We were very wrong about birds
An enormous asteroid crashed into the Earth about 65 million years ago. While terrestrial dinosaurs like the famed Tyrannosaurus rex...
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How BMW’s color-changing cars work
In 2022, BMW revealed an SUV with color-changing “paint” as a concept, and it created a lot of buzz. The...
Gmail debuted on April Fool’s Day 20 years ago. The joke is still on us.
A completely free email service offering 1 GB of storage, integrated search capabilities, and automatic message threading? Too good to...
The Opt Out: Reduce your privacy risk by deleting a bunch of files
You are more than a data point. The Opt Out is here to help you take your privacy back. We...
How to set up the wallpapers and widgets that will make your Pixel more fun
You spend a lot of time looking at the lock screen of your Pixel phone—checking the clock, seeing if people...
The 2024 Bentley Continental GT’s thermal imaging camera is fascinatingly fun
A quick way to sum up the $350,000 Bentley Continental GT coupe is that it’s perception-warping. Sticker shock aside, it’s...
This is your last chance to save $250 on a MacBook Air at Amazon
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What’s in the US military’s historic lost and found: nukes, jets, and drones
For roughly 24 hours, between the afternoon of September 17 and the evening of September 18, the United States Marine...
Researchers unlock fiber optic connection 1.2 million times faster than broadband
In the average American house, any download rate above roughly 242 Mbs is considered a solidly speedy broadband internet connection....
When climate change throws the Pacific off balance, the world’s weather follows
The Pacific Ocean is a juggernaut. It’s the largest ocean on our planet, almost double the size of the Atlantic....
Get ready for the robotic fish revolution
This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like...
What SpaceX—and anyone else going to the moon—can learn from the prep for Starship’s next launch
On April 20, the most powerful rocket ever flown stood on a launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas, its stainless...
