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A bald man wearing a dust respirator and earmuffs working in a woodshop and milling his own wood to make it straight.
Life Skills

Every woodworker should know how to mill their own boards

Flat, square, and straight planks will make your DIY projects much easier.

Watch this sleek electric plane ace its high-speed ground test
Electric Vehicles

Watch this sleek electric plane ace its high-speed ground test

Powered by 8,000 pounds of batteries, the Alice aircraft just completed an important runway exercise. And its first flight is coming up very soon, too.

Wildfires are burning away snow in the American West
Environment

Wildfires are burning away snow in the American West

A new study finds wildfires are burning more high elevation areas and dramatically impacting the West’s snowpack as a result.

Tesla interior with driver hand on black steering wheel
Electric Vehicles

Tesla updates finger-pinching window glitch

About 1.1 million cars need updates after reports that their windows' automatic reversal setting couldn't detect fingers.

Sunset on a prairie with a flock of birds silhouetted against the sky.
Birds

This fall, use weather data to see when birds are migrating near you

BirdCast's free online maps are like weather forecasts, but for avian migration.

Amazon’s new warehouse employee training exec used to manage private prisons
Internet

Amazon’s new warehouse employee training exec used to manage private prisons

Before Amazon, the new director of learning and development spent five years as a manager at Corrections Corps of America.

plant and a gift with blue wrapping paper and a pink ribbon
Gift Guides

Best gifts for women: Truly unique gift ideas

No more flowers and bad jewelry! We’ve rounded up some of the best gifts for women who love fitness, tech, the outdoors—and the indoors, too.

a person with diabetes uses a lancet to poke their finger to check blood sugar levels
Diabetes

Here’s one reason why people with diabetes get lots of UTIs

Diabetes compromises the function of self-made antibiotics that help prevent infection.

Screenshot of noisli platform
Tech Hacks

19 free online tools you’ll want to bookmark right now

Why install an app when you can run what you need from a browser tab?

You’ve seen Mount Doom in the movies, now look at it from space
Space

You’ve seen Mount Doom in the movies, now look at it from space

The volcano still wows even without magic.

Close up of library books on shelf
Internet

In school districts that ban books, e-readers offer a workaround

Texas alone has banned 801 books across 22 districts.

Why Bitcoin won’t go green any time soon
Cryptocurrency

Why Bitcoin won’t go green any time soon

Ethereum just made a big change for the better. This is why Bitcoin probably won’t follow suit.

Kale is an acquired taste, even in utero
Nutrition

Kale is an acquired taste, even in utero

When exposed to the leafy green, the fetus dramatically scowls.

Diatoms
Ocean

Philadelphia’s microscopic algae archive is a time machine for coastlands

A cache of phytoplankton held at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is helping to reconstruct historical coastlines.

Is swimming in ice water good for you?
Fitness & Exercise

Is swimming in ice water good for you?

Sorry to throw cold water on your wellness claims.

Air Company and US Air Force's SAF test flight.
Air Force

Sustainable jet fuel is taking off with commercial airlines

JetBlue, the US Air Force, and others are investing in a greener type of fuel.

a termite's head is seen poking out from a channel in wood
Biology

Termites work through wood faster when it’s hotter out

The new findings shed light on how significant termites could be in the carbon cycle as the climate shifts.

Canada's CHIME telescope.
Deep Space

Two bizarre stars might have beamed a unique radio signal to Earth

The origin of radio bursts like this one remain a vexing astronomical mystery.

Iran cracks down on citizens’ internet access following spreading protests
Social Media

Iran cracks down on citizens’ internet access following spreading protests

Reports that both WhatsApp and Instagram are down come as Iranians protest a woman's death while in police custody.

More Americans are surviving cancer now than ever
Cancer

More Americans are surviving cancer now than ever

As smoking rates drop and early detections and treatments rise, cancer is killing less and less people each year.