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How many ants are there on Earth? Thousands of billions.

How many ants are there on Earth? Thousands of billions.

By Laura Baisas

Typhoon Merbok breaks records as it lashes the Alaskan coast

Typhoon Merbok breaks records as it lashes the Alaskan coast

By Laura Baisas

Chinese man wearing COVID-19 mask walking down city street in China with national flags behind him

China’s DNA policing program targeted Tibetans and other minorities, reports reveal

Hand typing on keyboard in dark room

Hacker gains ‘full access’ to Uber’s networks using one of oldest tricks in the book

Thumbs up Facebook buttons reflected in water droplets in front of blurry thumbs down symbol

Facebook’s automated image removal system is flawed, says Oversight Board

Phase out fossil fuels now to avoid a devastating global health crisis, WHO warns

Phase out fossil fuels now to avoid a devastating global health crisis, WHO warns

By Laura Baisas

Photo of wildfires covering mountains with residential area below it

New federal mapping tool brings climate resiliency to everyday Americans

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, April 4, 2022.

Get ready to watch NASA’s most powerful rocket head for the moon

By Maria Parazo Rose

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Expect to see a lot more ads in your native iPhone apps soon

Baby hippo Fritz with mother at Cincinnati Zoo.

Cincinnati Zoo welcomes surprise baby hippo after mother’s birth control ‘fritzes’

By Laura Baisas

Image of Bathynomus yucatanensis.

This giant isopod lives in the crater of a dinosaur-killing asteroid

By Laura Baisas

Photo of customers in line to checkout at a Walmart

Walmart is on the hunt for its own streaming partnership

Vials of vaccine with needle

The monkeypox vaccine can now be injected in a more effective way

By Laura Baisas

This glittery Hubble image shows how far we’ve come in studying distant stars

Space Telescope

This glittery Hubble image shows how far we’ve come in studying distant stars

By Laura Baisas

WhatsApp users can now ghost group chats and delete messages for days

WhatsApp users can now ghost group chats and delete messages for days

One of the world’s driest places just saw record flooding

One of the world’s driest places just saw record flooding

By Laura Baisas

Smokestack with a cloud of CO2 emissions that are bad for climate change over a coast during a sunset

There’s more carbon dioxide in the air than ever before in human history

By Sara Kiley Watson

A US postal worker delivering packages to a tan residential building, with a USPS truck parked on the street in the foreground.

How to order free COVID tests from the US government, starting today

By John Kennedy

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The best portable Bluetooth speakers in 2026, tested and reviewed for every budget and trip

By Tony Ware, Carsen Joenk, Brandt Ranj, Amanda Reed

A person reading a newspaper while sitting on a bench outside.

How to read the news without doomscrolling through social media

By Harry Guinness

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Get your phone to send you the breaking news alerts you want

Cryptocurrencies are funding human trafficking, a new government report warns

By Colleen Hagerty

US Navy air craft carrier releasing greenhouse gas emissions over the Pacific Ocean

The world’s largest military isn’t reporting its giant ‘carbon bootprint’

By Anny Oberlink/Nexus Media News

a human skull wearing sunglasses and large headphones

The best science podcasts for staying sharp and sounding smart

By Rachel Feltman

Trays of basil under purple UV lights at a vertical farm

Vertical farms are finally branching out

By Teake Zuidema/Nexus Media News

people standing in medical center hallway

YouTube is blocking big anti-vax accounts, and other COVID news you missed

By Margo Milanowski

Twitter’s efforts to tackle misleading tweets just made them thrive elsewhere

Twitter’s efforts to tackle misleading tweets just made them thrive elsewhere

By Charlotte Hu

starry night sky above telescopes on hill

Want to catch the 2024 Perseid meteor shower? Here’s your best shot.

By Mary Beth Griggs

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The best platforms to launch your own email newsletter

Unidentified aerial phenomena filmed from a US Navy jet

5 explanations for 144 mysterious flying objects in the government UFO report

By Rachel Feltman

This new electric aircraft has 12 propellers and hints at a flying taxi future

This new electric aircraft has 12 propellers and hints at a flying taxi future

Navy SEALs could get new airborne backup. Here’s what the planes look like.

Navy SEALs could get new airborne backup. Here’s what the planes look like.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

An Air Force artificial intelligence program flew a drone fighter for hours

An Air Force artificial intelligence program flew a drone fighter for hours

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A flying Black Hawk helicopter in Iraq.

The stealth helicopters used in the 2011 raid on Osama bin Laden are still cloaked in mystery

Watch the Navy’s new drone fly using just sunlight and hydrogen

Watch the Navy’s new drone fly using just sunlight and hydrogen

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A military drone deploys a smaller drone in flight.

The future of air combat is drones launching more drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Russian fighter pilots could soon fly alongside bomb-filled combat drones

Russian fighter pilots could soon fly alongside bomb-filled combat drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Joby electric aircraft in flight.

Joby’s electric aircraft inches us closer to a future full of flying taxis

A F/A-18 Super Hornet is refueled the traditional way: by an aircraft with humans on board.

This drone will refuel Naval fighter jets by 2024

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A helicopter named Elvis parked on the tarmac.

Elvis (the helicopter) is cheating death by becoming a drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

iPhone on a wooden table with a newsletter on the screen

4 ways to keep newsletters from destroying your inbox

A Boeing drone flying in Australia.

Watch this Boeing fighter jet drone fly for the first time

A drone in a launcher in the back of a cargo aircraft.

This Airbus prototype could deploy drones from cargo planes

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Boeing's damaged 777-200 parked in a hanger following an incident with its engine on Flight 328 on February 20.

The United Airlines Flight 328 engine failure, explained

a boat captain tries to pull a plastic barrel from a debris island

A trip down the Ohio River reveals the oil and gas industry’s next big move

By Teake Zuidema/Nexus Media News

A Reaper drone on the ground armed with a missile.

DARPA’s new combat drones could catch a ride from other aircraft

Three U.S. Air Force bombers fly over Super Bowl LV.

Everything to know about the bombers that flew over Super Bowl LV

A floating balloon from Project Loon.

RIP Loon, Google’s balloon-based cellular network

Air Force One does a practice landing and take off.

The new Air Force One arrives in 2024. Here’s what we know so far.

An electric aircraft from Joby parked on the ground.

Electric Vehicles

These new flying taxis offer a glimpse at our future commutes

A dog in a Paratec dog parachuting harness.

This new harness lets military dogs parachute safely and with style

By Christina Mackenzie

An F-15C Eagle fighter jet takes off.

These fascinating flying stories soared above a turbulent year

Mask and thermometer

The ‘darkest days’ of COVID-19 are still to come

By Sara Kiley Watson

Flooding in Oklahoma

Oklahoma floods are poisoning tribal lands

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media News

A U-2 spy plane lands.

An AI just copiloted a U-2 spyplane for the very first time

Chuck Yeager at a flying event in 1998

Chuck Yeager has died at 97, but the legacy of his record-breaking flight lives on

SpaceX Crew Demo 2 / Crew Dragon

The most daring aerospace innovations of 2020

By Rob Verger and Charlie Wood

Alaska’s northern coast

Drilling the Arctic refuge doesn’t make sense—but Trump wants it to happen anyway

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media News

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Biden’s COVID-19 response plan is missing one major component

Warming waters may spell more back-to-back hurricanes for Gulf Coast residents

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media News

This test plane could be a big step towards supersonic commercial flights

Donald Trump and Mile Pence in front of a giant american flag

President Trump has COVID-19, according to White House statements

By Popular Science Team

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Major news outlets are handing the mic to big business on climate issues

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10 email alerts you’ll actually want in your inbox