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Gear

Best personal trainer certifications

Shape your love of fitness into a career with the best personal trainer certification programs.

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Electric Vehicles

Self-driving EVs use way more energy than you’d think

Aside from safety concerns, autopilot software could nullify electric cars' sustainability benefit.

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Tech Hacks

Stop using your phone for directions and use a smartwatch instead

Handsfree navigation, right from your wrist.

A lost temple for Poseidon may have finally been rediscovered
Archaeology

A lost temple for Poseidon may have finally been rediscovered

The tsunami-prone location is an appropriate place for a water-loving Olympian.

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Engineering

This startup plans to collect carbon pollution from buildings before it’s emitted

CarbonQuest's carbon capture system is being installed at five other locations after a successful pilot test.

Despite fiery debate, Biden isn’t banning gas stoves in the US
Fossil Fuels

Despite fiery debate, Biden isn’t banning gas stoves in the US

You can keep cooking with gas, for now.

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Fossil Fuels

4 ways Exxon predicted climate change, but still denied it

The oil giant commissioned secret climate research as early as the 1970s, with surprisingly accurate results.

There are rivers in the sky—and one is causing raging rain over California
Climate Change

There are rivers in the sky—and one is causing raging rain over California

Back-to-back storms in California threaten lives, homes, and infrastructure—but will also bolster the West’s water supply.

The US Navy used solar-powered Saildrones to scout in the Persian Gulf
Navy

The US Navy used solar-powered Saildrones to scout in the Persian Gulf

They just need wind and sun to get things done.

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Diseases

You should take a 5-minute walk for every 30 minutes of sitting

Exercise 'snacks' can lower blood pressure and blood sugar.

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Smartwatches

Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar running watch review: The power to persevere

With loads of activity-specific features, Garmin’s flagship running watch can aid performance and productivity with deeper data, tailored training, and bigger battery life.

Big, heavy vehicles are dangerous—and that goes for electric ones, too
Electric Vehicles

Big, heavy vehicles are dangerous—and that goes for electric ones, too

A transition to electric vehicles may mean rethinking safety measures.

WHO announces that Uganda’s months-long Ebola outbreak is over
Diseases

WHO announces that Uganda’s months-long Ebola outbreak is over

The outbreak was the worst Ebola epidemic in Uganda in 20 years with 55 confirmed deaths.

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Science

Why our brains hear words and songs in random noise

Hearing and psychology experts explain audio pareidolia, or why your fan sounds like it’s talking to you.

Exoplanet LHS 475 b and its star detected by the James Webb Space Telescope in an artist's rendition
Exoplanets

The James Webb Space Telescope just identified its first exoplanet

The near-Earth discovery is an 'impressive' find, astronomers say.

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DIY

How the Inflation Reduction Act can help you save cash and energy

From new solar panels to EVs, your 2023 sustainability goals might be a little easier to achieve with IRA tax credits.

Why mimicking human organs on ‘chips’ could be a gamechanger for drug research
Diseases

Why mimicking human organs on ‘chips’ could be a gamechanger for drug research

This unique development matches blood flow in the body, making it incredibly useful for biomedical advances.

Russian spacecraft Soyuz MS-22 docked on the International Space Station while orbiting Earth
NASA

Russia will send a replacement ride for stranded ISS astronauts

The Russian space agency plans to launch a new Soyuz to the space station next month after the current spacecraft was damaged by a micrometeorite.

A guide to the internet’s favorite generative AIs
AI

A guide to the internet’s favorite generative AIs

VALL-E is just the latest example. Here's what to know about DALL-E 2, GPT-3, and more.

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AI

Popular youth mental health service faces backlash after experimenting with AI-chatbot advice

Koko provides online mental health services, often to young users, and recently tested AI chatbot responses under murky circumstances.