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Asteroid Bennu floating in black space.
NASA

Megapixels: Watch NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft zoom in on its asteroid target

After a long trip, OSIRIS-REx gets down to business.

The Keeper Of The Maps Of Mars
Mars

The Keeper Of The Maps Of Mars

Lost on the Red Planet? Ask Dr. Fred Calef III

Planetary Deep Drill piecing rocks
Mars

A Drill To Tunnel Miles Below The Surface Of Mars

In the California desert, Honeybee Robotics is testing a drill that could search for life on other worlds

A person using a laptop on a wooden desk
Internet

The FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit offers millions of Americans a $50 discount on internet access

The $3.2 billion program also includes a $100 stipend for laptops, desktops, and tablets.

Football Helmets
Medicine

New Football Helmet Could Save the Sport

Athletes in the U.S. suffer 3.8 million sports-related concussions each year. While helmet makers dither with small improvements, Swedish scientists have built something that could protect us all.

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Tech Hacks

How to prevent those annoying texting typos

Type faster and more accurately.

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Life Skills

How to strike a better deal with your cable company

Cheaper television and internet are just a phone call away.

child parent field
Health

How long do allergies last—a few years or your whole life?

Kids and the elderly don’t have much in common when it comes to allergies.

Black students in masks and track suits at desks
Vaccines

Your questions about kids and COVID-19 vaccines, answered

Are the vaccine side effects the same for teens and pre-teens? Are there additional risks?

An Air Force artificial intelligence program flew a drone fighter for hours
Air Force

An Air Force artificial intelligence program flew a drone fighter for hours

It's called Skyborg, and it's an AI system that can pilot a robotic wingman.

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Mapping The Hidden Universe In Your Kitchen

An invisible world of microbes

Instant Expert: How Can We Tell If a Country Is Making Nuclear Power or Nuclear Weapons?
Science

Instant Expert: How Can We Tell If a Country Is Making Nuclear Power or Nuclear Weapons?

It's all about enrichment

Meet Super T. rex And 3 Other Nightmarish Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs

Meet Super T. rex And 3 Other Nightmarish Dinosaurs

Before Tyrannosaurus rex rose to the top of the food chain, Siats meekerorum ruled the dinosaur kingdom.

DIY eye in the sky
Projects

Re-Create The First Intercontinental Weapon

Attack of the fire balloons

How The World Wastes Food [Infographic]
Science

How The World Wastes Food [Infographic]

From the farm to the dinner plate, here's where food gets lost.

How To Make Pastries In Your Microwave
Projects

How To Make Pastries In Your Microwave

A wild new cookbook rethinks what can be done with familiar tools and ingredients.

Snowcloud One's flight into the eye
Weather

Inside the deadly heart of 1964’s Hurricane Cleo

In 1964, a crew of intrepid hurricane hunters flew into one of the worst storms in history