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Fossil Fuels

The war in Ukraine puts new urgency behind Europe’s nuclear energy transition

Countries are split on how they want to replace fossil fuels.

Map of vulnerable species in the United States.
Endangered Species

Here’s where biodiversity is disappearing the quickest in the US

Most Americans live a few miles away from areas in need of conservation.

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Tech Hacks

Firefox Relay offers a simple way to create email aliases

You don’t have to share your email if you don’t want to.

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Electric Vehicles

The Air Force just soared past an electric aircraft milestone

Two Air Force pilots have flown an experimental aircraft from Beta Technologies, a first for that company and others in a program called Agility Prime.

An image of a spider web to illustrate a story about a South American species of social spiders.
Spiders

These spiders go off vibes to hunt in packs

Teamwork really does make the dream work.

How worried should we be about Russian cyberattacks?
Security

How worried should we be about Russian cyberattacks?

Experts differ on the threat level, although there are common-sense steps that people, organizations, and governments can take to protect themselves.

A man standing under some trees outside at sunset, holding his face in his hands because he is stressed out or anxious.
Mental Health

How to manage your mental health as traumatic events pile up

Focusing on your community is one way you can help yourself and others.

Solar panels on field.
Renewables

Rusty metal could be the battery the energy grid needs

We need more ways to store renewable energy. Is it time for metal-air batteries to shine?

B-52s in flight
Weapons

The US flew its most iconic Cold War bomber over Europe

The B-52 sorties traveled from the United Kingdom to Romania and back. Here's why.

lock over laptop keyboard
Tech Hacks

How to securely store and share sensitive files

A tin foil hat that actually works.

A storm cloud brought by the North American monsoon hangs over the desert near Tombstone, Arizona.
Climate Change

Why the North American monsoon is unlike any other

Researchers find that the jet stream and the mountains help feed the seasonal rainfall in the American Southwest.

What TikTok’s deal with Oracle could mean for user security
Social Media

What TikTok’s deal with Oracle could mean for user security

The partnership would allow TikTok to store their US user’s information in Oracle’s data servers, and a special team would protect this data from parent company ByteDance.

diy glue gun stand
Projects

Build your own hot glue gun stand to prove you know more than scalding goop

A project to keep your crafting clean and safe.

SARS-CoV-2 or COVID virus infecting human cells in a green and purple microscopy image
COVID-19

A deep dive on the evolution of COVID and its variants

The reason we know so much about how SARS-CoV-2 works is because virologists have been tracking its mutations in real time. What they've seen has floored them.

Hydrogen fuel could change the way aircraft work, and look
Aviation

Hydrogen fuel could change the way aircraft work, and look

A transition to hydrogen would mean rethinking a great deal about aircraft design. A futuristic Airbus test will help experts learn more.

where to put tv in living room
Tech Hacks

How to decide where to put your TV in your living room (or anywhere else)

There's more to it than you might think!

quantum entangled system will be hosted on ISS
NASA

NASA is launching a new quantum entanglement experiment in space

The researchers will test if their tech can produce and detect quantum entanglement on the International Space Station.

A dripping faucet
Health

Headed back to the office? Make sure your building has flushed out its water.

Vacancies can allow microbes and metals to build up in the plumbing.

Oil rig at sunset
Fossil Fuels

What the bans on Russian fossil fuels actually mean

Prices are up—but so is the pressure to switch to electrify everything.

Inside NASA’s messy plan to return to the moon by 2024
Moons

Inside NASA’s messy plan to return to the moon by 2024

NASA's rushed timeline for the Artemis moon mission is pretty much kaput.