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An unlocked iPhone, showing the apps on its Home screen. It's tough when those apps keep crashing.
Tech Hacks

What to do when your apps keep crashing

Fixes for troublesome apps on Android, iOS, iPadOS, Windows, and macOS.

A New Human-Based Ecological Test May Help Keep Patients Safe
Diseases

A New Human-Based Ecological Test May Help Keep Patients Safe

Researchers have learned how to use the human microflora to monitor healthcare cleanliness

How the burning heart of a jet engine functions without melting
Space

How the burning heart of a jet engine functions without melting

For temperatures over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, these materials get the scorching job done.

yankee stadium before coronavirus hit
Vaccines

What the Yankees COVID outbreak means for the rest of us

Asymptomatic breakthrough infections may be more common than we think — and that’s okay.

The Battle Over Climate Science
Climate Change

The Battle Over Climate Science

Climate scientists routinely face death threats, hate mail, nuisance lawsuits and political attacks. How much worse can it get?

Important Scientific Mystery Solved: How Birds Lose Their Penises
Evolution

Important Scientific Mystery Solved: How Birds Lose Their Penises

The penises of many male birds stop growing and shrink away. Scientists reveal the genetic mechanism at work.

Will A Chicken That’s Fed Lemons Taste Like Lemons?
Birds

Will A Chicken That’s Fed Lemons Taste Like Lemons?

BRB, feeding a cow ketchup

The Ford F-150 Lightning is an electric vehicle for truck lovers
Electric Vehicles

The Ford F-150 Lightning is an electric vehicle for truck lovers

Utilitarian details like the frunk and power outlets make this an exciting new EV option for so many.

3d printed heart
Engineering

How 3-D Printing Body Parts Will Revolutionize Medicine

Welcome to the age of bioprinting, where the machines we've built are building bits and pieces of us.

Android phone on a table
Tech Hacks

Unlock Android’s secret powers by learning how to use this hidden settings menu

Unlock Android's secret superpowers.

We’re doing a great job of creating renewable energy—but we don’t have the infrastructure to actually use it
Renewables

We’re doing a great job of creating renewable energy—but we don’t have the infrastructure to actually use it

Better storage batteries and the framework to support them is key.

field
Agriculture

A chemical meant to save plants is actually killing them—and it’s spreading

Dicamba drift blues.

3D models
Technology

Computer Software Folds DNA Into Bunny Shapes

They're cute, and potentially useful for delivering medicines to the right part of your body

There are more immunocompromised Americans than we think, and that’s a problem with COVID-19 vaccines
Vaccines

There are more immunocompromised Americans than we think, and that’s a problem with COVID-19 vaccines

People with compromised immune systems are potentially at-risk for a serious case of COVID-19.

medical exercise
NASA

What Happens If You Have A Heart Attack In Space?

I flew in zero-G with a team of college students testing a device that could save astronauts' lives.

winter sun
Space

What is a solstice? And other questions about the shortest day of the year, answered

The longest night of the year and how it works.

I Met The World’s Smartest Dog
Dogs

I Met The World’s Smartest Dog

Chaser isn't just learning objects by name: she's beginning to understand the basic structure of human language.

Mars colony
Mars

Apply Now For A One-Way Trip To Mars

Mars One has begun accepting video applications for a mission to colonize the red planet in 2023.

A laptop in the dark
Tech Hacks

How to keep all of your accounts safe in a world where people want your data

Web security has never been more important.

Space Shuttle Era
NASA

The Space Shuttle Era’s Best Images

Gone, but too awesome to forget