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a bird chick sits on a nest
Birds

The world’s oldest wild bird has a new grandchick

Biologists have been tracking Wisdom, the roughly 75-year-old Laysan albatross, since the 1950s.

a bright red robot with large black wheels sits outside of a fire station
Engineering

Autonomous firefighting robot can drive straight into a 1,000 degree blaze

The tank-like vehicle is already being tested in South Korea.

Men's hands open a can of carbonated drink in a jar and mouth-watering splashes come out of it in all directions.Photo on the background of the sky.
Life Skills

How to stop your soda from exploding, according to science

*tap tap tap tap*

Car cleaning kit essentials
Gear

How to clean your car like a professional detailer

Cleaning your car can make your ride more comfortable and last longer. Here's everything you need to do the job correctly.

WOLFBOX MF100
Home

This rechargeable Wolfbox Air Duster is the most surprisingly useful gadget I didn’t know I needed

With a rechargeable battery and a 150,000 RPM motor, this blower will replace canned air forever.

A woman holds up her cell phone as she plays the Pokémon Go game in Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, DC on July 12, 2016.
Robots

‘Pokémon Go’ players unknowingly trained delivery robots with 30 billion images

The massive crowdsourcing effort could use real-world to help robots deliver pizza.

the front of a steam locomotive. it is black and reads "union pacific 4014"
Engineering

World’s largest steam locomotive heads out on tour

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 will travel coast-to-coast in commemoration of the semiquincentennial.

AI generated iamge of injured Hazel dog
AI

Scammers use AI-generated images of lost dogs to target pet owners 

'In our new reality, you can no longer trust your eyes or ears.'

A medium shot of a dark-furred cat standing on a desk cluttered with vintage papers and an inkwell. The cat is looking alertly to its right, with its whiskers and fur illuminated by a dramatic light source against a dark, moody background.
Cats

The CIA once trained cats to be Cold War spies

Project Acoustic Kitty went about as well as you’d expect.

several birds flying overhead while a bird sits on its nest with a chick
Land

11 wild photos show the Amazon River in its glory

New photography book takes readers on a journey down the world’s longest river.

an ice cap in the alps. it is topped with snow, but brown spots show significant melting
Global Warming

Alpine glacier holds history dating back to the Romans. And it’s melting—fast.

Scientists are racing to document 6,000 years of history stored inside the Weißseespitze ice cap.

In the light of the setting sun, the sky forms a veil of Saharan dust over the Wurmberg in Lower Saxony, Germany. The Sahara dust colors the sky red.
Weather

NASA shows how Sahara desert dust spread all over Europe

The dust coated the Alps and caused 'blood rain' in England.

Old Navy season ending clearance
Fitness Gear

Old Navy’s end-of-season clearance sale has jeans, tops, jackets, and more up to 90% off

Revamp your entire wardrobe with t-shirts for $4 and jackets for less than $10. These are seriously cheap deals.

Majella National Park, Abruzzo, Italy. Sunset in Springtime
Environment

Why do mountaintops stay snowy?

The answer has to do with the air we breathe and that bright white snowpack, as an atmospheric scientist in Colorado explains.

A wolf chases magpies and ravens from an elk carcass near Soda Butte.
Birds

Yellowstone’s ravens may memorize wolf hunting hotspots—to feast

The birds will fly over 90 miles to dine where wolves have drawn blood.

robot working on rubik's cube
Robots

Brothers build a robot to solve Rubik’s cubes in record-setting time

The robot completed the puzzle in just 45.3 seconds, breaking its own record of 55 seconds made just moments earlier. 

An artist’s illustration of a giant tyrannosaur watching the duckbill dinosaur ‘Parasaurolophus’ in New Mexico during the late Cretaceous (74-75 million years ago).
Dinosaurs

‘Unusually large’ tyrannosaur leg bone points to 10,000-pound behemoth

It’s nipping at Sue's heels.

Happy young adult man listening to music with headphones and mobile phone celebrating and dancing outdoor against yellow background. Youth lifestyle concept
Psychology

4 surprising scientific benefits of music

From reducing dementia to speeding up recovery after surgery, music is more powerful than you knew.

A close-up photograph of a Halobates, an ocean water strider, resting on the surface of the water. The insect has a long, slender dark body and very thin, wire-like legs that create slight indentations on the water's surface tension. Its reflection is visible on the surface, and the background is a soft, out-of-focus light blue and white.
Evolution

Do any bugs live in the ocean? Short answer: Not really.

Crustaceans and insects share a common ancestor, but bugs are happier on land.

Illustration showing ancient hominid drinking water at river's edge with crocodile lurking nearby in the water
Evolution

An odd-nosed crocodile ate our prehistoric ancestors

‘Lucy’ probably needed to watch her back.