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COVID-19

You still probably have to wear a mask while traveling

Most forms of public transportation in the US, including trains, buses, and ride-shares, are still requiring masks despite the CDC relaxing indoor regulations.

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Biology

Jacques Cousteau’s grandson is building a network of ocean floor research stations 

The first station will be off the coast of Curaçao, and it's scheduled to be completed by 2025.

Best microSD cards
Peripherals

Best microSD cards

Splurging on a new device that needs a memory card? Get the best experience with the best microSD card.

1970s era living room with orange wallpaper, two chairs and a TV with a deepfake of Nixon playing.
AI

Deepfakes may use new technology, but they’re based on an old idea

People have been spreading misinformation since the dawn of media.

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Space Telescope

Travel to another galaxy with this vibrant 3D map of the cosmos

The map is made from radio telescope observations of millions of objects in the sky.

An orange starfish on a rock.
Evolution

Classifying invertebrates is hard. Butts can help.

Butts are just as important as spines.

Red Tesla Roadster being loaded into a rocket capsule during Elon Musk's SpaceX launch in 2018
Space X

What would happen to a Tesla in space?

It's been four years since Elon Musk launched one of his Roadsters at the sun. An aerospace engineer mulls its fate.

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Weapons

These are the weapons in the Ukrainian arsenal

What to know about military hardware in Ukraine: Strela anti-air missiles, NLAW anti-tank weapons, and the TB-2 drone.

San Andreas fault's Soda Lake.
Archaeology

Earthquake models get a big shakeup with clues buried in the San Andreas fault

Telltale signs in ancient rock may show the future of San Andreas earthquakes.

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Social Media

Twitter’s fact-checking program might be headed to your feed

This is what’s next for Birdwatch, Twitter’s crowdsourced tool for tackling misinformation.

Ukrainian child receives treatment for wounds from Russian attacks.
Health

Russian attacks are forcing Ukraine’s hospitals underground

Hospitals in Ukraine have turned basements into shelters and maternity wards.

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Space

Ukraine was about to revive its space program. Then Russia invaded.

Dnipro, Ukraine's “Rocket City,” was critical in the Soviet Union’s space race—but Russia’s invasion has made the future of the country's space program uncertain.

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Tech Hacks

How to convert HEIC files—or prevent them altogether

HEIC files are efficient, but they aren't always compatible.

Clothing rack of colorful tops.
Sustainability

Does renting your clothes reduce fashion waste?

Reduce, reuse, then maybe rent.

Biden State of the Union 2022 with the US president, vice president, and speaker of the House of Representatives in front of an American flag and two other individuals wearing COVID masks in the Capitol
COVID-19

A quick look at Biden’s new COVID preparedness plan

Sensing exhaustion from the nation, US officials are trying to put the pandemic in the rearview.

a commercial airplane
Aviation

How Biden’s airspace ban will affect Russian airlines

The US and many other countries have decided to ban Russian aircraft from their airspace, a move that could "cripple" Russian carriers.

JBL Reflect Flow Pro on a wooden floor
Earbuds

JBL Reflect Flow Pro active sport earbuds review: Workout-approved true wireless

Use earbuds that are just as dynamic as your next workout.

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Global Warming

One glaring issue with Biden’s State of the Union

Russia's invasion and the pandemic overshadowed the climate crisis in the president's speech.

a kilonova, a cosmic event between two neutron stars showing the collision in the middle and purple blue emissions coming off of it
Black Holes

This kilonova could have created the first-ever extragalactic ‘sonic boom’

A collision between two neutron stars is emitting mysterious X-rays—and astronomers are getting closer to pinning down the source.

Craters on the dark side of the moon from a flyby image
Moons

Why NASA’s pumped to watch a rocket smash into the moon

The accidental experiment will shed light on the physics of impacts in space.