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An orange truck spreading salt on a snowy airport runway
Vehicles

Fish blood could hold the answer to safer de-icing solutions during snowstorms

Natural antifreeze is better for wildlife—and our mechanic bills.

woman wearing mask in subway station
Vaccines

The US finally has a national mask mandate

Here’s everything you need to know this week.

Xiaomi Air Charging wireless charging system base station
Phones

Xiaomi’s long-range wireless charger shows a glimpse of a cord-free future

A base station could beam out power, which means no more plugging in your device or even plunking it on a charging pad.

A white Pomeranian on a snowy ledge with its tongue stuck out
Ask Us Anything

Is it safe to eat snow?

You’ll want to avoid some ‘flavors.’

Masha Krasnova-Shavaeva illustration
Evolution

How humans have adapted to the harshest environments

From the tallest peaks to the deepest seas, one medical researcher is studying communities on the edge of survival.

Wingman
Technology

Wingman

What kind of lunatic straps jet engines to his back and leaps out of an airplane? The kind of lunatic who may well deliver the personal flying machine of our dreams, that’s what kind. Eric Hagerman reports on a revolutionary Channel crossing

jeffrey zients
COVID-19

The new COVID-19 team has a lot of work to do. Here’s how they should start.

They’re inheriting a mess, but they can turn this ship around.

a healthcare worker wearing a surgical mask
Vaccines

What you can do right now to protect yourself from the new COVID-19 variants

Staying vigilant during this crucial time is key.

Glenn Orzepowski illustration
Insects

Brain size isn’t everything

The animal kingdom provides some prime examples.

ASMR
Psychology

Why ASMR calms some people down and sends others into a rage

The seemingly opposite conditions of autonomous sensory meridian response and misophonia could have quite a lot in common.

vials of COVID-19 vaccines
Vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines could end the pandemic by eliminating severe cases

Here’s what it means for vaccines to prevent severe disease.

An artist's impression of the Ingenuity helicopter on the surface of Mars.
Mars

NASA’s Mars helicopter may soon be the first to fly on another planet

It’s a flight of Wright brothers proportions.

covid-19 vaccine vials
Vaccines

There’s a new COVID-19 vaccine in the running—but variants could pose a problem

Here’s everything you need to know this week.

Turn that old bread into pizza in less than 30 minutes
Projects

Turn that old bread into pizza in less than 30 minutes

It might even be faster than delivery.

An interior view of the new Tesla Model S, including a yoke-like steering wheel and big center screen.
Electric Vehicles

The Tesla Model S ‘Plaid’ will go from 0-60 with record-breaking acceleration

Gone in 1.99 seconds—or less.

train coming out of station
Technology

Vibrations from trains could help seismologists peer underground

Sometimes noise is incredibly helpful.

Person with short black hair with sound-cancelling headphones and a backpack on a light purple and sea green background
Psychology

Do binaural beats benefit your brain?

Your mind’s playing tricks on you—and that’s the whole point.

glacier in water
Global Warming

Earth used to be cooler than we thought, which changes our math on global warming

A long-standing mystery about the Holocene has a potential solution.

Gloved hands testing a COVID-19 sample in a lab
Vaccines

The US is way behind on tracking COVID-19 variants

It makes it all the more difficult to stop new infections.

Nerf's Rival blaster can shoot curved shots with small yellow balls.
Physics

Nerf’s newest blaster shoots spinning balls for dramatic curves

The new Rival blasters use physics to give skilled shooters an unexpected advantage.