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Fossilized lizard
Biology

How fossil preservation and public health are intertwined

To solve future problems, we must protect specimen from the past.

person getting vaccinated
Vaccines

Rural America may miss out on early COVID-19 vaccines

No rural counties in Texas received Pfizer’s vaccine this week.

Apple app store privacy labels
Security

Check these new privacy labels before you download another iPhone app

Apple’s new Privacy Labels show users how developers plan to track their personal information.

a photo of Dasht-e Kavir, the Great Salt Desert, in Iran
Tech Hacks

Use Google Earth and Street View to explore the planet from your couch

You don’t need to spend a ton of money to travel to remote locations.

person preparing a vaccine
Vaccines

What you should know about allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine

Allergic reactions to vaccines are rare but not unheard of.

Person with their feet up watching Netflix in a big screen TV.
Tech Hacks

How to get a true 4K experience on Netflix

Ultra HD resolution is not a privilege—it’s an effort.

birds flying under the moon
Birds

Before we knew how bird migration worked, scientists had some truly wild theories

One idea is that birds did winter vacation on the moon.

Maple snow candy is the easiest—and most delicious—winter treat
Projects

Maple snow candy is the easiest—and most delicious—winter treat

All you need is syrup and some snow.

two children sledding downhill
Life Skills

How to speed up your sled with scientific tricks

Plunge downhill as fast as you can.

scraping ice and snow off a car windshield
Life Skills

The right and wrong ways to clear ice and snow from your car

Don’t reach for the salt.

An exoplanet orbits two stars in this artist's interpretation
Exoplanets

This alien world could help us find Planet Nine in our own solar system

The gas giant orbits a pair of stars in a far-off system.

novel coronavirus
COVID-19

There’s a new coronavirus strain in the UK, but don’t panic

This new mutation is one of 4000 strains found in SARS-CoV-2 samples around the globe.

A U-2 spy plane lands.
Air Force

An AI just copiloted a U-2 spyplane for the very first time

The test involved an artificial intelligence system that used the radar to look for missile launchers, while a human flew the aircraft.

The Kepler supernova was spotted in 1604. Four centuries later, material from the explosion is still expanding outward at more than 20 million miles per hour.
NASA

Stars are dying all across the galaxy—why don’t we see them?

Humanity has recorded five nearby supernovae. But we might have missed a few.

power plant on river in arizona
Climate Change

The pandemic led to a record drop in carbon emissions

But it still wasn’t anywhere close to how much we need to cut.

Remote control
Life Skills

Get rid of the remote controls you don’t need. Here’s how.

This is where less is actually more.

This image of Caldwell 45, captured by Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3, provides a larger view, showing more of the galaxy. The bluish color swirling around the galaxy’s center indicates the presence of young, hot stars in Caldwell 45’s spiral arms.
Space Telescope

Celestial objects you can spot from your backyard

NASA’s got party favors from Hubble’s 30th birthday.

A fire built on planks of wood to keep dry from the snow.
Life Skills

10 winter survival tips everyone should know

These tactics will keep you alive when the weather turns cold.

person using google search
Internet

Could Apple build a search engine that competes with Google?

The tech giant is poised to launch its rival engine soon.

three vaccine bottles with "RX" on their labels, filled with small frozen beads of ice cream
Vaccines

What the Dippin’ Dots ‘cold chain’ can teach us about COVID-19 vaccines

Both require a delicate (and chilly) shipping process.