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The quest to build a cozier LED lightbulb
Physics

The quest to build a cozier LED lightbulb

LEDs may be efficient, but they can also feel sterile and hurt your sleep. Researchers are working on a fix.

A person standing on a sidewalk outside while using their phone.
Life Skills

How to avoid common phone-related injuries

Look after yourself out there.

Your lost shipment could be trashing a beach thousands of miles away
Sustainability

Your lost shipment could be trashing a beach thousands of miles away

Hundreds, sometimes thousands, of cargo containers become lost at sea yearly.

Person touching flowers to face
Health

Does taking allergy medication make my allergies worse?

And other answers about allergy medicine.

How a ransomware attack shut down a major US fuel pipeline
Military

How a ransomware attack shut down a major US fuel pipeline

The network carries petroleum products like gasoline and aviation fuel. Here's what to know.

The flu disappeared this year. What will happen next winter?
Vaccines

The flu disappeared this year. What will happen next winter?

Social distancing and mask wearing helped keep this year's flu cases down. Next year will be different.

A person wearing a mask rides a scooter
Vaccines

The WHO approved China’s easy-storage Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine

Here's what you need to know about the COVID-19 pandemic this week.

Hands working on edging a piece of leatherwork
Projects

Everything you need to know to start leatherworking

It’s literally having some skin in the game.

Patrick Mahomes wearing the new Oakley Kato sunglasses
Engineering

Oakley’s new frameless sunglasses are strong enough for Olympic athletes

With no frame to support them, the Oakley Kato sunglasses rely on lens structure to make them sturdy.

French bulldog looking disturbed
Health

Your dog gets allergies for the same reasons you do

Pollen season can be ruff for everyone.

Ford’s new headlight tech uses GPS to intelligently illuminate the road
Vehicles

Ford’s new headlight tech uses GPS to intelligently illuminate the road

The new system sheds more light on the road for safer travels.

iPhone beside steering wheel in car
Tech Hacks

4 apps with special car modes for safer driving

These platforms are smart enough to use while you're behind the wheel.

A man sitting and holding an electric fan in front of his face.
Life Skills

4 ways to keep cool when the temperature spikes

Defeat the heat.

Yes, giant space debris is falling to Earth right now. No, it probably won’t hit you.
Space

Yes, giant space debris is falling to Earth right now. No, it probably won’t hit you.

The leftover debris is expected to fall to Earth over the weekend, likely somewhere in the ocean.

Staff Sgt. Brandon Trinidad, 621st Contingency Response Squadron security forces, attends Android Tactical Assault Kit app training Oct. 8 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Airmen from across the CRW participated in the training sponsored by the 621st Mobility Support Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Luther Mitchell Jr.)
Military

Smartphone location data still poses a real security risk for the military and its personnel

Commercially available data can provide a scary level of information.

fire proof clothing
Aviation

Fire-resistant clothing is a hot choice. Here’s how it works.

PyroMan helps this company test the gear that soldiers wear to protect themselves from intense flames.

Why time in the sun lightens your hair but darkens your skin
Science

Why time in the sun lightens your hair but darkens your skin

When you go out in the sun, melanin in your skin gets right to work.

Two round birds in a birdbath.
Projects

Build a classy, easy birdbath with vintage finds

Concrete is so cliche anyway.

Darth Vader weilding a lightsaber
Physics

How lightsabers went from a DIY project to culturally iconic

How hot is a lightsaber? What was the original lightsaber prop made out of?

Sharks have a sixth sense for navigating the seas
Sharks

Sharks have a sixth sense for navigating the seas

A new study suggests bonnethead sharks may rely on the Earth's magnetic field to move about the ocean.