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tropical fish swim in a tank
Ocean

Nearly 500 animals rescued from trafficking arrive at a California aquarium

Since 2024, the Aquarium of the Pacific has cared for over 3,600 rescued trafficked animals.

Gozney Arc Lite pizza oven in action
Home

There’s still time to grab a high-end Gozney pizza oven for up to $500 off during this Labor Day sale

These high-end pizza ovens can cook a pie in less than two minutes. They'll pay for themselves by saving you money on takeout, especially with these discounts.

A close-up of a woman's mouth as she bites her fingernails
Health

How gross is biting your fingernails?

Between 20 to 30 percent of American adults bite their nails. But you should probably stop to avoid bad bacteria and damaging your body.

American composer, musician, and conductor Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990), of the New York Philharmonic, as he conducts and orchestra, New York, New York, January 1961. (Photo by Underwood Archives/Getty Images)
Psychology

Classical music lovers can be as fanatical as Swifties – just read their letters

These stories from the classical music world are particularly jarring.

a mother humpback whale and calf
Ocean

Australia’s humpback whales were acting weird. What happened next surprised scientists.

A citizen science project uncovers a new humpback whale calving ground around the Great Barrier Reef.

Mature POC woman smelling coffee at home
Ask Us Anything

When’s the best time to drink coffee?

It's not one cup fits all.

A Graneledone octopus, a suspected new species, moves across the seafloor during a deep-sea ocean expedition off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago. This species was first observed during an expedition Dr. Diva Amon (SpeSeas) participated in 2014, but was not confirmed or collected until this mission. Researchers made dozens of other discoveries on the trip, including at least 20 suspected new species, three of which may be new genera.
Ocean

11 vibrant deep-sea creatures shine in new Caribbean expedition

The survey near Trinidad and Tobago uncovered over 700 specimens, and potentially 20 new species.

a diver swims in a tank with a sting ray
Ocean

Happy Birth-ray! Mystic the cownose ray turns 27

The ray is enjoying her retirement at the New England Aquarium’s Quincy Animal Care Center.

Snow-capped Mount Kazbek rising above lush green valleys and dramatic cloud formations in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia, creating a powerful and iconic alpine landscape.
Land

Scientists define a new category of heat wave: ‘Snow eaters’

Unseasonably warm weather that rapidly melts snowpack is becoming more widespread in the U.S. West and happening earlier in the year.

A glowing MacBook on a black background
Tech Hacks

These are the best power settings for your Windows or Mac system

Know what your options are, extend your system's lifespan, and save on energy bills.

Colorized sperm whale teeth on a model. Sperm whales are the largest of all toothed whales.
Ask Us Anything

Could a whale really swallow a human? We asked a biologist.

The new thriller ‘Whalefall’ depicts a diver trapped inside of a sperm whale.

This Hubble Space Telescope image features the picturesque nebula LHA 120-N44, or N44
Space Telescope

NASA’s Hubble pops in on a ‘superbubble’

N44 is a baby star nursery only 160,000 light-years away.

three wild dog puppies opening their mouth
Wildlife

Bush dog puppies sound like birds

European zoos are maintaining populations of this Near Threatened species.

Artist illustration of American cheetah hunting a horse in mountain landscape
Evolution

Ancient American cheetahs were not exactly cheetah-like

The extinct big cats stalked grasslands 2.5 million years ago.

Ethel the split-colored lobster (left) and Gertrude the blue (right) were donated to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
Ocean

Pair of rare, colorful lobsters have a new home in Maine

A two-toned lobster like Ethel is 1 in 50 million, while a blue one like Gertrude is 1 in 2 million.

spacecraft on moon
Robots

Exploring the Moon will require rovers that can think for themselves

An upcoming NASA mission will test whether they can.

Curious and Happy Tricolor Dog with Tongue out
Dogs

Why dogs tilt their heads, according to science

Dogs have developed the ability to parse human speech in ways that mirror our own.

The author's hand holding the Sennheiser MTW5 earbuds/case in front of a skull planter on a shelf
Earbuds

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless 5 review: Enjoyable by default, flexible by design

At $299, the MTW5 earbuds keep the last-gen.'s price, drop its boxier build, and add replaceable batteries, improved ANC, and EQ to make them your perfect pair for years to come.

Gadgets on sale at Best Buy for Labor Day
Gear

I checked Best Buy’s 50%-off Labor Day sale against the competition. Here are the deals the hold up.

You should always be dubious of 50% off claims, but we did the digging through tons of Best Buy pages to find the products that are actually worth grabbing this Labor Day.

Scotty the T. rex slowly decomposed in a salty marsh, which allowed for unprecedented preservation.
Dinosaurs

Fossilized tissue reveals largest known T. rex died from broken rib

The blood vessels around the wound that killed Scotty were preserved for 66 million years.