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Two people, silhouetted, looking up at a clear night sky.

Catch 5 planets (including Uranus) in an ultra-rare planetary alignment

By Briley Lewis

Container cargo ship at sea

Maritime students gear up to fight high-seas cyberattacks

Two people holding smartphones

Utah teens will need parents’ permission to use social media

Upper portion of Relativity Space's 3D printed Terran rocket at night prior to launch

The first 3D printed rocket launch was both a failure and a success

Telescope image of spiral galaxy and stars

The universe is getting a weigh-in thanks to AI

Close-up of Federal Trade Commission building exterior

Canceling your digital subscriptions could finally get easier

Panera Bread restaurant exterior at twilight

Soup with a side of biometrics: Amazon One is coming to Panera

OpenAI’s newest ChatGPT update can still spread conspiracy theories

Strawberry frosting being deposited onto a layer of graham cracker paste as part of a seven-ingredient printed dessert

Scientists cooked up a 3D printed cheesecake

TikTok app information icon on Apple iPhone 8 close-up

TikTok is taking on the conspiracy theorists

Two hands holding pile of potatoes

Our homes on Mars could be made from potato-based ‘StarCrete’

Ikea blue and yellow drone

Ikea says 100 drones are now buzzing around its warehouses

Garmi aid robot attending to seated patient in lab

Meet Garmi, a robot nurse and companion for Germany’s elderly population

Person holding handle attached to molten glass

Scientists have a vision for sustainable, biodegradable glass

Cube satellite with Kapton drag sail

College students built a satellite with AA batteries and a $20 microprocessor

US government gives TikTok an ultimatum, warning of ban

Small flying robot perched atop cactus

This bumblebee-inspired bot can bounce back after injuring a wing

WR 145 star in pre-supernova state with white bright core and red and purple dust and matter clouding around it. Taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope captures the beauty of a rare, violent phenomena

By Purbita Saha

Hands typing on laptop keyboard with screen displaying ChatGPT homepage

The next version of ChatGPT is live—here’s what’s new

Microsoft lays off entire AI ethics team while going all out on ChatGPT

Pile of plastic materials for recycling

Sorting and recycling plastic is notoriously hard—but this AI could help

Backlit radio dial showing the marker running through different stations and frequencies

Electric Vehicles

Emergency officials sound the alarm on electric vehicles dropping AM radio

Atomic structure image of Mycobacterium smegmatis Huc enzyme

This common bacteria is teaching scientists how to turn air into energy

Fungus gnat on a white flower petal

Flies evolved before dinosaurs—and survived an apocalyptic world after the Permian extinction

By Sara Kiley Watson

PEP Buddy breathing aid on lanyard for COPD patietns

A $25 whistle-like tool could be a game changer for COPD patients

Woman sitting on bed holding lower back in pain

Medical startup put useless plastic implants in chronic pain patients, says FBI

Meta attempts a new, more ‘inclusive’ AI training dataset

Butterfly cutouts painted with plasmonic paint hues against grass background

Butterfly-inspired ‘plasmonic paint’ could be brilliant for energy-efficient buildings

An experimental AI used human brain waves to regenerate images

An experimental AI used human brain waves to regenerate images

Whitespotted eagle ray swimming in the ocean.

Scientists test different gear for protecting clams from ‘crunching’ rays

By Laura Baisas

X1 Wind's X30 floating wind turbine prototype off the Canary Islands coast

This floating wind turbine just generated its first kilowatt hour of power

Corn stalk leaf measuring robot parked in front of field

The corn leaf angle measuring robot is more useful than you think

Underwater image of sunken ship, Ironton, in Lake Huron

Get a high-tech tour of the long-lost Ironton shipwreck discovered in the Great Lakes

A printout cholesterol screening results.

Safer statin alternative could be a better way to lower ‘bad’ cholesterol levels

By Laura Baisas

Sonos Era 300 as rear speakers in a home theater

Sonos speakers are in their spatial Era

By Brandt Ranj, Tony Ware

NASA Mars Perserverance rover on Mars

SETI thinks AI could help rovers search for life on Mars

Miniature greenhouse with semitransparent solar cell roof growing crop

Scientists think this tiny greenhouse could be a game changer for agrivoltaics

Neuralink’s request for human trials of brain implants was reportedly rejected by the FDA

Neuralink’s request for human trials of brain implants was reportedly rejected by the FDA

Meadow grasshopper sitting on blade of grass

Leaping robots take physics lessons from grasshoppers

Research student holding graphene seaweed hydrogel in gloved hand

MasterChef inspired an edible medical sensor

Crane loading cargo onto ship at sunset

Pandemic shipping took a heavy toll on the climate

A close-up view of astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., commander of the Apollo 12 lunar landing mission, photographed during the extravehicular activity (EVA) on the surface of the moon

Lunar dust is notoriously hard to clean, but a new spray might do the trick

Sony ES banner with AVR in the background

We saw Sony’s new ES receivers and Bravia XR TVs and lived to tell you about them

By Tony Ware, Brandt Ranj

A view of the planet as seen from the International Space Station

Seismologists might have identified the deepest layer of Earth’s core

Gloved hands placing computer microchip on underneath microscope lens.

Scientists eye lab-grown brains to replace silicon-based computer chips

Side-by-side of man wearing black hoodie and surveillance camera footage of him walking with LED lights blinding face

A simple DIY hoodie can fool security cameras

Soft robot inspired by gecko and inchworm moving across surface

This tiny robot grips like a gecko and scoots like an inchworm

A vocal amplification patch could help stroke patients and first responders

A vocal amplification patch could help stroke patients and first responders

Traffic jam on city highway

Here are the world’s worst and best car commutes, ranked

Two University of Colorado Boulder scientists in jackets carrying a log with a tumpstrap and their heads

Scientists may have solved an old Puebloan mystery by strapping giant logs to their foreheads

Purple sea urchins clumped together in an urchin barren.

These urchin-eating sea stars might be helping us reduce carbon levels

Pitcher and jar filled with kombucha on wooden kitchen counter

Kombucha may have a surprising new use in tech

Palm holding small biodegradable smart bandage

A new biodegrading ‘smart’ bandage promises faster healing

Kindle e-reader on store home screen.

ChatGPT is quietly co-authoring books on Amazon

Microsoft changes Bing chatbot restrictions after much AI-generated weirdness

Image of hands coming out of a computer or a man hiding behind a laptop

No, the AI chatbots (still) aren’t sentient

Tesla Model S red electric car close-up of hood

Electric Vehicles

Massive new Tesla recall focuses on dangers of self-driving software

Biden says flying objects likely not ‘related to China’s spy balloon program’

Biden says flying objects likely not ‘related to China’s spy balloon program’

By Kelsey D. Atherton

NASA evolved structure spacecraft part

NASA is using AI to help design lighter parts

Hand holding up drone disguised within taxidermy bird body

Researchers are stuffing drones into taxidermy birds to make them seem more ‘natural’

Pill sensor placed atop quarter for size comparison

This vibrating magnetic pill could one day help measure your guts

Charity scammers’ latest weapon is AI-generated art

Charity scammers’ latest weapon is AI-generated art

Woman hold head in hand while sitting at desk in front of laptop

Microsoft’s take on AI-powered search struggles with accuracy

Woman covering face with hands in frustration while sitting in front of laptop on an office desk.

Don’t fall for an online love scam this Valentine’s Day