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Tech Hacks

How to score Twitter’s coveted blue checkmark

Be the real deal

Cybersecurity experts say $2 billion is too little, too late
Security

Cybersecurity experts say $2 billion is too little, too late

Funds from the infrastructure package are intended to help beef up US cyber defenses. Will it actually make a difference?

Red, yellow, and black cartoon character depicting overeating during the holidays and specifically Thanksgiving
Health

The extreme consequences of stuffing yourselves during the holidays

The biology of having just one more slice of pie.

This four-legged snake fossil was probably a skinny lizard
Animals

This four-legged snake fossil was probably a skinny lizard

The ancient reptile resembled “chubby spaghetti”.

Three white and pink Pfizer COVID antiviral pills in plastic packaging.
Vaccines

You might not be ‘fully vaccinated’ soon

Plus: Boosting the world's supply of mRNA shots, an order for Pfizer's antiviral pill, and more.

person outside wearing airepods touching an earbud
Tech Hacks

How to tell Siri and the Google Assistant to read out your phone notifications

Go full-on hands-free.

IBM quantum eagle chip
Physics

IBM’s latest quantum chip breaks the elusive 100-qubit barrier

The journey to Eagle wasn't easy, and it's only a pitstop on the way to IBM's 1,000-qubit vision.

The moon is pockmarked with craters, including holes made by rockets.
Moons

Pockets of frozen CO2 on the moon could fuel future space travel

A lunar map shows where solid carbon dioxide could exist, hidden from sunlight.

Greater roadrunner racing across a street in the desert
Birds

Las Vegas bird can’t remember how it ended up in Maine

The roadrunner definitely outran the coyote this time around.

A blonde child running with open arms toward an elderly woman who is ready to hug him, in a room decorated for the holidays with a lot of food on the table.
Vaccines

When to get your kids vaccinated in time for the holidays

One deadline has already gone by.

Inspired by a seed, this rotating drone will make your head spin
Drones

Inspired by a seed, this rotating drone will make your head spin

A small folding monocopter could someday conduct reconnaissance missions.

The infrastructure package boosts an unsung hero of rural transportation: ferries
Technology

The infrastructure package boosts an unsung hero of rural transportation: ferries

For people in remote areas, ferry systems are like roads. The $1.6 billion in new money should help.

Person with luggage traveling through airport during COVID-19 pandemic
Diseases

There’s a second case of monkeypox in the US this year—but don’t freak out

Health authorities say there’s no cause for alarm.

SteelSeries Arctis 9 Wireless Gaming headset
Headphones

SteelSeries Arctis 9 Wireless gaming headset review: The Whole 9 Yards

The SteelSeries Arctis 9 Wireless has all the right features to stand out, even compared to its "Pro" counterpart.

Cargo ship
Climate Change

Designated ‘net-zero’ lanes could push the shipping industry to clean up its act

'Green corridors' for ocean freight are among COP26's list of promises.

Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, on three Polaroid photos
Fossil Fuels

This historic Brooklyn cemetery shows us a future without lawns

A climate-friendly experiment to let lawns grow into meadows at Green-Wood Cemetery has visitors—and landscapers—taking notice.

Get this: Fungus can make trash smell like strawberries
Environment

Get this: Fungus can make trash smell like strawberries

A fungus named Wolfiporia cocos fermented the leftovers from old berries to make a new, pleasant aroma.

Take control of your apps’ permissions
Tech Hacks

Take control of your apps’ permissions

It’s 10 p.m. Do you know what your apps are doing?

For the second time ever, someone was spontaneously cured of HIV
Diseases

For the second time ever, someone was spontaneously cured of HIV

Could this change our understanding of the immune system?

An Asian man with short hair and glasses wearing a black jacket and a green backpack while zooming in on something on the screen of his iPhone.
Tech Hacks

iOS 15 lets you tweak text size in individual apps. Here’s how.

This iPhone feature hasn't gotten a ton of attention, but it could be very useful.