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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s 2024 NIRCam image shows protostar EC 53 circled. Researchers using new data from Webb’s MIRI proved that crystalline silicates form in the hottest part of the disk of gas and dust surrounding the star — and may be shot to the system’s edges.
Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope solves a comet crystal mystery

A 'cosmic highway' may explain the journeys of some space silicates.

a black robot shaped like a human hand
Engineering

This robot hand can detach from its arm and crawl around

Talk to the (robot) hand.

A beautiful snowy forest. The setting sun shines through the tall trunks of conifers.
Ask Us Anything

Snow isn’t actually white

Winter wonderlands are only possible thanks to a sparkly light trick.

a monkey with a red face sits in a hot spring while it snows
Wildlife

Snow monkeys love hot springs. They’re also good for them.

Bathing in central Japan's steamy springs can change the primates' gut microbes and parasites.

Tree broken in half near house due to heavy snowfall
Ask Us Anything

Do trees really explode in extreme cold?

The answer involves frozen sap, the polar vortex, and a lot of internet exaggeration.

hand putting phone on charger in car
Vehicles

How Nissan improved the wireless charging pad for faster phone juice-ups

Using a magnet to connect the transmitting and receiving coils, electrons behave more consistently and the phone is less likely to overheat.

A millenial with a mustache wandering around in public transport showing off a Sony Linkbud Clip open earbud in greige
Earbuds

Sony’s new LinkBuds Clip make situational awareness look clean

These earbuds pack the original LinkBuds philosophy of staying connected to your music and the world into a new open-ear cuff-style.

rock art showing a clawed hand and an animal
Archaeology

World’s oldest-known rock art found in Indonesian cave

The claw-like drawing of a human hand is roughly 67,800-years-old.

Four images side-by-side showing angles of a saxophone-inspired instrument called the Post Digital Sax
Engineering

The 10 weirdest and wildest musical instruments of 2026

The 28th annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition includes a Fiddle-Henge, a modified bicycle wheel, and a 'Demon Box.'

Some pieces of chocolate with white splotches on a wooden cutting board.
Ask Us Anything

Why does chocolate turn white? It’s not mold.

No need to worry—some molecules just moved around.

Hero image of the Meze Audio STRADA closed back dynamic driver headphones connected to a DAP
Headphones

Meze Audio builds on its success, literally, with new STRADA headphones

These closed-back dynamic driver headphones retune elements of the 109 Pro and LIRIC II into a private listening room you can carry. Plus iFi has introduced its latest flagship listening station.

A Warm Grey Jabra Evolve3 75 and Black Evolve3 85 headset sitting next to each other on a white background
Peripherals

Jabra transforms headsets into headphones with new Evolve3 75 & 85

Jabra's new, shockingly slim over- and on-ear headsets feature an everyday design that can transition effortlessly from professional to personal use.

a pod of white beluga whales swimming off the coast of Alaska
Endangered Species

The swinging sex lives of Alaska’s beluga whales

To survive, this isolated population of only 2,000 whales needs to be smart about mates.

a lionness walks on a misty night
Wildlife

13 gorgeous black-and-white images of the animal kingdom

The 2025 Nature Photography Contest features a playful fox and a muscly horse.

January 4, 2022 Deerton, MI Mature woman working on laptop in her home.
Tech Hacks

How to really spot AI-generated images, with Google’s help

Cuddl Duds base layers on sale at Amazon
Outdoor Gear

Amazon is blowing out Cuddl Duds base layers and and thermal underwear just in time for frigid temperatures

Pouring whiskey into glass from bottle near wooden barrel on table
Science

Scottish distillery wants to bottle whisky in aluminum, not glass

Stirling Distillery has two years to figure it out.

Paleontologists excavating sandstone encased dinosaur fossils from parking lot dig site
Dinosaurs

Dinosaur bones found underneath parking lot in Dinosaur, Colorado

They're the first fossils found near Dinosaur National Monument in over 100 years.

A cross section of a dog's heart showing heartworm
Dogs

This deadly dog ‘spaghetti’ has ancient origins

Heartworm is one of the most widespread dog parasites.

a bat flying through the night
Robots

A robot bat sheds new light on how they hunt in darkness

‘I’m always Team Bat. They always trick me, they always outsmart me.’