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Climate change protest poster with blindfolded person surrounded by climate hoax buzz words
Climate Change

4 new myths about climate change—and how to debunk them

Pushing off climate change policy isn’t that far removed from denying its existence.

google search
Health

Google search will now show you which local doctors accept Medicare

You can now filter search results by accepted insurances and see what languages a doctor’s office accommodates for.

A person holding a phone in their hands on a white bed.
Tech Hacks

Keep your online accounts safe by logging out today

Don’t leave any doors open for intruders.

ISS space station
NASA

NASA is spending big on commercial space destinations

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is among the companies receiving funding.

Meet the ‘Spy Stone,’ a Russian robot disguised as a rock
Military

Meet the ‘Spy Stone,’ a Russian robot disguised as a rock

The prototype can move around and transmit audio and video, too.

Tesla Cyberquad for Kids made with Radio Flyer on a red graffiti background
Vehicles

Tesla’s four-wheeler for kids is already sold out

Assembly is required.

Only getting audio in one earbud? Here’s how to fix this macOS bug.
Tech Hacks

Only getting audio in one earbud? Here’s how to fix this macOS bug.

There’s even an app for that.

On this blisteringly hot metal planet, a year lasts only 8 hours
Exoplanets

On this blisteringly hot metal planet, a year lasts only 8 hours

The years are extremely short and hot on planet GJ 367b.

Surgeons transplanted a pig kidney into a person, and it worked like normal
Health

Surgeons transplanted a pig kidney into a person, and it worked like normal

A successful pig-to-human kidney transplant could transform the organ donation pipeline.

Mac laptop on a wooden table next to an iPhone and iPad with free Photoshop alternatives open on the screens
Tech Hacks

10 free Photoshop and other alternative programs you need to try

Top-quality software that costs nothing.

Brown and white extinct Haast's eagle with talons sunk into a furry carcass
Birds

This 30-pound eagle would take down 400-pound prey and dig through their organs

A stone cold killer and a shrewd scavenger.

Spiky cactus and SARS-CoV-2 viral particles on a pale yellow background to represent COVID vaccines and infertility misinformation
Vaccines

These urologists are setting the record straight about penises and COVID

The virus kills boners. Vaccines don't.

A person using a Macbook laptop on a white table.
Tech Hacks

There are better ways to organize your open computer windows

Bring some order out of chaos.

spotify on iphone
AI

Why Spotify’s music recommendations always seem so spot on

Spotify knows what you like to hear, and isn't afraid to tell you.

person holding phone with alarm screen going off
Tech Hacks

6 apps for when you need an alarm to go off multiple times a day

No, this is not a built-in feature.

siliicon droplets
Physics

Physicists just gifted us ‘quantum spin liquid,’ a weird new state of matter

For decades, quantum spin liquid had existed only as a theory.

DARPA’s solution to the military’s plastic trash problem? Eat it.
DARPA

DARPA’s solution to the military’s plastic trash problem? Eat it.

Turning an empty water bottle into new material, like protein powder or gun lubricant, could help create a useful purpose for trash.

Flight bans won’t stop Omicron
COVID-19

Flight bans won’t stop Omicron

The virus is coming from inside the house.

The feats of engineering that dazzled us in 2021
Best of What's New

The feats of engineering that dazzled us in 2021

The Best of What’s New in engineering helps us adapt to the realities of an ever-changing world.

astrazeneca covid-19 vaccine vials
Vaccines

New information may explain why the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine caused blood clots

Understanding the trigger for this rare condition may help prevent future cases.