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A person using a laptop to look at Apple products on Safari.
Tech Hacks

How Chrome and Safari can help you strengthen your passwords

Thou shall not reuse your login information...

cinema movie theater
Technology

Grab your popcorn: MoviePass is planning a comeback

MoviePass is back under one of its original co-founders and eyeing a relaunch in 2022.

A woman in white and a child wearing a pink shirt and brown pants lying on a white bed, talking.
Vaccines

How to talk with your kids about the COVID vaccine

Although the final decision is usually yours, getting their buy-in is important.

The Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle seats 9 and can be dropped from a cargo plane
Army

The Army’s Infantry Squad Vehicle seats 9 and can be dropped from a cargo plane

Plus, it's 70 percent similar in it parts to a Chevy Colorado ZR2 pickup.

Autism shapes the gut microbiome, scientists report, not the other way around
Health

Autism shapes the gut microbiome, scientists report, not the other way around

Kids’ microbial communities may have more to do with dietary preferences than autism diagnoses.

This bitty near-Earth asteroid might be a piece of the moon
Moons

This bitty near-Earth asteroid might be a piece of the moon

Little Kamo’oalewa is the first known asteroid with probable lunar origins.

The US is making its biggest investment in broadband internet ever
Internet

The US is making its biggest investment in broadband internet ever

The $65 billion is sorely needed. Here's what it will do.

Roasted and stuffed butternut squash as an alternative to turkey at Thanksgiving dinner
Projects

5 main dishes to serve up as alternatives to turkey at Thanksgiving

The bird isn't everything.

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

Some people have a gene that could make COVID far more deadly

Kids are getting COVID-19 pricks, people are getting out their passports, and vaccination requirements are working.

Rooftop solar panels in Koko Head, Oahu, Hawaii.
Climate Change

What your elected leaders have been up to at COP26

Republicans and Democrats have both made appearances in Glasgow for the giant climate conference.

How to bring back Android’s 3-button navigation
Tech Hacks

How to bring back Android’s 3-button navigation

Buttons or no buttons—it's your call.

A big change is coming to F1 cars—and their tires
Vehicles

A big change is coming to F1 cars—and their tires

Larger tires should allow drivers to push their vehicles even harder. This is how Pirelli developed them.

An overlooked fossil turned out to be a new herbivorous dinosaur with an oddly shaped nose
Animals

An overlooked fossil turned out to be a new herbivorous dinosaur with an oddly shaped nose

Brighstoneus simmondsi has a big lump around the nostrils, like a chunky alligator.

Earth MRI black helicopter with magnetic sensor on an airfield
Environment

The US government is hunting for rare metals out West. That doesn’t fly with some locals.

A rush to map mineral deposits has residents in one Colorado town concerned about environmental destruction.

illustration of a probe nearing the sun
Sun

The fastest human-made object vaporizes space dust on contact

Collisions between the Parker Solar Probe and dust are so energetic the particles burst into plasma.

Facebook meta advertising
Social Media

Facebook is making a big change in how it serves ads

Early next year, Meta will remove detailed ad targeting options and offer users more control over the types of ad content they want to see.

The US return to the moon gets a schedule change—again
Moons

The US return to the moon gets a schedule change—again

A 2024 human landing was 'not grounded in technical feasibility,' NASA administrator says.

Two people in black jackets standing on a city street trying to figure out how to get from one place to another by using a map.
Life Skills

Smart ways to travel efficiently, no matter where you’re going

No matter how weird your route, we have travel tips for you.

power plants
Engineering

The truth about carbon capture technology

Buzz-worthy concepts for carbon removal have been met with both praise and controversy.

a giant hornet crawls on a box
Bees

These honeybees have a surprisingly fierce battle cry

The harsh, unpredictable sound shares features of mammal and bird alarm calls.