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bones laid out in a grave
Archaeology

Stone Age burial ground reveals deep family trees

The bones inside of a 5,000-year-old gravesite in Sweden surprised archeologists.

(Original Caption) 1888- New York, NY: Workers dig out the snow from underneath an elevated train line after the blizzard of 1888. BPA2# 5413
Weather

14 remarkable images of New York City’s 1888 blizzard

More than 400 people died in the storm, making it the deadliest blizzard in U.S. history.

eyeball melting
Health

Stop staring at screens so much. Here’s how.

Why looking at a phone or computer hurts your eyes.

Muggsy Bogues #1 of the Charlotte Hornets looks to pass the ball past Patrick Ewing #33 of the New York Knicks during an NBA basketball game circa 1993 at Madison Square Garden in the Manhattan borough of New York City.
Psychology

How do people know their interests?

The shortest player in the NBA shows how self-belief matters more than biology.

A great white shark swims near Guadalupe Island in Mexico.
Sharks

Great white sharks don’t always flee after orca attacks

The ocean's apex predators continue to tussle.

A small Chihuahua wearing a jacket while walking on a frosty, sunny day. Outdoor photo.
Dogs

Why do little dogs shiver so much? We asked the experts.

Cold is only part of the story.

iphone
Tech Hacks

How to switch from iPhone to Android (or vice versa)

It's not all that difficult—but there are things to consider.

center of the galaxy - milky way nightsky on a clear night wider shot many stars
Space Telescope

How do scientists hunt for dark matter? A physicist explains why the mysterious substance is so hard to find.

Dark matter shapes galaxies, yet remains invisible.

a monkey with white and black fur and a blue-ish face sits in a tree
Endangered Species

Blue-faced, puffy-lipped monkey scores a rare conservation win

Vietnam's Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys are one of the world's most endangered primates.

Red robots in row
Security

Man accidentally gains control of 7,000 robot vacuums

Sammy Azdoufal just wanted to steer his DJI Romo with a gaming controller.

a woman scratches an uncomfortable itch on her forearm
Diseases

How your body knows when to stop scratching

Understanding how this signal works could lead to better treatments for chronic itch.

A homemade cardboard box containing a Tetris game and four buttons
Internet

Man builds Tetris console inside cardboard box

The eco-friendly DIY device runs on three AAA batteries.

Silicon Landscapes is a collage of circuit boards interwoven with aerial photographs of water treatment facilities, agricultural lands, industrial sites and mining machinery. It represents the resource-intensive material realities of AI systems transforming the natural landscapes through extractivist processes.
Internet

The Internet Archive records its 1 trillionth website

The digital library holds about 50,000 iPhones worth of data.

People wearing cool jackets that are on-sale at Backcountry.com
Outdoor Gear

The Backcountry.com winter clearance sale has hundreds of coats and jackets for up to 60% off

Grab season-ending prices on jackets from Patagonia, The North Face, Mountain Hardwear, Helly Hansen, Marmot, and tons more.

Left: An artist’s drawing of Earth’s magnetic field (blue lines) interacting with the Sun’s charged particles (yellow lines). The Earth’s magnetosphere (orange crescent) is created by Earth’s magnetic field. It deflects those particles like an umbrella. Right: NASA MMS mission observations like those volunteers would see while participating in the Space Umbrella project.
Sun

Help NASA prepare for the next solar storm disaster

Don’t let the simple website fool you. The ‘Space Umbrella’ project is analyzing some intense cosmic forces.

Black Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 headphones sitting in front of colorful flowers on a bamboo table
Headphones

The best travel headphones for 2026, tested and reviewed by experts

Turn on and take off with the best noise-cancelling headphones for airplanes, trains, and every terminal in between.

a parrot with mostly green feathers and yellow feathers on the neck
Birds

The parrots having human-like conversations

Yellow-naped amazons use complex, warbling duets to express their feelings.

An 1870 sepia-toned photograph of Crawford Market in Mumbai, featuring its prominent stone clock tower and Gothic-style architecture with arched windows. In the foreground, people walk along a dirt road near a horse-drawn carriage and a vintage street lamp.
Engineering

The history of clocks is one of tyranny and revolution

Turns out, time wasn’t always on our side.

Clay footprint in Scottish beach sand
Archaeology

Dog walkers find 2,000-year-old footprints on beach in Scotland

The Iron Age human and animal footprints were preserved before high winds destroyed them.

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Computers

Amazon’s Dell Deal Days sale is blowing out monitors, laptops, desktop PCs, and more for clearance prices

Get a new 27-inch QHD monitor for under $200. Plus, save $150 on one of Dell's most popular laptops.