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person's hand with silver rings
Life Skills

Go full silver alchemist and clean your jewelry with science

A fun kitchen experiment that results in shinier bling? Uhm, yes, please.

A close-up of Jupiter's moon Ganymede.
Moons

NASA’s Juno orbiter captured striking close-ups of Jupiter’s biggest moon

The first flyby of Ganymede in more than 20 years promises a close look at the giant moon’s icy surface.

Computer on a white desk with WeVideo editing platform on the screen
Tech Hacks

These free video editing tools are so simple, anyone can use them

Even the next Scorsese has to start somewhere.

A breaching Sowerby's beaked whale.
Whales

Carcasses are the best clues we have for these mysterious whales

Researchers discovered two new elusive beaked whale subpopulations.

What makes a sunscreen ‘reef-safe’?
Ocean

What makes a sunscreen ‘reef-safe’?

Not all sunscreens, even environmentally-friendly ones, are created equal.

Two scientists dig with a shovel.
Biology

These 142-year-old seeds sprouted after spending more than a century underground

These resilient plants are part of a centuries-long experiment at Michigan State University.

Ford’s 2022 Maverick pickup will rival the fuel efficiency of a Honda Civic
Hybrid Cars

Ford’s 2022 Maverick pickup will rival the fuel efficiency of a Honda Civic

The 2022 Maverick pickup truck is a hybrid that boasts some 40 mpg in the city.

Person checking phone in a coffee house.
Tech Hacks

The 7 best apps for sending money

Tap, pay, done.

Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression
Mental Health

Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression

When the three-month study was finished, 85 percent of patients saw improvements.

China’s New Spaceship Looks Like SpaceX’s — Here’s Why
Space X

China’s New Spaceship Looks Like SpaceX’s — Here’s Why

There's a good reason why all of today's manned spacecraft look pretty much the same

10 incredible space photos from astronaut Don Pettit’s new book
International Space Station

10 incredible space photos from astronaut Don Pettit’s new book

Spaceborne just landed in book stores

One side of a reddish-brown brick building, with 15 windows arranged in a grid on the façade, each containing a separate window air conditioning unit.
Life Skills

How to prevent your window AC unit from falling out, and other cool tips

It's time to get that air conditioner going again.

A mockup of the DAVINCI+ which will release a metal probe to fall through Venus’s atmosphere and measure its makeup.
Solar System

NASA is finally going back to Venus. Here’s what its twin missions hope to uncover.

VERITAS and DAVINCI+ will arrive at the long-overlooked planet toward the end of the decade.

Indigenous languages hold the keys to medicinal forest libraries
Medicine

Indigenous languages hold the keys to medicinal forest libraries

When languages die, so do entire generations of botanical knowledge.

pearlfish and a sea cucumber
Fish

This Fish Burrows Up A Sea Cucumber’s Anus For Safety (And Food)

An excerpt from a new book about absurd creatures

A person wearing a baseball cap and tan jacket holds a pair of green, silver, and yellow pruning shears up to a tree branch, read to cut.
Evolution

Humans have become the biggest selection force in evolution

We’re shaping the distant future of biodiversity, as well as the present.

This new electric aircraft has 12 propellers and hints at a flying taxi future
Aviation

This new electric aircraft has 12 propellers and hints at a flying taxi future

Archer just revealed a craft called Maker, and someday a version of it could fly you around a city.

Keystone XL is officially dead
Fossil Fuels

Keystone XL is officially dead

The pipeline's developer has pulled the plug on the controversial project at last.

wet street market selling fish
COVID-19

New data shows Wuhan markets were ripe for diseases to jump from animals to people

Multiple species known to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 were sold there, both legally and illegally.

Portuguese F-16 fighter plane with orange tiger design
Aviation

European fighter jets are making a diplomatic statement with their tiger print

The Portuguese F-16 Fighting Falcon is just one member of a historic squadron.