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Caltech AWS quantum computing center
Physics

Amazon’s venture into the bizarre world of quantum computing has a new home base

A new Pasadena center materializes Amazon and Caltech’s quantum dreams.

art illustration with a pile of slime and the weirdest thing eyeball
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

How sexy Victorian mediums tricked scientists into believing in ectoplasm

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

US dollars determine stablecoin value
Cryptocurrency

Do stablecoins live up to their name?

A blockchain expert explains.

Two gray pigeons in a spotlight in a Rosemary Mosco cartoon
Life Skills

How to speak city pigeon

Are they talking about us? Rosemary Mosco has the answers.

Dune 2021 movie actors looking across the desert of Arrakis
Science Fiction

Could humans survive on Dune’s Arrakis?

A supercomputer and climate model reveal the truth behind stillsuits.

AirPods 3 in charging case
Earbuds

Apple AirPods 3 Review: Smart improvements all around

The new AirPods 3 offer improved sound and lots of features borrowed from the more expensive AirPods Pro.

Nasa satellite Earth image
Private Space Flight

Verizon wants to use Amazon satellites to bring broadband to rural areas

The companies are betting on yet-to-be-launched satellites to expand broadband service.

Your website could be doing the environment dirty. Here’s how to clean it up.
Climate Change

Your website could be doing the environment dirty. Here’s how to clean it up.

Every little gif counts.

Google Pixel 6 Pro
Phones

Google Pixel 6 Pro smartphone review: Android’s homegrown hero

The Google Pixel 6 Pro is one of the best Android phones around and it comes at a surprising price.

Microsoft Teams on laptop screen
Tech Hacks

7 tips to help you excel at Microsoft Teams

The app is one of the stars of Windows 11—here's how to use it.

What is a nor’easter, and why are they so powerful?
Weather

What is a nor’easter, and why are they so powerful?

Several inches of rain will soak the East Coast this week.

A lemur holding onto a vine with one arm.
Animals

These fuzzy lemurs have a human-like ability to sing on beat

Lemurs can, lemurs can keep a beat.

Hubble Space Telescope capture of distant galaxies Arp 86 and NGC 7753
Space Telescope

These two galaxies are locked in a cosmic battle

Galaxies millions of light years away show what could happen between the Milky Way and its neighbor, Andromeda.

the aftermath of an avalanche on a snowy mountain, with rocks and grass exposed where a ledge of snow is missing
Climate Change

Climate change could mean fewer avalanches

Historical documents show that avalanches in French mountains have retreated upslope.

Flower crown made out of face masks
Projects

3 Halloween costumes you can make with reused masks

Let your COVID trash star at a horror bash.

Why Dyson is going all-in on solid-state batteries
Electric Vehicles

Why Dyson is going all-in on solid-state batteries

We spoke with James Dyson about his company's pursuit of this next-gen battery type to power its gadgets of the future.

Strange, dark, and hot ice could explain Uranus and Neptune’s wonky magnetic fields
Solar System

Strange, dark, and hot ice could explain Uranus and Neptune’s wonky magnetic fields

Scientists finally understand what's inside superionic ice.

Wind farm along shorelines represent the US shift to clean energy through the CEPP
Renewables

CEPP could boost the biggest climate policy in US history—if it survives the Senate

Big climate policies are finally in the works in the US, but opposition remains.

A newly discovered planet orbiting a dead star offers a glimpse of Earth’s future
Exoplanets

A newly discovered planet orbiting a dead star offers a glimpse of Earth’s future

A solar system that looks like ours … after Earth gets destroyed.

A black-haired woman with her hair in a bun, sitting in bed with neck pain.
Life Skills

The best sleeping position for minimizing aches and pains

Here's how to train yourself to lie down correctly—and why it can help.