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An F-15EX arrives at Eglin Air Force Base.
Air Force

Everything to know about the Air Force’s new fighter jet, the F-15EX Eagle II

It's a complex flying machine with a long history of air-to-air combat.

Super-white paint could cut air conditioning bills by 80 percent
Climate Change

Super-white paint could cut air conditioning bills by 80 percent

A coat of paint can passively cool down buildings in increasingly hot cities.

Bowling lane and bowling pin on sea green background
Sustainability

Meet the matchmaker pairing commercial waste with companies ready to reuse it

Damon Carson can find a new home for everything from old conveyors to street-sweeping bristles.

trash falling into a volcano under the ask us anything logo
Ask Us Anything

Ask Us Anything: Why can’t we burn our trash in volcanoes?

They aren't the perfect incinerator.

A woman leaning over a laptop computer, annoyed, with her hand on her forehead.
Tech Hacks

Take control of your computer’s annoying pop-up notifications

Save your productivity. And your sanity.

Dinosaur bones in museum.
Dinosaurs

The T. rex ‘dynasty’ reigned for more than 125,000 generations

Only 20,000 lived at any given time, though.

An unlocked iPhone X on a faded blue-green surface.
Tech Hacks

24 iPhone settings that feel like secrets

Dig deeper into iOS.

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Vaccines

Everyone over 16 can now get the COVID vaccine. How do we make sure they get it?

There is no single approach to helping those hesitant to vaccines make an informed decision.

Why forests in the Andes are crucial to fighting climate change
Climate Change

Why forests in the Andes are crucial to fighting climate change

Andean forests sequester a significant amount of carbon from the atmosphere.

A Joby electric aircraft in flight.
Aviation

Joby’s electric aircraft inches us closer to a future full of flying taxis

Joby Aviation has been working on an aircraft that should sound like "the wind in the trees."

Hand with tweezers collecting strawberry DNA
Projects

A goopy guide to extracting strawberry DNA in your kitchen

Yes—that's pink snot-like DNA for you.

An illustration of the Mars Perseverance rover in the background and the Ingenuity helicopter in flight in the foreground.
Mars

Ingenuity flew on Mars. Now NASA will push it to the brink of destruction.

Where NASA is going, they don’t need roads. Or even flat surfaces.

Colorful cleaning products on blank background.
Sustainability

Are your cleaning products really green? Here’s how to tell.

Reducing waste and using fewer harmful chemicals is good for you and the environment.

Host a sustainable affair with these environmentally-friendly tips
Sustainability

Host a sustainable affair with these environmentally-friendly tips

Reduce, reuse, recycle, and rejoice.

A laptop open with an image of Google Maps on the screen.
Tech Hacks

5 uses for Google Maps beyond navigation

Unfamiliar tips for familiar locations.

Rapid COVID-19 test results strip
Vaccines

Should vaccinated people still get COVID tests?

Symptoms are key here.

allergens
Health

These are the most common allergies (and the deadliest)

Seasonal allergies always hit hard, but you might be surprised by what kills people.

monument valley with person on horse in foreground cars in background
Conservation

Humans haven’t always wrecked the environment

It's only been in the last few hundred years that we've starting destroying land.

A hand caryrying a phone with the Empire Pass vaccine app on it
Vaccines

Here’s how New York’s ‘vaccine passport’ app works.

New York is the first state to issue a "vaccine passport" app. How does it work and how secure is it?

Woman wearing a mask in a park
Vaccines

UK doctors will re-expose COVID-19 survivors to study how long immunity lasts

Here's what you need to know this week.