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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.

Crow over a green art illustration background
Birds

Even more proof that crows are terrifyingly smart

Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.

A rocky trail on the side of a steep, grassy mountain under a blue sky. It's the kind of hike you'd need to prepare for.
Life Skills

Hike farther and faster with these training tips

Hiking isn't just a long walk in the woods.

robot arms with marionettes
Robots

MIT scientists taught robots how to sabotage each other

Understanding social robots could help psychology, the military, and more.

tomato and ketchup
Mars

Heinz’s new ‘Marz’ ketchup is kinda sorta made from Martian tomatoes

Ketchup giant Heinz unveils a condiment fit for Martian explorers

Astronomers recorded a whopping 35 gravitational wave events in just 5 months
Black Holes

Astronomers recorded a whopping 35 gravitational wave events in just 5 months

Ripples in spacetime hint at the evolution of our universe.

Field of corn
Agriculture

Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas—and it’s time to pay attention to it

Climate events are going to make troubling N2O emissions even worse.

Amazon app on phone
Technology

Venmo and Amazon team up to streamline your checkout

The partnership will bring you more payment options in 2022.

hands on keyboard working on laptop selecting photos
Tech Hacks

5 apps to edit photos right in your browser

You don't need dedicated software to get your photos looking fantastic.

an abstract image of light bending
Physics

When light flashes for a quintillionth of a second, things get weird

The shortest light pulses in the world come in pairs, and scientists can now control them.