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Projects

What to consider before ripping out your lawn

It's best to have a plan before you do major landscaping.

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International Space Station

Sorry, you can’t eat these popular foods on the International Space Station

Fizzy drinks, salt and pepper, and alcohol are some of the culinary items that don't make the safety cut for space travel.

best outdoor fire pit
Outdoor Gear

The best outdoor fire pits

Looking to bring those dreams of fresh s’mores home? Heat things up with our top picks for the best fire pits.

stretchy LED screen by stanford engineers
Engineering

Stanford engineers made a tiny LED display that stretches like a rubber band

The light in the display may be ephemeral, but the idea behind the proof-of-concept screen could be here to stay.

Saturn's ocean moon Enceladus with clear tiger stripes in a blue colorized image from the Cassini space probe
Moons

Here’s why Saturn’s ‘ocean moon’ is constantly spewing liquid into space

New ideas have sprung up on the source behind Enceladus's ever-flowing geyser.

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Technology

Arizonians are the first Apple users to get digital wallet IDs

It’s the first state to utilize the new Apple Wallet feature – but its usage is limited.

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Medicine

This birth control pill for men could begin human trials later this year

The search for male contraception continues.

Destroyed buildings in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol.
Military

How urban warfare imperils utilities, public services, and civilians

Russia’s siege of Mariupol, in Ukraine, is a grim repeat of the horrors of past attacks on cities.

Box of COVID-19 medical masks on wooden floor.
COVID-19

Your disposable COVID masks could be reborn as fuel

Billions of single-use face masks and shields are discarded every day due to the pandemic.

Inside the hotly contested creation of ‘ice X’
Science

Inside the hotly contested creation of ‘ice X’

Researchers say they've cooked up the elusive form of ice using crushing pressure and lasers.

An illustration of science's dirtiest jobs.
Science

10 of science’s dirtiest jobs

Hagfish slimers, hazmat divers, and other filthy jobs that keep science moving.

Set up a home theater in your backyard with the best projector screen.
Home

The best projector screens

From inflatable to pull-down, there’s a projector screen to turn your backyard into your theater.

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Tech Hacks

4 tips to make your phone battery last longer

Never say die.

What an airplane’s black boxes can tell us
Aviation

What an airplane’s black boxes can tell us

With one of the black boxes from the China Eastern Airlines crash reportedly found, here's exactly what the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder do on airliners.

a small marine cone snail with a brown spotted shell extends its proboscis that delivers venom into a fish
Medicine

This cone snail’s deadly venom could hold the key to better pain meds

Identifying the right chemicals in cone snail toxins could lead to therapeutic effects.

woman in sad mood behind glass with water droplets
Social Media

AI confirms the obvious: The pandemic bummed people out

Scientists used machine learning to make a mood ring for the internet, and it showed us how sad the world was at the start of the pandemic.

moderna covid shot
Vaccines

Moderna’s latest COVID vaccine trial for kids offers ‘really good news’

No COVID vaccines are available to the youngest children, but vaccine makers aim to change that soon.

Spinosaurus bones hint that the spiny dinosaurs enjoyed water sports
Dinosaurs

Spinosaurus bones hint that the spiny dinosaurs enjoyed water sports

Most dinosaurs were landlubbers, but this Cretaceous predator may have been found splashing in shallow waters for a meal.

Survive the great outdoors by making your own drinkable water
Life Skills

Survive the great outdoors by making your own drinkable water

The thirst is real. But so is dysentery.

Person camping in the snow
Life Skills

Winter camping is a great way to see more nature and fewer people

Just you and the great outdoors.