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A surgeon takes their disposable gloves off.
Health

COVID-19 has turned tests and personal protective equipment into luxuries

The rich and famous are getting access to necessities before health care workers. Why?

Mammoth Bison carved illusion
Archaeology

This ancient optical illusion is a 14,000-year-old puzzle

It works just like the classic rabbit-duck figure.

group of people tagging a dear with a collar.
Wildlife

GPS collars help wildlife researchers answer important questions

Here’s how hunter-funded GPS collaring affects big game management in the west.

Ferrari Portofino
Vehicles

Driving Ferrari’s $300,000 Portofino, a restless racehorse of a car

This Thoroughbred wants to be at the front of the pack, a strange choice for a vehicle intended for relaxing long-distance rides.

Vampire bat
Bats

Vampire bats know the true meaning of friendship—sharing slurps of blood

It takes work to become this bat’s BFF.

bears ears monument
Environment

National monuments help local economies

A new economic analysis finds they don’t hurt jobs in the mining industry, and they boost tourism to boot.

kid touching his face
COVID-19

How to stop touching your face

It will minimize spread of coronavirus and other germs.

F21 torpedo
Weapons

This new 1.2-ton torpedo can hit a target 31 miles away

It can cruise as deep at 1,640 feet beneath the surface, or as shallow as 50.

Two tourists using their phones to photograph a gull in front of a city skyline
Tech Hacks

Your smartphone photos take up too much space. Here’s how to downsize them.

It’s all about balancing compression with quality.

Flower arrangement
Life Skills

The tricks to keeping flower arrangements gorgeous for as long as possible

Pretty petals and vases are just the beginning—especially when it comes to fending off bacteria.

Starlink satellites streak across telescope images of the stars.
Space X

Elon Musk insists his satellite swarm won’t interfere with science. This model disagrees.

Astronomers will need additional software, new cameras, and a lot more money to cope with Starlink.

satellite image of hurricane harvey
Global Warming

We can no longer rely on historical data to predict extreme weather

Climate change is dramatically shifting how we look at the future.

Blessing of narwhals
Evolution

The narwhal’s giant unicorn horn might help them find mates

I like big tusks and I cannot lie.

A Delta passenger plane taking off into the sun
COVID-19

How airlines are wrestling with the fallout of COVID-19

Delta, United, and others are cutting down flights and staff until early summer.

A homeless camp in downtown Los Angeles
Health

COVID-19 could hit homeless communities hard

Access to health care is already limited for people living in shelters or on the streets. A pandemic just makes it worse.

a Northern cardinal on a metal bar outside
Projects

How to start birding in any US city

Hang out with our fine, feathered friends.

bats in a cave
Bats

North American bats tend to roost among the fungus that kills them

When the mammals arrive at their winter homes, the white-nose fungus is there to greet them.

Valkyrie
Self Driving

The Navy and Air Force have been experimenting with uncrewed fighter jets

Wingmen of the future could be flying robots that cost just $3 million a pop.

The robotic scoop-arm pins “the mole” against the side of its hole in an attempt to get it moving.
Mars

At long last, NASA’s probe finally digs in on Mars

NASA unsticks its Martian digging probe by whacking it with a shovel.

a woman at a conference room table with an Apple Mac laptop, in a meeting
Tech Hacks

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