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An iOS alert on an iPhone screen that says the storage is full and there is no more room on the phone.
Tech Hacks

Simple tricks to help you free up space on your phone

Behind every good selfie, there are 50 failed attempts, but you don't need them all on your phone.

One of Ford's battery modules
Electric Vehicles

Ford used a quantum computer to explore EV battery materials

Quantum computers can simulate the properties of new materials that might make batteries safer, more energy-dense, and easier to recycle.

‘Snowball Earth’ was crushing and cold. What animals could survive it?
Wildlife

‘Snowball Earth’ was crushing and cold. What animals could survive it?

We know there were animals during Earth’s chilliest era—but we still don't know what they look like.

Close up of Facebook homepage with friend request
Social Media

Meta will pay $725 million for a single Cambridge Analytica privacy settlement

The company won't have to admit any wrongdoing, although it still faces a number of similar lawsuits.

A pink iguana in green grass at Galápagos National Park in Ecuador.
Wildlife

Pink Iguana hatchlings spotted for the first time on the Galápagos in decades

Only a few hundred of these brightly colored lizards are left on Isabela Island in the Galápagos.

The insignia of Tesla on the steering wheel of the plug-in electric car Model 3
AI

Tesla driver blames self-driving mode for eight-car pileup

The Thanksgiving Day crash in San Francisco sent two children to the hospital.

person holding internet router next to laptop
Tech Hacks

Boost your connection by checking your Wi-Fi strength from any device

Check performance, solve problems.

Extreme cold is blasting half the US this weekend
Climate Change

Extreme cold is blasting half the US this weekend

The developing bomb cyclone has already broken temperature records and is set to intensify.

The Patriot missiles going to Ukraine have a long wartime history
Weapons

The Patriot missiles going to Ukraine have a long wartime history

Here's how these weapons are supposed to work, and how they have been used.

Sugar cookies baked with quinoa flour on a cookie sheet in a kitchen.
Nutrition

A new kind of quinoa flour may be coming to a sugar cookie near you

Taste testers even preferred the high-fiber, high-protein cookies to normal ones.

James Webb Space Telescope life-size NASA model in front of Austin skyline
Space Telescope

JWST has changed the speed of discovery, for better or for worse

Astronomers are working at a furious pace to analyze and test whopping amounts of JWST data.

It’s easier than ever to make DNA from scratch—but what are the risks?
Gene Editing

It’s easier than ever to make DNA from scratch—but what are the risks?

Technical advances may be making it easier to build dangerous biological materials with few regulations.

volcano erupting
Robots

Monitoring volcanoes that could explode? A drone is on it.

By keeping track of the ratio of certain gasses, it can predict when a volcano is likely to erupt.

Roof of a house without AC surrounded by trees, with a red and orange color overlay.
Science

7 tips on how to build a house that stays cool

A guide to help you escape the heat at home—without air conditioning.

Screenshot from Avatar 2
Technology

‘Avatar 2’s high-speed frame rates are so fast that some movie theaters can’t keep up

Some theaters' projectors are glitching out when faced with 48 fps.

various medications on a small end table in the background there is a child sick on a couch
Medicine

Why adult cold medicine is not good for children

Kids are not small adults.

A titanium tube placed on Mars by NASA's Perseverance rover
Mars

Perseverance rover makes its first package delivery: a unique kind of Mars rock

The sample is currently in a titanium tube on Mars and is the first of what will become a sample depot of Martian rock.

Zebrafish swimming in an aquarium.
Fish

A primitive part of the zebrafish brain helps them find their way home

An evolutionarily-ancient region of their brains work as a cognitive map.

Hand holding smartphone displaying phone call from unknown number.
Technology

Two men set up a scam that sent billions of robocalls. They may have to pay $300 million.

Remember all those auto warranty scam calls? You can largely blame these guys for the annoyance.

A man standing under a blue sky with white clouds, wearing a black baseball cap and a red shirt while closing his eyes and breathing deeply.
Life Skills

Understanding your emotions can help you manage your anxiety

The book "Good Anxiety" uses new and established neuroscience to help readers harness their fears in order to feel better.