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Kindness makes the world a better place
Mental Health

The grief myth: It doesn’t come in stages or follow a checklist

Like love, it endures.

A stack of torture-tested Velociti stacks, well, stacked on a table in the Under Armour innovations lab
Outdoor Gear

I did a speedrun through Under Armour’s innovation labs to learn how a marathon supershoe crosses the finish line

a black bear cub up in a tree and looking directly at the camera
Bears

Litter of 5 bear cubs spotted in Connecticut for the first time

About 1,000 to 1,200 black bears call the Nutmeg State home.

Video screenshot of simulated hydrocarbon ocean on Titan. The waves are very pronounced
Moons

Saturn’s largest moon could see 10-foot waves from a tiny breeze

Surf's up, Titan.

Lagunitas Teams Up with Pinter to Bring Iconic Beers to Home Brewers’ Hands
Home

The Pinter countertop home brewing machine can now automatically make super popular Lagunitas beer at home

Pinter's brew-and-tap appliance cuts out most of what makes home brewing hard. The company's new Lagunitas collaboration puts a real craft recipe into that simplified system.

a guide dog helps a woman with a cane navigate a train
AI

Robots can’t replace guide dogs

Man’s best friend shares an ‘invisible care world’ with humans that AI can’t beat—yet.

De'Longhi PrimaDonna Aromatic automatic espresso machine on a counter with a mug on it
Smart Home

De’Longhi’s PrimaDonna Aromatic is a super-automatic espresso machine that learns about you and your beans

The clever Bean Adapt system built into this $2,500 machine allows it to automatically craft perfect coffee drinks with whatever beans you feed it.

CT scan of mummy foot, viewed from the side
Archaeology

It’s a bird! It’s a head! No, it’s a mummified foot.

CT scans help a museum examine mummified remains that were sitting in its collections for half a century.

a lobster in a pot of boiling water
Wildlife

Yes, your lobster dinner probably died an excruciating death

Pain killers seem to work on lobsters, so being boiled alive may be just as gruesome as it sounds.

A Cadillac ESCALADE IQ sits in front of the Andaz West Hollywood hotel awaiting its passengers to experience the AKG Dolby Atmos sound system on the road to NAMM
Audio

Dolby Atmos and the (sound) objects of my affection: How Cadillac, AKG, and Maroon 5 helped me enter my spatial-audio era

Here’s a 360-degree view of 365-plus days that converted me into a true believer in the future of immersive object-based music from vehicles to venues.

Ryobi power tools on sale during spring black friday at The Home Depot
Home

The Home Depot is blowing out Ryobi power tools and batteries for the lowest prices of the year so far

Save on drills, drivers, saws, and pretty much anything else you need to do any DIY project on your list this year. This is a great time to buy into the Ryobi battery platform.

This image provided by NASA, astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)
Space

Artemis II crew used modern photography to tell the visual story of their lunar journey

...and update some classic Apollo images.

Portrait of William Shakespeare
Archaeology

Shakespeare’s long-lost London home is finally found

In the past 100 years, the spot has been an architecture firm, carpet wholesaler, and more.

two eagle chicks in a nest
Birds

Help name Jackie and Shadow’s new eaglets

Submissions are open until Sunday, April 26 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.

Virtual tour screenshot of Captain's Chair room inside USS Cassin Young
Navy

Visit a WWII destroyer without leaving your sofa

The USS Cassin Young is one of the last of the war's Fletcher-class destroyers.

a satirical currency showing president andrew jackson as a cat
Archaeology

Fake banknotes mocked a US president. And are now worth thousands.

The rare ‘Great Loco Foco Juggernaut’ is basically an 1837 meme bashing Andrew Jackson.

a naked mole rat. it is a small, pinkish colored and hairless rodent with large front teeth
Wildlife

Not all naked mole-rat queens go out in a blaze of bloody violence

Surprising study reveals peaceful succession is possible.

Boxes of seized dried shark fins on table next to US FWS logo
Ocean

50,000 illegal shark fins found inside fake car part boxes

The poached ingredients worth $1.3 million were seized in a nationwide hunt.

shark holding maryland flags
Sharks

Megalodon set to become Maryland’s state shark

The Bay State is now home to the first state shark in the country.

The roof of Crossrail Place features glulam timber beams joined with steel connectors, demonstrating advanced structural engineering and the fusion of functionality with modern British architectural design. The exposed framework highlights craftsmanship, material innovation, and the interplay between timber and steel within London’s contemporary infrastructure, United Kingdom.
Sustainability

The skylines of the future will be made of wood

Laminated timber is more environmentally friendly than steel, and perfectly safe for constructing tall buildings.