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Tech Hacks

Customize your iPhone by ditching these boring default settings

Give your phone a personal touch.

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Ask Us Anything

When you get a stitch in your side, what’s really going on?

Doctors still don’t know what causes it, or how to stop it.

Ice-capped mountains in Kathmandu, Nepal, seen from a Landsat satellite
NASA

NASA’s Landsat 9 satellite sends back its first images of a changing world

The newest Landsat satellite will help track the effects of the climate crisis.

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Psychology

What being a cat or dog person says about you

Your choices speak volumes about your personality—or do they?

How and When to Change From Summer to Winter Tires
Vehicles

How and When to Change From Summer to Winter Tires

Snow tires (also known as "winter tires") are tremendously important for your safety if you live in a snowy climate, and it's important to know

Router
Tech Hacks

Better internet could be a simple router upgrade away

Fill every corner of your home with love and Wi-Fi

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Internet

What the heck is WiFi 6E?

Hint: It will allow your devices to be able to communicate with one another faster.

Connected cars and smart vests could help make work zones safer
Vehicles

Connected cars and smart vests could help make work zones safer

Audi has been exploring how V2X tech could warn both drivers and workers about collisions.

Why do marathon runners get the runs?
Ask Us Anything

Why do marathon runners get the runs?

It doesn't just work your leg muscles—racing is rough on your intestines, too.

A close-up view of an iPad, an iPhone, AirPods, and an Apple Pencil.
Life Skills

How to buy tech online without getting ripped off

It looks like an iPhone and it’s as expensive as an iPhone... but is it really an iPhone?

clocks
Health

All the ways daylight saving time screws with you

When entire countries lose an hour of sleep simultaneously, bad things happen.

Lake Malawi coast
Climate Change

The people hit worst by climate change get the least airtime at COP26

'Our resources are disappearing before our eyes and our future is being robbed from us.'

How to store 500 terabytes of data on a small but tough glass disc
Technology

How to store 500 terabytes of data on a small but tough glass disc

An experimental technique involving laser etching on glass could hold vast amounts of information—for a very long time.

Person in their kitchen yelling at their phone
Tech Hacks

Device won’t connect to WiFi? Here’s what to do first.

A basic guide on what to do when your devices and your wireless network are not getting along.

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Vaccines

How dangerous is myocarditis? The truth about the scary-sounding condition.

Despite the attention on myocarditis, inflammation from mRNA vaccines is rare, and goes away in a matter of days.

superbubble
Space Telescope

Hubble imaged a ‘superbubble’ floating in space

This massive bubble floats in a particularly complex nebula.

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Projects

Celebrate responsibly with sustainable holiday meals

From responsibly sourcing meats to reducing food waste, these tips can help you celebrate guilt-free.

person in winter gear sporting an apple watch
Tech Hacks

How to navigate your Apple Watch with hand gestures using AssistiveTouch

In a pinch, summon Siri with a pinch.

female zebra finch inspects male
Birds

When female finches fail to find mates, they dump their eggs and move on

Female zebra finches are picky in their mates, and have found a clever way to reproduce if they don't find someone.

Will cracking my knuckles give me arthritis?
Ask Us Anything

Will cracking my knuckles give me arthritis?

The splintering sound makes the habit seem far worse than it is.