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12/11/24 - BOSTON, MA. - Northeastern chair and professor of biology James Monaghan works with axolotls in his lab in the Mugar Life Sciences on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.
Medicine

A chemical in acne medicine can help regenerate limbs

Axolotls are champion regenerators. A surprising chemical makes it possible.

Viking boat grave burial near road in Norway
Archaeology

Viking woman buried in ceremonial boat with her dog

Her pet 'appears to have been placed with real care.’

Darvaza (Derweze) gas crater (Door to Hell or Gates of Hell) in Turkmenistan
Fossil Fuels

Earth’s fiery ‘Door to Hell’ is starting to close

The Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan has been burning since 1971.

iphone lock screen
Tech Hacks

New iPhone trick puts your favorite chat on the lock screen

Get to the messages that are most important, more quickly.

Meta Quest 3S VR headsets in a row on sale at Walmart
Wearables

The Meta Quest 3S headset is cheaper than ever at Walmart and it includes a free Batman game

This is the lowest price we have seen on Meta's mixed reality headset this year. It likely won't be this cheap again until Black Friday.

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Gift Guides

The best last-minute Father’s Day gifts for 2025, according to actual dads

Lab grown salmon on sushi rice on a plate
Fish

FDA approves lab-grown salmon

Wildtype's 'cultivated' fish is the first of its kind to get the green light.

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Dinosaurs

Paleontologists dig through fossilized dino guts to see what’s inside

The well-preserved remains of a sauropod’s stomach reveals that they barely chewed their food.

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Health

What happens when our brain goes blank

Humans experience an empty mind up to 20 percent of the time.

a solar power device in a field
Renewables

How a 1,200-person village in Senegal traded diesel generators for solar power

ChargePoint teamed up with Africa GreenTec to fund the project that provides a stable source of electricity.

hand holding a phone
Tech Hacks

How to take photos on your phone via remote control

Take better selfies and more interesting shots.

The Blended Burger, made partially with mushrooms, at Building 24 in Wyomissing Friday afternoon July 27, 2018. Photo by Ben Hasty
Agriculture

The sneaky way even meat lovers can lessen their climate impact

Mixing vegetables into processed meat can lower emissions — without compromising taste.

Sunny (top) practicing her hovering skills on May 29. She remained airborne for 3.3 seconds.
Birds

Famous eaglets Sunny and Gizmo have both officially left the nest

The bald eagle babies have now both fledged in Southern California.

Shipwreck in the Bay of Pigs
Life Skills

What to do if you find a shipwreck

First, don't take anything.

Smoke rises from the Morning Midas.
Electric Vehicles

An abandoned ship full of EVs is burning in the Pacific 

The crew of the Morning Midas had to abandon ship in lifeboats off the coast of Alaska.

fuzzy, orange-ish rodent in a person gloved hand
Wildlife

A baby porcupine is fluffier than you’d imagine

The prehensile-tailed porcupette made history at the Fort Worth Zoo.

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AI

Physicists use AI to hunt for UAPs and UFOs

Their new interdisciplinary method is inspired by the search for dark matter.

Ray-Bans Meta glasses with black, green, and clear lenses on sale at Amazon
Cameras

Replace your sunglasses with this rare deal on Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses during this rare Amazon deal

This is the cheapest price we have seen on these camera-equipped smart glasses since Black Friday of last year. Grab the frame and lens color you want now.

a vechile in a field
Engineering

This ‘dual-use’ electric tractor can sow fields and run guns 

The 3.5-ton, full-electric tractor has onboard cameras and sensors useful for sowing fields and detecting mines. 

Side view of a two-seat, Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter fighter plane on an airfield during World War I, mid to late 1910s. (Photo by Interim Archives/Getty Images)
Aviation

Volunteers spent 25 years building a WWI replica plane. It just took flight.

The Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter aka 'Sophie' is not destined to sit in a museum.