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two meteors falling in a starry sky over mountains
Moons

May skygazing: A blue moon, fading comet, and a lot of meteors

Two full moons in one month occurs about once every 2.5 years.

a table tennis racket and some yellow table tennis balls describing a trajectory on a pale green background
Robots

Table tennis robot defeats some of world’s best players

Why this has major implications for robotics.

Wybot B1 robot vacuum on the ground
Smart Home

The Wybot B1 is a robotic cordless pool cleaner that ditches the cables without blowing out your budget

This battery-powered pool cleaner scoots around your swimming hole and automatically tidies up for up to two hours in a single charge.

Close up of hands typing on laptop
Internet

Promising browser extension wants to save you from password hell

HIPPO isn’t publicly available yet, but it may be the future of digital security.

Traeger IronTop griddles on an orange background
Home

Traeger’s new Irontop gas griddles promise evenly heated cooking surfaces starting at $499

Traeger's new Irontop gas griddle line starts at $499, bringing the Flatrock's edge-to-edge heating to an entry-level price. Two sizes available now.

a white graphing calculator
AI

Texas Instruments’ newest calculator is intentionally dumb

The $160 device is not powered by AI, won’t send annoying notifications, and can’t connect to Wi-Fi.

Blue solar power car driving up hill
Concept Cars

Man builds solar-powered car from e-bikes that can hit 30 mph

A YouTuber taught himself soldering to built his remarkable ride.

Ryobi yard tools on sale at Home Depot against grass background
Home

The Home Depot is blowing out Ryobi 40V electric yard tools during this limited spring sale

The Home Depot is running 160+ Ryobi 40V deals on mowers, string trimmers, leaf blowers, chainsaws, hedge trimmers, and batteries this spring.

Pile of medieval stone cannonballs
Archaeology

Medieval cannonballs and WWI bomb discovered under construction site

The weaponry highlights a coastal Belgian city's longtime strategic location.

a chicken with brown and white stripes and large orange sacks on the sides of its head
Land

A rare prairie chicken shakes his butt all day to attract ladies

However, this dance is an older male’s game.

A retro, red-colored teardrop-shaped car on a yellow newspaper or magazine background.
Concept Cars

In 1934, Chrysler bet big on teardrop-shaped cars

The streamline shape is still more aerodynamic than most cars today.

CHICAGO - AUGUST 16: A walkway is visible along a side of the city of Chicago City Hall's rooftop garden August 16, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. The garden sits on the top of the 11-story city hall building and was first planted in 2000. The city says the rooftop garden/green roof consists of upwards of 100 species of growth in almost 20,000 plants. Two trees, shrubs and vines can also be found there. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)
Energy

The huge, untapped potential of planting rooftop gardens in cities

To adapt to a rapidly warming world, metropolises are looking to green roofs, which boost biodiversity and reduce temperatures and flooding.

Rough thicktail scorpion (Parabuthus raudus). Paratuthus scorpions' venom is quick-acting, so they do not need to rely as much on their pincers to capture prey.
Wildlife

Metal-reinforced scorpions evolved to kill

Deadly pincers and tails make them nature's answer to cyborgs.

bird with grass on its face
Wildlife

18 silly finalists from the Comedy Wildlife People’s Choice Awards

And your prestigious winner is...*drumroll please*...a bird with grass on its face.

Screenshot of cat sitting in front of YouTube home page next to timer countdown
Social Media

A chunky digital cat is here to help you stop doomscrolling

Cat Gatekeeper plops an adorable, orange tabby on your screen when it's time to go touch grass.

a yellow glider in the ocean
Whales

The ‘Waymo of the sea’ tracks sperm whale conversations

The first AI-enabled underwater glider could track the whales for months at a time without bothering them

Rise zero gravity indicator plushie
NASA

The adorable Artemis II ‘Rise’ plushies finally land in NASA’s online shop

A 9-year-old Californian designed the team's official original zero-gravity indicator.

sea lion on pier
Wildlife

How to watch Chonkers, the 2,000-pound sea lion live from San Francisco

Stellar sea lions like Chonkers are about 10 times bigger than the California sea lions usually seen at Pier 39.

Close up photo of white woman wearing jean overalls showing a scar on her upper left chest several inches long.
Ask Us Anything

Why scars never disappear

Scar tissue is built to protect, not vanish.

Angry Seagull flying
Birds

Why drawing eyes on food packaging could stop seagulls stealing your chips

Save your snacks from hungry birds.