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a homemade DIY dance arcade game built with a Raspberry Pi
Projects

DDR DIY: How to build your own dance game with a Raspberry Pi

Jump up, jump up, and get down.

cuttlefish with 3D glasses
Fish

Cuttlefish perceive depth—and they wore 3D glasses to prove it

Their eyes aren’t all that different from ours, even though they are more closely related to a clam.

a firefighter silhouetted against a bushfire
Land

Australia’s government needs to take drastic action to prevent future fires—and so do the rest of us

Dispatches from the front lines of climate change.

SF ebike Jordan Rosen
Environment

Ebikes might soon speed past electric cars in sales

Analysts predict there will be hundreds of millions of ebikes on the road by 2023.

Close up of fresh organic super food salad in white bowl with fork on side and olive oil, red wine vinegar and lemons
Food Safety

Why romaine lettuce keeps getting recalled

An investigation into the leafy green’s dirty reputation.

landscape of sun shining over a frozen lake.
Life Skills

Everything you need to know before playing on that frozen pond

Follow these tips to stay safe on the ice this winter.

virus in a petri dish
COVID-19

A mysterious virus is sickening people in China

We don’t know much about the new disease, but there’s a lot we do know about how outbreaks happen.

coal power plant emitting smoke
Mental Health

We save lives and crops every time a coal plant closes

A new analysis shows exactly how much our health and agriculture benefit of transitioning away from polluting fossil fuels.

person in rush looking at his watch , running late sorting out his hair
Life Skills

Bimonthly, fortnightly, and other complications: Here’s how to talk about time

Set your watch to this helpful guide.

air taxi Bell
Aviation

Bell’s sleek new electric air taxi design promises speeds of 150 mph and a 60-mile range

The model, with its four big ducted fans, is on display at CES 2020.

artist's interpretation of the milky way with radcliffe wave
NASA

The biggest gaseous structure in our galaxy is filled with baby star factories

The so-called ‘Radcliffe Wave’ stretches on for 9,000 light years.

Memoji avatar
Tech Hacks

Make a Memoji that actually looks like you

Looking good!

Boy Changes Temperature On Central Heating Thermostat Control Using Mobile Phone App
Life Skills

It’s not easy being green, but it doesn’t have to be expensive

It’s not what you buy; it’s how you spend.

forest fires
Environment

The fire ‘time bomb’ is finally detonating on the world

Climate change is only part of the problem.

Impossible Pork recipes.
Technology

Impossible Foods unveiled its new plant-based pork replacement. Here’s what it tastes like.

We ate the most delicious new product at CES 2020 so far.

firefighting helicopter
Environment

Track Australia’s raging bushfires with these official sources

Here’s how people in the country and overseas can monitor the movement of fire fronts in real time.

a tree on fire
Animals

Australia’s historic bushfires could impact the world’s biodiversity forever

They’ve already killed half a billion animals.

an image of the crab nebula
NASA

NASA’s top observatories teamed up to capture an imploding star in captivating 3D

The image provides new insight into the stellar object’s identity.

woman opening present
Life Skills

Regifting is good, actually

It’ll save you some money, and help save the planet, too.

Natalie Andrewson illustration
Psychology

I built a room so quiet you can hear your own blood

Steve Orfield tests products in a super-insulated, reverb-free chamber to understand how loud the world is.