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The Best Cheap Earbuds
Earbuds

The best cheap wireless earbuds

Saving more money doesn’t have to cost you more features when you pick from these inexpensive TWS earbuds.

Stethoscope in hands
Health

Florida state medical boards vote to ban gender-affirming healthcare for transgender minors

Access to this kind of care is associated with lower odds of transgender young adults considering suicide.

Paxlovid
COVID-19

Study shows Paxlovid may help prevent long COVID

The study from the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) has not undergone peer review, but has promising results.

Pigs on a pigfram
Animals

Pig bystanders are pretty good at resolving anxiety and conflict in the pen

It's not as bad as ‘Animal Farm,’ but some animals solve conflict better than others.

Do high-tops elevate athletic performance?
Fitness & Exercise

Do high-tops elevate athletic performance?

These sneakers’ biggest benefits may be mental.

This mysterious Space Force plane has been in orbit for 900 days
Air Force

This mysterious Space Force plane has been in orbit for 900 days

The small space plane, called the X-37Bm, has been conducting a series of experiments from the upper atmosphere for the last two years.

Way too much information about winter jackets
Outdoor Gear

Everything you need to know about winter jacket tech

Cut through the marketing speak and get a coat that will keep you warm.

A lineup of camping gear on a blue and white background
Outdoor Gear

Sneak in a pre-Black Friday camping trip with these outdoor deals on Amazon

Explore the great outdoors before permafrost sets in but only after exploring these early Black Friday outdoor deals on Amazon.

Blood donor's arm with donation in progress
Stem Cells

Scientists safely injected two patients with lab-grown blood

If successful, scientists could increase reserves of extremely rare blood types.

Withered sunflowers
Climate Change

The past 8 years have been the hottest on human record, according to new report

The Provisional State of the Global Climate in 2022 presented at COP27 reveals a world sinking deeper into a climate crisis.

Northrop Grumman NASA Anatares rocket launch at night
Technology

The ISS’s latest arrivals: a 3D printer, seeds, and ovarian cow cells

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus NG-18 cargo ship is loaded with a 4-ton care package for ISS astronauts.

A red blood moon
Moons

A blood moon, lunar eclipse, and fiery meteor shower will all grace the sky this week

Tuesday's blood moon eclipse will be best viewed in the western United States and is the last lunar eclipse until 2025.

The environmental argument for banning menthol cigarettes
Pollution

The environmental argument for banning menthol cigarettes

The health and climate impacts are too big to ignore.

An iPhone on top of the keyboard of a Macbook laptop, getting ready to back up photos to the cloud.
Tech Hacks

The most effective ways to back up your precious photos to the cloud

Keep your digital memories safe

Two white dwarf stars
Space

The Milky Way’s oldest star is a white-hot pyre of dead planets

Star WDJ2147-4035 is around 10.7 billion years old, but doesn't look a day over 5 billion.

Over-the-counter birth control pills could change reproductive care in the US
Medicine

Over-the-counter birth control pills could change reproductive care in the US

The FDA is set to review the first over-the-counter birth control pill in November 2022.

An artist's rendition of the New Horizons spacecraft.
NASA

NASA’s New Horizons mission begins again at the edge of the solar system

Solar winds and icy objects are on the probe's next agenda.

Some climate activists aren’t suing over the future—they are taking aim at the present
Fossil Fuels

Some climate activists aren’t suing over the future—they are taking aim at the present

In the face of more extreme weather, plaintiffs are taking up a new tactic: suing for the damage climate change has already wrought.

A DIY floating shelf in a home with an Instant Pot and some books on it.
Projects

Defy gravity by building these floating shelves

A straightforward home improvement project that looks more difficult than it is.

Code as Policies robot demo at Google AI event
AI

Google is testing a new robot that can program itself

Human operators can type in instructions like "pick up the yellow block" and the robot will do the rest.