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A highly detailed visualization of a glowing blue neuron with electric impulses traveling through its synapses. This futuristic and scientific representation illustrates brain activity, artificial intelligence, and the complexity of neural networks in both biology and technology

Biology

Our favorite portable jump starter is just $99 (down from $189) for a limited time

By Stan Horaczek

Internet

40 years ago, Andy Warhol helped debut the Commodore Amiga computer

By Andrew Paul

Archaeology

Why ancient people depicted elks as wolfish monsters

By Margherita Bassi

Rows of airline economy seats viewed from the back, with passengers seated and individual seatback screens turned on, inside a bright airplane cabin.

Ask Us Anything

Why do we put seatbacks up for landing? An aviation expert explains.

By Diana Hubbell

Sustainability

Recycled cigarette butts can make roads more durable

By Andrew Paul

AI

Google set up two robotic arms for a game of infinite table tennis

By Mack DeGeurin

A herd of ceratopsians (Styracosaurus albertensis) accompanied by an ankylosaur (Euplocephalus tutus) walk through an old river channel under the watchful eyes of two tyrannosaurs (Gorgosaurus libratus). Artwork by Julius Csotonyi.

Evolution

Dinosaurs roamed in multi-species herds, fossilized footprints show

By Andrew Paul

Older, wrinkled hand reaching out to child's hand

Health

Skin wrinkles because it stretches like Silly Putty

By Andrew Paul

Health

Don’t put charcoal on your teeth and 4 other dental no-nos

By RJ Mackenzie

Climate Change

Lightning kills 320 million trees each year

By Andrew Paul

CCTV video screenshot of home's driveway during earthquake in Myanmar

Environment

In world first, CCTV captures supershear velocity earthquake

By Andrew Paul

Speakers

This waterproof Anker speaker gets 24 hours of playback per charge and it’s just $30.22 at Amazon

By Tony Ware

$Hand writing 2+2=4 on chalkboard$

AI

Human teens beat AI at an international math competition

By Andrew Paul

Suncloud sunglasses on a yellow background on sale at REI

Outdoor Gear

REI has Suncloud polarized Suncloud sunglasses as low as $33.73, including a lifetime warranty

By Stan Horaczek

Globe in motion against green background, map of Asia and Australia

Science

This summer is filled with scientifically short days

By Lauren Leffer

Whales

Decoding the fingerprint of a humpback whale

By Avery Schluyer Nunn

Photo of galaxy with zoom in box showing Betelgeuse and companion star

Space Telescope

Betelgeuse’s companion star finally located after years of debate

By Andrew Paul

Office interior with white columns and panoramic windows in modern loft. Many green plants in pots in workroom with laptops on tables with chairs and cups at daylight, flat lay, nobody, free space

Science

Four-day work week benefits workers and employers, new study shows

By Andrew Paul

Mechanical computer device built from Knex parts

Engineering

Inventor builds mechanical computer with thousands of Knex pieces

By Andrew Paul

several fireflies blinking at once in a forest

Land

Why fireflies are everywhere this summer

By Laura Baisas

Tech Hacks

6 extra perks included with Apple iCloud storage

By David Nield

Conceptual image with a bunch of floating eyeballs in different sizes overlooking a red computer, could symbolize ideas around malware and computer viruses

Internet

Don’t fall for these 4 cybersecurity myths

By Justin Pot

Tech Hacks

7 Notion tips to help you organize your life

By David Nield

a beaver swimming in water. its eyes, nose, ears, and back are exposed

Land

Beavers put to work saving two Utah rivers

By Margherita Bassi

Robots

This robot scans rare library books at 2,500 pages per hour

By Andrew Paul

Rib fragment with flint arrowhead embedded in it

Archaeology

The 4,000-year-old mystery of a shepherd’s arrow to the back

By Andrew Paul

Outdoor Gear

FITS is blowing out Merino wool socks for 50% off during this flash sale

By Stan Horaczek

an illustration of an ancient mole species. it has long claws, a pink snout, brown fur, and is crawling out of a hole by a lake

Biology

Prehistoric ‘scalopini’ mole fossil uncovered in an ancient Spanish volcano crater

By Margherita Bassi

A digitally edited image of an older woman with white hair and wrinkles holding up a photo of her younger self, showing smoother skin and youthful features. The contrast highlights aging differences between the two faces.

Ask Us Anything

Can you hack aging with NAD supplements?

By Clarissa Brincat

Home

Tineco Floor One S9 Artist Steam Wet Dry Vacuum Cleaner review: Excellent on any surface

By Stan Horaczek

Medicine

Surgeons develop 2 ways to ‘restart’ hearts without a donor’s body

By Mack DeGeurin

Medieval manuscripts like the Cotton MS Vitellius C III highlight uses for herbs that reflect modern-day wellness trends. Image Credit: The British Library.

Diseases

Dark Age detoxes sometimes resembled TikTok health trends

By Andrew Paul

a penguin looks directly at the camera. it has black and white feathers with some red around the eyes

Ocean

The clever way Magellanic penguins ride—and adjust to—ocean currents

By Laura Baisas

$This artist’s concept visualizes a kilonova – an explosion that happens when two neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole collide and merge. When these collisions happen, a fraction of the resulting debris is ejected as jets, which move near the speed of light. The remaining debris produces hot, glowing, neutron-rich clouds that forge heavy elements, like gold and platinum. Researchers will mine data from NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will survey the same areas of the sky every few days, to identify kilonovae. Roman’s extensive data will help astronomers better identify how often these events occur, how much energy they give off, and how near or far they are.$