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Apple Airpods Pro
Earbuds

Apple’s AirPod Pro earbuds add active noise-cancelling

They start shipping this week.

Teenager dipping toes into a lake or ocean
Cancer

Your summer guide to sunscreen, from SPF to not-so-magic pills

Choosing the right brand can be intimidating if you aren’t quite sure what you’re looking for.

Xbox Series X
Console Gaming

The Xbox Series X offers killer gaming—if your TV can handle it

Your TV probably isn’t quite ready for the new Xbox’s maximum performance.

Not all of us can ride a scooter. Here’s a plan to get everyone where they need to go.
Technology

Not all of us can ride a scooter. Here’s a plan to get everyone where they need to go.

New hubs will connect Columbus commuters to buses, rideshares, rental cars, bikes, and, yes OK, scooters.

Does Teeth Whitening Work? And Is It Safe?
Medicine

Does Teeth Whitening Work? And Is It Safe?

Everything you need to know before taking the whitening plunge

Husks of vintage film cameras and lenses littering workbench
Environment

Inside New York City’s vanishing community of repair shops

Skilled fixers still service everything from cameras to denim.

The 123,000 MPH Plasma Engine That Could Finally Take Astronauts To Mars
Mars

The 123,000 MPH Plasma Engine That Could Finally Take Astronauts To Mars

Veteran astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz has spent four decades developing his rocket fueled by nuclear reactors and liquid hydrogen. Now NASA just might let it fly

The Treasure of the Safit Chir
Environment

The Treasure of the Safit Chir

For over two centuries we have struggled to understand the scope of Afghanistan's mineral wealth. Now geologists, if they can determine what lies beneath the nation's ground, might also help bring stability to the surface

Arctic Report: Inside An Icebreaker Ship
Military

Arctic Report: Inside An Icebreaker Ship

In today's Arctic, there isn't as much ice to break

Arctic Report: How To Feed Salmon To The World
Fish

Arctic Report: How To Feed Salmon To The World

We may need to move fish farms onto land to satisfy growing appetites

Who Killed The Deep Space Climate Observatory?
NASA

Who Killed The Deep Space Climate Observatory?

Nearly a decade ago, NASA built an Earth-monitoring satellite that could have observed global warming in action. Then the agency stashed it in a warehouse in Maryland, where it remains to this day.

Arctic Report: How To Sell A Single Fish To 11 Different Countries
Fish

Arctic Report: How To Sell A Single Fish To 11 Different Countries

Good for a helluva lot more than just fish sticks

Mohammad Al Gergawi
Technology

Oil won’t last forever, so Dubai is betting big on science and tech

The future-proofing engine.

World’s Most Powerful X-Ray-Making Accelerator To Open This Year On Long Island
Energy

World’s Most Powerful X-Ray-Making Accelerator To Open This Year On Long Island

The accelerator will take pictures of nanotechnology too small to see otherwise.

A human stands at the mouth of a cave looking outside.
Archaeology

A discovery found in Germany’s ‘Unicorn Cave’ hints at Neanderthal art

The 51,000-year-old carved bone suggests Neanderthals not only made simple tools, but art, too.

What is ‘degrowth’ and how can it fight climate change?
Climate Change

What is ‘degrowth’ and how can it fight climate change?

The cure for a changing climate could be a stagnant economy.

A doctor with a mask on hold a COVID vaccine vial
Vaccines

All three US COVID vaccines protect against the Delta variant

Here’s what you need to know about the pandemic this week.

The Milky Way at night over mountains.
Life Skills

The best ways to reduce light pollution and improve your quality of life

One of the few times we recommend you embrace darkness.

How to make sure your leech bite doesn’t kill you
Animals

How to make sure your leech bite doesn’t kill you

You don’t know where that worm’s been … or where it will end up.

buffalo
Animals

Are we killing off all the wild buffalo that still know how to roam?

Most of the bison that wander out of Yellowstone National Park are fair game.