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The UK’s solution for enemy drones? Lasers.
Drones

The UK’s solution for enemy drones? Lasers.

An investment of $100 million in directed-energy weapons includes two new anti-drone lasers, one of which will be mounted on a frigate.

A phone on a gray wood surface with a security lock icon on the screen.
Tech Hacks

What to do if you think you’ve been hacked

Action stations.

Researchers are using gassy, explosive bacteria to destroy cancer cells
Biology

Researchers are using gassy, explosive bacteria to destroy cancer cells

Researchers are weaponizing an ancient protein against cancer.

Midwestern states are paving the way for EV-charging roads
Electric Vehicles

Midwestern states are paving the way for EV-charging roads

Electric vehicle use has picked up on the coasts, but these new ideas are hoping to bring sustainable travel to the Midwest.

Ford Mustang Mach-E
Electric Vehicles

The Michigan State Police tested the electric Ford Mustang Mach-E, and loved it

Ford gave the keys to a Mach-E to the Michigan State Police to match up its new electric crossover against gas-powered rivals.

A group of people all using their phones.
Tech Hacks

Tips for dealing with trolls on social media

How to preempt and combat abuse online.

A small snake rearing up and looking forward.
Life Skills

The best ways to wrangle, repel, and just get snakes out of your home

Like Snakes on a Plane, but on the ground and without the violence.

The EU wants everyone to use USB-C chargers—including Apple
Security

The EU wants everyone to use USB-C chargers—including Apple

A proposal from the European Commission could have a big effect on Apple's phones, which rely on a Lightning connector for charging.

A wide-angle picture of the surface of the moon from the perspective of a lander spacecraft.
Moons

Scientists have new moon rocks for the first time in nearly 50 years

China’s Chang’e 5 mission returned moon rocks that are already helping scientists understand our moon’s history.

people standing in medical center hallway
Vaccines

YouTube is blocking big anti-vax accounts, and other COVID news you missed

Here's everything you need to know this week.

group chats now available across Instagram and Messenger.
Social Media

Facebook users can now mix Messenger and Instagram friends in group chats

The “polls” and “watch together” feature will also be available on both apps.

Catastrophic floods helped shape the unique landscape on Mars
Mars

Catastrophic floods helped shape the unique landscape on Mars

Deep valleys in the Red Planet’s surface are evidence of overflowing crater lakes.

A person in silhouette using their phone.
Tech Hacks

How to create burner email accounts with iOS 15

Apple has expanded Hide My Email for certain users.

Why DARPA’s new hypersonic weapon could pack such a devastating punch
DARPA

Why DARPA’s new hypersonic weapon could pack such a devastating punch

Here's how hypersonics—objects that travel faster than Mach 5—compare to traditional cruise missiles and ICBMs.

Goodbye to the Molokai creeper, scioto madtom, and 21 other species, now declared extinct
Animals

Goodbye to the Molokai creeper, scioto madtom, and 21 other species, now declared extinct

The US Fish and Wildlife Service is finally recommending these creatures come off the endangered species list.

two adults sit at a table full of food with a small child as they smile
Nutrition

How to help your kids build a healthy relationship with food

Experts say we're born to eat intuitively.

The IPCC AR6 Working Group I Interactive Atlas with red paleoclimate map
Climate Change

This interactive atlas lets you travel to the future, and past, of climate change

The IPCC just made it easy to access and visualize a ton of data.

Apple iPhone interface
Security

Why you need to update your Apple products’ software ASAP

The University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab discovered that Apple products were infected by an Israeli spyware company.

Pandu Nayak at Google Search On
AI

Google’s about to get better at understanding complex questions

Here are all the new ways you can soon search for things.

art illustration of person reaching for their toes
Ask Us Anything

Why can’t we all touch our toes?

Don’t worry, it’s not a fair measure of fitness.