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Ask Us Anything

7 wild ways pregnancy changes your body forever

From bigger feet to separated ab muscles.

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Outdoor Gear

Velotric launches the upgraded Summit 2 multi-terrain ebike

With more muscle and smart tech, Velotric's Summit 2 hybrid ebike let you ride further, faster.

A worker searches for evidence at Burr Oak Cemetery July 14, 2009 in Alsip, Illinois. Police recently closed the cemetery declaring the site a crime scene after human remains were found on the ground at various locations in the cemetery. Police suspect hundreds of graves could have been dug up in the historic black cemetery over the last several years and the bodies dumped elsewhere on the grounds in order for the gravesites to be resold by the cemetery management. Blues music legend Willie Dixon and civil rights figure Emmett Till are among those buried in the suburban Chicago cemetery. The First Lady's office confirms that Michelle Obama's father, Fraser Robinson, is also buried there. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Science

Moss helped nab notorious grave-robbers

Botanists say the plant ‘is a little bit freaky.’

Close up of non-dairy cheese made with rice proteins in dish
Science

Rice cheese may be the next big thing

Early test batches contained 12 percent protein.

trees and shrubs are surrounded by a bright yellow weed
Agriculture

Weed that smells like paint thinner takes over Arizona

Stinknet is an invasive weed that can disperse thousands of seeds at a time.

Astronaut Loren J. Shriver, Mission Commander of STS-46, attempts to eat floating sweets on the flight deck of the shuttle Atlantis during its orbit of the earth, August 1992. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Getty Images)
NASA

Artemis II astronauts will eat a lot of tortillas on their trip to the moon

NASA offers a look at the menu for this historic 10-day mission.

A split image featuring a colorized portrait of Mary Anderson, a female inventor from the early 20th century, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a bow tie. Next to her portrait is an original technical patent drawing labeled with various "Fig" numbers, showing the mechanical design and lever system of her "Window Cleaning Device," the precursor to the modern windshield wiper.
Vehicles

Windshield wipers’ overlooked female inventor

Mary Anderson patented the device in 1903—only to be told her idea had no commercial value

purple crystals
Wildlife

Humans’ love of crystals goes back at least 6 million years

Experiments with chimpanzees show a shared love of shiny things.

Illustration showing Tanyka amnicola in life, eating underwater plants.
Evolution

Bizarro salamander ancestor was an evolutionary oddball

Paleontologists say 'Tanyka amnicola' had a jawbone that's a real head-scratcher.

MacBook Pro M5 Pro and Max computers
Computers

10 things to know about Apple’s new M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros

The latest versions of Apple's MacBook Pro laptops include M5 chips with revamped architecture to bring performance upgrades across the board.

Man pointing with stick at chalkboard diagram of AM radio setup
Engineering

Watch a classified FM radio training video from WW2

That crisp signal was once a really big deal.

Aerial photograph of the excavation area for the new fire station building on Lohagenweg in Hüllhorst. The tree cover marks the course of the source stream, which formed the basis for the construction of the former farmstead. Photo: LWL-AfW / A. Koch
Archaeology

2,500-year-old settlement found during fire station construction

The Iron Age settlement pre-dates the Roman invasion of Germany.

a pink flamingo standing in water (left). a blue songbird sitting on a tree branch (right)
Birds

Florida considers making the flamingo its state bird

Bye bye mockingbird.

a large pool of water with smoke rising from it
Conservation

World’s largest acidic geyser erupts for first time since 2020

Yellowstone's Echinus Geyser spews out hot water that's as acidic as vinegar.

students watch professor in lecture hall
AI

The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating

It’s the erosion of learning itself.

An oil painting titled "The Pythia" by Camillo Miola, depicting the Oracle of Delphi in ancient Greece. The Pythia, a young woman in white and gold robes with a heavy gold necklace, is shown in a trance-like state, seated on a tall bronze tripod. Several priests in white tunics surround her, some holding olive branches and one taking notes on a tablet. In the foreground, two figures in ornate blue and gold robes kneel in prayer or supplication before a low stone altar. The scene is set against a deep red wall, with laurel leaves scattered across the floor and a large, dark omphalos stone visible on the left.
Archaeology

Ancient Greece’s most famous oracle was just high on gas fumes

The Oracle of Delphi, also known as the Pythia, likely inhaled ethylene to enter her famous trance.

The Shure MVX2U Gen. 2 XLR-to-USB-C digital audio interface shown with its accessories and retail packaging on a white background
Peripherals

Shure’s MVX2U Gen 2 interface transforms XLR mics into travel-friendly, high-fidelity USB-C audio solutions

This high-performance, low-latency digital audio interface bridges classic XLR mics with modern USB-C devices for clear, broadcast-quality recording.

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Ask Us Anything

We can’t launch our trash into the sun. But why?

Maybe think about a solution down here on Earth first.

Microchip resting on man's hand next to syringe
Technology

Washington state moves to ban forced employee microchips

It’s rarely a bad idea to prepare for the worst case scenario.

Screenshot of final boss from original Doom
AI

Computer run on human brain cells learned to play ‘Doom’

Cortical Labs hopes neuronal chips will do much more than shoot pixelated demons.