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Tesla Model Y vehicles can be hacked—in theory
Electric Vehicles

Tesla Model Y vehicles can be hacked—in theory

A security researcher published the complex method. Here's how it all works.

Cockatoos are pillaging trashcans in Australia, and humans can’t seem to stop them
Birds

Cockatoos are pillaging trashcans in Australia, and humans can’t seem to stop them

In suburban Sydney, sulfur-crested cockatoos keep outsmarting human efforts to keep their trash bins locked up.

What trainers get wrong about teaching dogs
Dogs

What trainers get wrong about teaching dogs

Efforts to regulate dog training have centered on studies examining the efficacy of punishment as a training tool.

AI voice filters can make you sound like anyone—and make anyone sound like you
AI

AI voice filters can make you sound like anyone—and make anyone sound like you

Koe Recast is only the latest in a string of uncanny vocal imitation options... and expect many more to come.

Amazon robotics working working on assembly line
AI

Amazon’s tech empire is expanding into mechatronics

This is just the latest in a string of robotics company acquisitions.

Mosquito close-up
Biology

Can a bold new plan to stop mosquitoes catch on?

With pests growing resistant to insecticides, and climate change creating a bug boom, towns consider a lab-bred mosquito with a killer gene.

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack
Dinosaurs

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack

The mighty shark ancestor could have launched its body to the sea's surface to take a bite out of a whale.

woodshop wall covered in hanging tools
Life Skills

3 reasons to join your local makerspace

The best thing about makerspaces? The people.

How ants crawl on walls and defy gravity
Insects

How ants crawl on walls and defy gravity

A biologist explains their sticky, spiky grip.

Husky dogs pulling a sled in a snowy landscape
Evolution

How the logic of ‘winter selection’ shaped centuries of bad science

Human intelligence evolved in Africa. Joseph L. Graves Jr. breaks down the prejudiced ideas that led some biologists to think otherwise.

First study of cancer-detecting blood test shows hopeful results
Cancer

First study of cancer-detecting blood test shows hopeful results

The Galleri blood test utilizes cancer biomarkers and could potentially catch early stage cases.

A blue whale near Sri Lanka and a container ship.
Ocean

World’s largest shipping company reroutes ships to protect world’s largest animals

A unique population of endangered blue whales is at risk of vessel strikes in the Indian Ocean.

Gray clouds in sky.
Fossil Fuels

Is ‘cloud seeding’ actually helping fight drought?

The unique but contentious technology is being used in China and the UAE.

These tiny ‘dragons’ flew through the trees of Madagascar 200 million years ago
Dinosaurs

These tiny ‘dragons’ flew through the trees of Madagascar 200 million years ago

Meet the flying reptile Coelurosauravus elivensis.

Iran grabbed two of the Navy’s Saildrones earlier this month. Why?
Navy

Iran grabbed two of the Navy’s Saildrones earlier this month. Why?

In response to the second of two incidents, the Navy pointed out that the uncrewed vessels were "taking unclassified photos."

Hawaii’s prolonged drought is pushing native species to the brink
Wildlife

Hawaii’s prolonged drought is pushing native species to the brink

Protecting native forests is crucial for bringing in water, but the drought—and invasive hoofed mammals—aren’t making it easy.

sick deer
Health

It’s not clear how much of a threat the ‘zombie deer’ disease is to humans

A Canadian study used "humanized mice" to show CWD can infect humans, but the results might be overstated, according to top researchers in the U.S.

people sit on a makeshift raft and row down flooded streets in pakistan
Global Warming

How climate change fed Pakistan’s devastating floods

Climate experts explain why these flooding disasters are expected to be more common as the planet continues to heat up.

A woman wearing white headphones playing League of Legends on a triple-monitor setup.
Tech Hacks

6 ways to fight back against motion sickness while gaming

Cybersickness is like getting carsick without the car.

America’s infrastructure is a crisis of inequity
Climate Change

America’s infrastructure is a crisis of inequity

Intense heat waves and flooding are battering electricity and water systems, as America’s aging infrastructure sags under the pressure of climate change.