs as an embryo. This YouTuber just gave them back.

Close up of man and woman using their smartphones on couch
Internet

Expect to see a lot more ads in your native iPhone apps soon

Apple already earns $4 billion annually in ad business revenue, but reportedly wants that number in the double digits.

Older couple sitting on bench in Miami.
Global Warming

By 2050, most of the US will be blanketed by extreme heat belt

Swaths of the country will see at least one day per year with a heat index of 125 degrees Fahrenheit.

Press photo of John Deere 8RX Tractor with ExactEmerge Planter
Security

John Deere tractors are getting the jailbreak treatment from hackers

The right-to-repair fight isn't limited only to smartphones.

a black woman in a stanford baseball cap stands in the hatch of a submersible about to load
Science

Meet the marine geologist mapping the deepest point on Earth

A historic diving trip to Challenger Deep highlights Earth’s mysteries.

a rider on a small Honda motorcycle
Motorcycles

At $1,807, the Honda Navi is the perfect starter motorcycle for a beginner

By employing a continuously variable transmission, it requires no shifting. Here's what it's like to ride.