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A person in a hammock between two trees, with another hammock above him, on a shoreline at sunset.
Tech Hacks

All the ways tech can help you relax

Turn on, tune in, drop out.

The Air Force’s next jet drone will be a new robot wingman
Air Force

The Air Force’s next jet drone will be a new robot wingman

Aircraft like the OBSS, which will have no pilot onboard, are intended to act as teammates for fighter jets like the F-35.

Garmin Forerunner 55 smartwatch on a log
Smartwatches

Garmin Forerunner 55 review: A budget fitness tracker that doesn’t skimp on features

The Garmin Forerunner 55 smartwatch gives more expensive sports watches a run for their money.

Wild deer are giving each other COVID—a lot
COVID-19

Wild deer are giving each other COVID—a lot

Animals hosting the virus may act as a reservoir.

Face detection in photos
Social Media

Facebook archived more than a billion user faces. Now it’s deleting them.

Facebook's Face Recognition system will be shuttering in the coming weeks. Here's how that could impact you.

The surprising link between caterpillar poop and our climate
Animals

The surprising link between caterpillar poop and our climate

Caterpillars eat and poop—a lot. All that waste could be contributing to carbon emissions.

There’s a new Delta variant. Here’s why you shouldn’t panic.
COVID-19

There’s a new Delta variant. Here’s why you shouldn’t panic.

It’s a little more transmissible, but not a great cause of concern, yet.

The macOS email app showing a synced inbox.
Tech Hacks

How to get all your emails in one place

Don't waste time switching between apps and accounts.

A young harbor seal looking at the camera
Evolution

Baby seals sing bass notes when they want attention

Young harbour seals can switch up their tone of voice for added drama.

We are eating large animals into extinction
Climate Change

We are eating large animals into extinction

"Humans have a long history of killing large animals, and it dates back thousands of years."

Lenzig TENCEL fibers in jar
Pollution

This luxurious fabric breaks down in the ocean without leaving a trace

Silky smooth clothes don't have to litter our waterways with microplastics.

Person looking at phone reading indoors
Tech Hacks

Chrome’s newest feature resurrects the ghost of Google Reader

The best way to keep up with your favorite websites.

A person holding a phone with an Instagram story on the screen showing a website link on the post.
Tech Hacks

Anyone can add links to Instagram Stories now. Here’s how.

Relax—you can stop screaming “Link in bio!”

Steps of Cahokia at the green Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Illinois
Archaeology

The biggest ancient city you’ve probably never heard of is in Illinois

The Cahokia Mounds offer a glimpse of one of the Americas' most powerful societies.

Glasgow, Scotland skyline during COP26
Climate Change

A guide to COP26 and its most important goals

Here's what to expect from the next two weeks of climate discussions.

DIGIT grasps marble
AI

One of Facebook’s first moves as Meta: Teaching robots to touch and feel

Meta AI, previously Facebook AI Research, is working on touch sensors that can gather information about how objects feel in the real world.

Black family with kids and seniors beating back holiday stress around a white dinner table
Psychology

Holiday stress is all about expectations

It may have more to do with the ideas in your head than the annual meltdown over the turkey.

fmri dog
Dogs

Dogs can understand more complex words than we thought

Our furry friends might be understanding more than you think.

A white apartment building under cloudy skies.
Tech Hacks

How to secure your apartment-provided WiFi

Communal living is cool until it isn’t.

This solar-powered British drone will surveil from the stratosphere
Drones

This solar-powered British drone will surveil from the stratosphere

The PHASA-35 has a wingspan of 115 feet—the same as a Boeing 737—but it weighs just 330 pounds. The goal is to keep in the air for a year.