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Apple and Pixar created a new file format for augmented reality on your phone
Technology

Apple and Pixar created a new file format for augmented reality on your phone

The new USDZ file format will make it easier than ever to look at AR objects in iOS.

academik lomonosov at sea
Energy

Russia floats new nuclear power station—and new risks

As world-first platform makes its way east, international watchdogs raise concerns.

How to create a perfectly imperfect lawn
Projects

How to create a perfectly imperfect lawn

Make your yard beautiful—and environmentally-friendly, too.

Five things you might not know about the plague (not including the fact that it still exists)
Health

Five things you might not know about the plague (not including the fact that it still exists)

Because yes, you can still catch the Black Death.

an illustration of a frog
Animals

Tropical frogs were alive 99 million years ago, and we have the amber to prove it

Han Solo prefers carbonite, tropical frogs prefer amber.

This AI can see people through walls. Here’s how.
AI

This AI can see people through walls. Here’s how.

Besides artificial intelligence, you also need radio waves.

A warmer planet might make deadly bacteria more resistant to antibiotics
Climate Change

A warmer planet might make deadly bacteria more resistant to antibiotics

Rising global temperatures are making it more difficult to combat bacteria with antibiotics.

Even if you live in a city, you can get health benefits from nature
Health

Even if you live in a city, you can get health benefits from nature

Visiting city parks can give your health a boost, but not all green spaces are created equal

Contrary to most doomsday visions, climate change will probably make for smaller waves and calmer seas
Climate Change

Contrary to most doomsday visions, climate change will probably make for smaller waves and calmer seas

Unfortunately, it's still going to suck.

Laptop keyboard
Tech Hacks

Explore the internet faster with these keyboard shortcuts

For major web browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.

What will Antarctica look like in 2070? These researchers want to show us.
Climate Change

What will Antarctica look like in 2070? These researchers want to show us.

The Ice Sheet has lost 3 trillion tons in 25 years.

spoons full of condiments
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: fake memories, sperm is not full of tiny men, and how ketchup makes the grade

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

Farmer plowing field
Agriculture

Small farmers are mixing old equipment with new tech

The next generation of farmers use a smorgasbord of tools to get the job done.

Freedom in the Age of Technology Event Rules
Science

Freedom in the Age of Technology Event Rules

Everything you need to know about added sugars (and how to avoid them)
Nutrition

Everything you need to know about added sugars (and how to avoid them)

A guide to cutting out the least healthy part of your diet.

Scientists wanted to understand how baobab trees live for thousands of years. Then the ancient trees started dying.
Climate Change

Scientists wanted to understand how baobab trees live for thousands of years. Then the ancient trees started dying.

The culprit is still unknown—and at large.

Meet the new fastest supercomputer in the world
AI

Meet the new fastest supercomputer in the world

It's more powerful than a million high-end laptops.

Activated charcoal is showing up everywhere—here are four reasons to avoid it
Health

Activated charcoal is showing up everywhere—here are four reasons to avoid it

Food trends are rarely based in scientific fact.

Microscopic view of the Ebola virus
Health

Can this flu drug really stop Ebola in its tracks?

The unusual uses of off-label drugs.

Your kitchen towels are probably gross, but so is your whole life
Health

Your kitchen towels are probably gross, but so is your whole life

Bacteria is everywhere—just keep the bad stuff at bay.