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Pile of plastic bottles and waste.
Sustainability

It is time to make plastic-recycling labels less confusing

Nearly one in four Americans don't understand what current plastic labels mean at all.

an F-22 fighter jet
Air Force

The Air Force wants to modernize air refueling, but it’s been a bumpy ride

An inside look at how these old planes work—and how the tech underpinning the fleet is slowly evolving.

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Projects

Build your own website, no code required

No HTML, no problem.

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Tech Hacks

Get your phone to send you the breaking news alerts you want

Read all about it.

tank traps
Weapons

Ukraine’s answer to Russian tanks involves a classic tactic: metal ‘hedgehogs’

These tank traps are also known as Czech Hedgehogs, and their use dates back to the 1930s. Here's how they work.

A mountaintop covered in green grass and surrounded by stone structures with staircases.
Archaeology

The ancient Mexican city of Monte Albán thrived with public works, not kings

Monte Albán's archeological record shows signs of a collective society.

A galloping horse.
Fish

Ancient sea creatures pioneered the gallop

Scientists have traced irregular gaits to 400-million-year-old animals with backbones.

cryptocurrency coins and gavel
Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies take center stage in President Biden’s new executive order

Here’s what his administration is looking to research and potentially regulate.

A green plastic dome treehouse in a forest.
Projects

How to rent out your spare room and be an excellent host

It’s not for everybody, but it might be for you.

the start of the cooperative board game, Pandemic
DIY

Two-player games that won’t turn you and your friend into enemies

Whether you claim victory or accept defeat, you’ll want to play again.

How to keep ‘chub rub’ from chafing your skin and ruining your summer
Life Skills

How to keep ‘chub rub’ from chafing your skin and ruining your summer

You deserve to enjoy the warm weather.

Chernobyl after the nuclear disaster and before Russia's invasion.
Energy

The Chernobyl nuclear site just lost power. Heres what that means.

Russia's invasion has disconnected the nuclear plant from the power grid.

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Bees

Build a garden that’ll have pollinators buzzin’

Transform your outdoor space into a thriving pollinator destination.

bees-drinking-nectar-from-feeder
Bees

5 ways to keep bees buzzing that don’t require a hive

Getting 1,000 bees is like adopting a puppy.

hand holding a cicada against the sky
Projects

The Brood X cicadas are coming, and you should eat them. Here’s how.

It’s a bugtastic culinary experience!

3 ways to use your hot glue gun for more than just sticking things together
Projects

3 ways to use your hot glue gun for more than just sticking things together

The cheapest 3D printer you can get.

Monarch caterpillar butterfly with white, black, and yellow stripes hanging from a small tree branch with a kid looking closely at it
Animals

A parasite could be killing millions of monarch butterflies as they migrate

Is captive breeding part of the problem?

Half-Popped Popcorn Kernels
Life Skills

Popcorn Too Fluffy? Try Half-Popping Popcorn At Home

Pop some science with Pop Sci

DIY film developing
Projects

You should develop your own black-and-white film. Here’s how.

Make photos the old-fashioned way, from start to finish.

an aerial view of an atomic garden
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Nuclear war inspired peacetime ‘gamma gardens’ for growing mutant plants

Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.