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Agriculture

How to eat sustainably without sacrificing your favorite foods

The food system is complicated, but these tips are simple.

A person in a green shirt sitting in front of a computer while a person in a black shirt leans close over their shoulder.
Tech Hacks

How to use Apple’s new Mail Privacy Protection to fight email tracking

This feature can render tracking data essentially useless.

pfizer covid vaccine vials
Vaccines

The CDC recommends booster shots for healthcare workers and other at-risk groups

An FDA advisory committee met on Friday amid an ongoing debate about the potential value of COVID booster shots.

Red pickup truck stopped in front of a tornado in Nebraska
Weather

3 wild ideas for how to stop a tornado

To stop a tornado, you first have to know how it's formed.

Pepper the social robot.
AI

Do we trust robots enough to put them in charge?

The factors that cause people to accept robots, or not, will surprise you.

Soy sauce, cilantro, broth, and other umami foods on a pink and purple background
Science

What is umami? No, really.

It translates to 'mouthfulness.'

Singapore’s new robot cops will focus on small-time crime
AI

Singapore’s new robot cops will focus on small-time crime

Machines like these, called Xavier, may ultimately just be mobile extensions of surveillance systems.

A gloved hand holding a syringe and vial.
Vaccines

CDC panel gives a thumbs-up to Pfizer boosters, but not for everyone

Here's everything you need to know this week.

This drone knows precisely where to drop a life-saving raft
Drones

This drone knows precisely where to drop a life-saving raft

Some drones deploy weapons. This one drops rescue equipment to people stranded out at sea.

A closeup of a bunch of red maple seed, still red and green and unripe.
Environment

Floating whirligig microchips could help us monitor nature without leaving a trace

Inspired by the seeds of maple trees, engineers have built a flying microchip.

An illustration of a 2-legged dinosaur running beside a small brown bird, on a checkered background. Their skin is see-through, revealing bones and tendons.
Dinosaurs

Two-legged dinosaurs wagged their tails like giant, scaly puppies

Were they trying to save energy, or just happy to see you?

Kitty Hawk’s electric airplane will fly you around—with no pilot
Self Driving

Kitty Hawk’s electric airplane will fly you around—with no pilot

Check out Heaviside, an air taxi designed to someday transport just one brave soul from point A to B.

A large home in California being threatened by a wildfire on a distant mountain at night.
Life Skills

Can you really use foil to fireproof your house?

Get the facts before wrapping your home.

What we know so far about J&J booster shots
Vaccines

What we know so far about J&J booster shots

New data from Johnson & Johnson shows promise, but the results haven't been reviewed yet by the CDC or FDA.

Rerouting billions in agriculture subsidies could boost global food security
Agriculture

Rerouting billions in agriculture subsidies could boost global food security

Sustainable food systems need funding, and the billions in subsidies already out there can help.

A child doing homework at a table
Ask Us Anything

Kids are onto something: Homework might actually be bad

Do kids actually need homework? Even with increasing amounts of data, it's hard to know if homework is helping or hurting students.

a human's hands hold a metal rod as they manipulate a rounded piece of orange glass
Sustainability

How glassblowers turn silica, soda ash, and lime into stunning works of art

The ancient craft may have a more sustainable future.

A person holding an iPhone in front of a window while having a FaceTime call with someone in a red sweatshirt.
Tech Hacks

How to share a FaceTime link with anyone, even an Android user

More time for more faces.

A room with white walls and a hardwood floor with a small lamp in the corner that's lighting the area around a blue armchair.
Life Skills

Lighting tricks that will make small rooms feel gigantic

Bend light to your will.

greenland ice sheet
Climate Change

The jet stream is moving north. Here’s what that means for you.

Weather could change dramatically, especially when it comes to rainfall.