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Lab-grown coral
Ocean

Scientists grow stunning, endangered coral in a lab

By Alex Riley / Hakai Magazine

NASA asteroid probe Lucy flying through the solar system's asteroid belt in illustration
NASA

Look up! NASA’s asteroid-hunting spacecraft will slingshot past Earth this weekend.

By Laura Baisas

Wildland firefighters face another danger—an increased risk of long COVID
Land

Wildland firefighters face another danger—an increased risk of long COVID

By Miles W. Griffis / High Country News

Multiple sets of footprints on desert sand dunes as sun sets on horizon
Social Media

Moderators ban AI-generated artwork from ‘Dune’ subreddit

By Andrew Paul

Animals notice—and adapt—when humans are in national parks
Bears

Animals notice—and adapt—when humans are in national parks

By Laura Baisas

Two photos of Elon Musk on smartphone screens
Social Media

SpaceX says it can no longer fund Ukraine’s Starlink access

By Andrew Paul

Stranger Things playing on smartphone screen draped with Christmas lights against dark background
Internet

Netflix to join Hulu and Disney+ with a cheaper ad-supported streaming tier

By Andrew Paul

The risk of heart inflammation is higher for COVID infections than the vaccine
Vaccines

The risk of heart inflammation is higher for COVID infections than the vaccine

By Laura Baisas

Siemens Gamesa wind turbine against blue sky backdrop
Engineering

A wind turbine just smashed a global energy record—and it’s recyclable

By Andrew Paul

This dinosaur ended up mummified thanks to an ancient crocodile attack
Dinosaurs

This dinosaur ended up mummified thanks to an ancient crocodile attack

By Laura Baisas

Woman walking across college campus using exoskeleton robotic mobility boots
AI

These robotic exoskeleton boots will make you feel 30 pounds lighter

By Andrew Paul

What spun this exquisite deep-space ‘spider web’? (Hint: not aliens.)
Space Telescope

What spun this exquisite deep-space ‘spider web’? (Hint: not aliens.)

By Laura Baisas

ART turtle robot on the grass
Robots

ART, the turtle robot, gets by swimmingly in water and on land

By Sara Kiley Watson

Our long childhoods could be linked to food-gathering skills
Evolution

Our long childhoods could be linked to food-gathering skills

By Laura Baisas

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown
Bears

At 1,400 pounds, Bear Force One wins this year’s Fat Bear Week showdown

By Laura Baisas

Colonoscopies still recommended for older adults, despite tepid new research
Cancer

Colonoscopies still recommended for older adults, despite tepid new research

By Laura Baisas

Oxford/AstraZeneca nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine fails first trial
Vaccines

Oxford/AstraZeneca nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine fails first trial

By Laura Baisas

Billions of years ago, Mars may have been bustling with climate-changing microbes
Mars

Billions of years ago, Mars may have been bustling with climate-changing microbes

By Laura Baisas

Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility
Renewables

The US’s first utility-scale renewable energy triple threat is online in Oregon

By Sara Kiley Watson

A meteor shower and Hunter’s Moon will light the night the sky this weekend
Space

A meteor shower and Hunter’s Moon will light the night the sky this weekend

By Laura Baisas

La Niña hits Sydney with record-breaking rain
Climate Change

La Niña hits Sydney with record-breaking rain

By Laura Baisas

Coyote walking on street
Cats

Culver City is home to a unique cat versus coyote conflict

By Laura Baisas

Man hand holding iPhone 12 Pro Max Gold with social networking service Twitter on the screen.
Social Media

Twitter’s fact-checking service Birdwatch is headed for your feed

By Sara Kiley Watson

falling water levels on the rhine near cologne august 2022
Global Warming

Hotter summers are baking the water out of soil at unprecedented rates

By Laura Baisas

2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, and K. Barry Sharpless in a gold and black illustration
Science

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry just went to 3 scientists who simplified reactions in the lab

By Laura Baisas

US Vice President Kamala Harris holds up a map of state abortion bans post-Roe v. Wade
Health

The Biden administration plans to expand abortion access in all states

By Laura Baisas

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter (again)
Social Media

Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter (again)

By Andrew Paul

Nobel Prize Physics 2022 winners Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser and Anton Zeilinger in gold and black illustration
Particle Physics

Quantum entanglement theorists win Nobel Prize for loophole-busting experiments

By Purbita Saha

Water droplets rising from Iceland's Skogafoss waterfall.
Evolution

Here’s how life on Earth might have formed out of thin air and water

By Laura Baisas

Dinosaur-killing asteroid created a tsunami with 2-mile-high waves
Dinosaurs

Dinosaur-killing asteroid created a tsunami with 2-mile-high waves

By Laura Baisas

Walgreens Retail Store Exterior at night
AI

Your upcoming Walgreens prescription may be refilled by a machine

By Andrew Paul

Kim Kardashian official instagram account on smartphone screen on paper instagram banner
Social Media

SEC fines Kim Kardashian $1.27 million for ‘unlawfully touting’ a cryptocurrency

By Andrew Paul

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to scientist who sequenced Neanderthal genome
Medicine

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to scientist who sequenced Neanderthal genome

By Laura Baisas

Tesla Optimus robot prototype dancing on stage
AI

Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot can shuffle across stage, ‘raise the roof’

By Andrew Paul

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought
Science

Fish got their jaws millions of years earlier than previously thought

By Laura Baisas

We’re one step closer to identifying the first-ever mammals
Wildlife

We’re one step closer to identifying the first-ever mammals

By Laura Baisas

New cars sold in New York state must be zero-emissions by 2035
Electric Vehicles

New cars sold in New York state must be zero-emissions by 2035

By Laura Baisas

Hurricane Ian Category 1 Carolina coast satellite image
Ocean

Hurricane Ian surges back and heads for the Carolinas

By Purbita Saha

Melting sea ice is acidifying the Arctic Ocean
Ocean

Melting sea ice is acidifying the Arctic Ocean

By Laura Baisas

Amazon associate on laptop in breakroom
Internet

Amazon to offer instant pay to workers and more loans to sellers

By Andrew Paul

Man holding iphone 6 showing Vkontakte app
Social Media

Apple removes VKontakte, Russia’s largest social network, from the App Store

By Andrew Paul

Category 4 Hurricane Ian hits Florida, bringing historic storm surge
Global Warming

Category 4 Hurricane Ian hits Florida, bringing historic storm surge

By Laura Baisas

Backlit screen of smartphone home page displaying apps
Social Media

App privacy depends a lot on where you were when you downloaded it

By Andrew Paul

Ring Nation television show promotional logo
Internet

Amazon’s Ring Nation quietly premieres on cable TV in 35 states

By Andrew Paul

See a spiral galaxy’s haunting ‘skeleton’ in a chilly new space telescope image
Space Telescope

See a spiral galaxy’s haunting ‘skeleton’ in a chilly new space telescope image

By Laura Baisas

Potentially harmful respiratory disease may be on the rise in children, warns CDC
Diseases

Potentially harmful respiratory disease may be on the rise in children, warns CDC

By Laura Baisas

The asteroid that created Earth’s largest crater may have been way bigger than we thought
Space

The asteroid that created Earth’s largest crater may have been way bigger than we thought

By Laura Baisas

Russian protestors holding signs and demonstrating against war with Ukraine
Social Media

Meta says it’s shut down a giant Russian misinformation network

By Andrew Paul

A diabetes management kit.
Vaccines

Why we should be looking out for diabetes in young people with COVID

By Laura Baisas

Two smartphones in front of a small plant with TikTok logo on one screen and TikTok homepage on the other
Social Media

The US government is inching closer to a deal to secure TikTok in the US

By Andrew Paul

Tesla interior with driver hand on black steering wheel
Electric Vehicles

Tesla updates finger-pinching window glitch

By Andrew Paul

Amazon’s new warehouse employee training exec used to manage private prisons
Internet

Amazon’s new warehouse employee training exec used to manage private prisons

By Andrew Paul

Close up of library books on shelf
Internet

In school districts that ban books, e-readers offer a workaround

By Andrew Paul

Kale is an acquired taste, even in utero
Nutrition

Kale is an acquired taste, even in utero

By Laura Baisas

Iran cracks down on citizens’ internet access following spreading protests
Social Media

Iran cracks down on citizens’ internet access following spreading protests

By Andrew Paul

PTSD found in 1 in 4 adults in Flint, Michigan, after water crisis
Pollution

PTSD found in 1 in 4 adults in Flint, Michigan, after water crisis

By Laura Baisas

Neptune’s faint rings glimmer in new James Webb Space Telescope image
Space Telescope

Neptune’s faint rings glimmer in new James Webb Space Telescope image

By Laura Baisas

NASA photo of satellite orbiting above Earth
Internet

The FCC is finally pulling the reins on space junk

By Andrew Paul

Anxiety screening is now recommended for all adults under 65
Mental Health

Anxiety screening is now recommended for all adults under 65

By Laura Baisas

Listen: Meteoroids make little ‘bloop’ noises when crashing into Mars
Mars

Listen: Meteoroids make little ‘bloop’ noises when crashing into Mars

By Laura Baisas

For woodpeckers, dropping beats could be the same as singing
Birds

For woodpeckers, dropping beats could be the same as singing

By Laura Baisas

STD rates started to spike in the US during the pandemic. Now, they continue to rise.
Diseases

STD rates started to spike in the US during the pandemic. Now, they continue to rise.

By Laura Baisas

Spotify logo on TV in darkened room
Social Media

The latest movie pirating tool: Spotify’s ‘video podcast’

By Andrew Paul

Typhoon Nanmadol slams into Japan with record breaking rain
Weather

Typhoon Nanmadol slams into Japan with record breaking rain

By Laura Baisas