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Best laptop desks

Use your laptop from the comfort of your bed, couch, and more with the best laptop desks.

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Best podcast software

Everyone has a podcast. Make yours stand out with the best podcast software.

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Best recording software

Whether you're livestreaming or archiving, the best recording software is as good as what you put into it.

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Renewables

Ever heard of a microgrid? Here’s why you should start one.

Communities across the world are taking power into their own hands.

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Climate Change

Here’s how much climate change intensified 2020’s hyperactive hurricane season

A model study shows that climate change increased extreme rainfall during the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season by 10 percent.

Psychoactive mushrooms may help patients with depression.
Mental Health

We may finally know how magic mushrooms help fight depression

The psychedelic compound psilocybin appears to boost brain connectivity.

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Technology

The future of open city streets could start with smarter traffic lights

To realize a vision of bustling city streets shared safely and equitably among cars, bikes, buses, and pedestrians, one Pittsburgh company is focused on reinventing the humble traffic light.

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Psychology

Getting older can be empowering if we learn to embrace it

It’s helpful to think of ourselves as older people in training.

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Health

Shapewear has changed a lot over the centuries. How much has it changed us?

Too compressed to be stressed.

What it takes to dig a new tunnel beneath the Hudson
Technology

What it takes to dig a new tunnel beneath the Hudson

The bottom of the river is said to be like toothpaste. Here's what goes into infrastructure projects like the planned new train tunnel under the Hudson River.

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Tech Hacks

Google’s expanded Markdown feature could change how you work

Google has long had a little bit of Markdown in it, but now it has a little more.

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Social Media

Elon Musk will no longer join Twitter’s board

But the billionaire still holds the largest share in the social media company.

Energy costs hit low-income Americans the hardest
Climate Change

Energy costs hit low-income Americans the hardest

A shift to a low carbon future offers an opportunity to make energy costs equitable.

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Solar System

Neptune is already an ice giant, but it might be having a cold snap

The ice giant's atmosphere is even chillier than we thought.

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Ocean

This glittery squid can change color in an instant

The bigfin reef squid’s use of different habitats calls for multiple camouflage strategies.

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Technology

4 lab accidents that changed the world

Some science experiment mistakes resulted in amazing new products.

A robotic excavator lifts its scooper as commanded by a user wearing an Oculus headset.
Technology

Controlling this robotic excavator is like playing a video game

This machine can be operated remotely through augmented reality.

Two First Nations biologists releasing a caribou calf on the plains of British Columbia, Canada
Animals

One historic caribou herd is thriving under First Nations’ care

The Klinse-Za herd tripled in size in under a decade, thanks to a variety of restoration efforts.

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Renewables

A new climate report finally highlights the importance of our decisions

The IPCC emphasizes lowering energy demand. But getting supportive policies in place is difficult.

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Outdoor Gear

How TaylorMade replaced titanium with carbon fiber in its new driver face

Carbon fiber makes the Stealth driver's face 40 percent lighter than its titanium equivalent.