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Your bro cracking a cold one with the bottle opener on the bottle of the iconic REEF Fanning + flip-flop
Outdoor Gear

REEF celebrates 21 years of the iconic Fanning flip-flop with updated Spring/Summer styles

Step up, and on, your summer game with REEF's 21st-anniversary Fanning flip-flops—now with fresh styles, still with the classic built-in bottle opener.

Multiple Sriracha bottles photoshopped floating above the lunar landscape during earthrise
Moons

The 5 hot sauces aboard Artemis II are kinda weak

Don’t expect any ‘Hot Ones’ entries on the menu.

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Tech Hacks

Samsung Galaxy phones now support Apple AirDrop. Here’s how it works.

It's now easier to move files from Android to Apple devices.

Healthy senior woman exercising with aqua dumbbells at water aerobic session in swimming pool. Healthy seniors workout in a swimming pool with aqua dumbbells.
Fitness & Exercise

What exercises will keep my aging joints healthy?

Walking deserves a special mention.

White person's hand holding red fuel pump refueling silver car
Fossil Fuels

It’s illegal to pump your own gas in New Jersey. But why?

The Garden State’s decades-old law is rooted in safety, science, and jobs—but how risky is pumping your own fuel?

Title: Burned Land Credit: © Brais Lorenzo, EFE, Revista 5W, El País Caption: A man fights a wildfire with a branch in Cualedro. When resources are stretched, residents use whatever is available to extinguish flames, including branches, farming tools, and water hoses. Ourense, Galicia, Spain, 15 August 2025. Story: 2025 was a record year for wildfires in Europe. More than 200,000 hectares burned across Galicia during Spain’s worst fire season in about three decades. The increasingly severe fires in this region are attributed to drought and heat intensified by climate change, rural depopulation, and shortsighted forest management policies, including the widespread planting of highly flammable non-native species. Born in Ourense, the photographer grew up with the smell of smoke every summer and has documented Galician wildfires since 2011.
Environment

17 poignant images from the 2026 World Press Photo Contest

From wildfires in Spain to a polar bear feast in Norway to a wedding amongst floods in the Philippines.

This image provided by NASA, astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
Moons

Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch: ‘Looking back at Earth…it truly emphasized how alike we are’

Koch previously spent 328 consecutive days in space.

Illustration of two black holes nearing a collision with a beam of energy connecting them
Black Holes

Two supermassive black holes are on a collision course

It's the first time astronomers have ever witnessed the stunning cosmic event.

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AI

Study: Google’s AI Overviews show millions of wrong answers every hour

With over 4 trillion Google queries every year, the inaccuracies add up.

A high-resolution photograph shows both sides of a damaged, circular silver-gilt pendant depicting John the Baptist. The artifact is chipped on the right side and features a small suspension hole at the top. The obverse (left) shows a profile view of a bearded figure wearing a crown or headdress, while the reverse (right) features a central equal-armed cross enclosed in a beaded circle and surrounded by medieval-style lettering.
Archaeology

Metal detectorist finds Viking Age gold coin that might upend history

The ninth-century coin pendant depicts a Christian saint in a pagan world.

baby oppossum on a stick
Wildlife

What to do if you find a baby opossum 

Opossum mothers kind of suck.

Two humpback whales underwater
Ocean

513 humpback whales gather at massive Caribbean breeding ground

A stunning video captures one of the largest humpback whale gatherings ever recorded.

young woman relax Comfortable with cute dog in bed,
Cats

Do you love sleeping with your pet? Science reveals there’s a tricky trade‑off.

sliver of earth in background, moon in foreground
Moons

16 inspiring Artemis II photos that’ll make you feel like a tiny Earthling

The astronauts spent two years in photography training.

A candid, full-body photograph shows a young girl swinging joyfully in a lush, green forest setting. She is barefoot and wearing a simple pink dress, with her eyes closed and a wide smile as she glides through the air. Warm sunlight filters through the dense trees in the background, illuminating the scene and a small wooden structure behind her.
Ask Us Anything

Why did childhood summers feel endless?

It’s not just nostalgia—your brain was actually experiencing time differently.

Two male frigate birds opposing with their gonflated red neck pouches
Birds

Flirty birds inflate throat pouch to attract a mate

Male frigatebirds also shake their wings and loudly trill.

Artemis patch against capsule window in Orion with Earth beneath it
NASA

Why you can’t see space junk in Artemis II photos

There is a lot of trash up there—but it’s difficult to see.

A side-by-side composite image features a portrait of naturalist Sir David Attenborough on the left and the bird named in his honor, the Inambari Gnatcatcher (Polioptila attenboroughi), on the right. Attenborough is shown smiling against a bright blue background, while the small, grey and white gnatcatcher is perched on a tree branch among green leaves in its Brazilian habitat.
Spiders

6 famous people with animals named in their honor

Ever seen a Spintharus barackobamai?

Telescopes on sale during the Artemis II mission
Gear

Grab Amazon’s most popular telescope for just $96 while Artemis II orbits the moon

Amazon's spring sale has Celestron and Gskyer telescopes discounted up to 29% off — the best time to buy before Artemis II brings everyone's eyes to the sky.

Macro photograph of a venomous brown recluse spider, commonly known as a fiddleback spider, crawling through a web filled pipe. There is much detail in the face and fangs of the spider. There is some grain due to the low light and high ISO that was needed to capture the image.
Spiders

How does spider venom damage human cells? 

Researchers uncover the killer mechanism of recluse spider toxin.