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Amazon Always Home Camera
Drones

Amazon’s home security drone may actually be less creepy than a regular camera

The Always Home Camera has five minutes of flight time and no built-in microphone.

This latest image of Jupiter, taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on Aug. 25, 2020, was captured when the planet was 406 million miles from Earth. A unique and exciting detail of Hubble’s snapshot appears at mid-northern latitudes as a bright, white, stretched-out storm traveling around the planet at 350 mph. Hubble shows that the Great Red Spot, rolling counterclockwise in the planet’s southern hemisphere, is plowing into the clouds ahead of it, forming a cascade of white and beige ribbons. Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, thought to hold potential ingredients for life, is visible to the left of the gas giant.
Solar System

Crisp Hubble snapshot shows powerful new Jupiter storms

They charge forth at 350 miles per hour.

A Rubik's Cube displayed on a stand
Science

The inventor of the Rubik’s cube doesn’t get why it’s so popular

It took Ernő Rubik a full month to solve his own puzzle. Now nearly 50 years later, he’s sitting back and reflecting.

Myobatrachus gouldii live, in situ, Kalbarri National Park, WA.
Evolution

These buff frogs never skip arm day

Forget husky haunches, these critters flip the script by getting their power from up top.

Dauntless Fireboss
Aviation

West Coast states are calling in all their best planes and helicopters to fight fires

Air Attack provides crucial services against dozens of burning blazes.

Ryugu, as imaged by instruments on Hayabusa2.
Space

Bright rocks on Ryugu reveal the asteroid’s violent past

The finding helps uncover how these space rocks form.

Turn a cheap chicken dinner into a Turkish street-food getaway
Projects

Turn a cheap chicken dinner into a Turkish street-food getaway

Hey, street food lovers: Here’s how to use shawarma’s iconic flavorings in a weeknight-friendly dinner.

black sand beach with chunks of ice
Diseases

A climate anomaly may have worsened the 1918 pandemic and WWI

Climate and infectious diseases have always been intertwined.

African elephants face many threats, including poachers and habitat loss.
Animals

More than 350 elephants died in Botswana, and we may finally know why

Experts will need to do more testing to be sure.

white-crowned sparrow singing in a tree
COVID-19

Bird songs got sexier during the COVID-19 shutdown

Without the rumble of roadway traffic, sparrows could sing more softly and sweetly.

CDC Director Robert Redfield and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci in 2018
Mental Health

The CDC thinks 90 percent of the US could still catch COVID-19

At a senate hearing, Anthony Fauci and other public health experts testified on the search for a vaccine, herd immunity, and more.

Tesla battery day
Electric Vehicles

Tesla’s new battery tech promises a road to a cheap self-driving electric car

New battery manufacturing tech could lead to big jumps in electric vehicle efficiency if everything works out.

Android phone
Tech Hacks

Android security settings you should check right now

Google stopped using dessert names, but protecting your data is still as easy as eating cake.

view from above an erupting volcano
Archaeology

A volcanic eruption may have helped the dinosaurs take over the world

It may have been another major mass extinction in our planet’s history.

Monarch butterflies
Wildlife

Migrating monarchs are in trouble. Here’s how we can all help them.

A new conservation plan weighs the burden and interests of landowners, biologists, and butterfly enthusiasts alike.

woman shopping with face mask on
Vaccines

It’s never been more important to get a flu shot

There’s a bit of good news, but the US may still suffer a particularly nasty winter.

Adoble photoshop sky replacement tool
AI

Photoshop will soon use AI to add dramatic skies to your boring photos

Soon every photo can have a backdrop with dramatic clouds and sunbeams.

Bags with groceries
COVID-19

Save money during the pandemic with these tech-savvy solutions

Staying home has its upsides.

Man with headache on bed.
COVID-19

These COVID symptoms could last for months

Long-haulers have been suffering from a variety of ailments, some of which may not sound like typical coronavirus issues.

People's Climate March in Washington, D.C. in 2017
COVID-19

The pandemic is teaching us how to better fight climate change

The public has become more adept at following, understanding, and acting on science in the past several months.