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birds have culture
Environment

Birds have ‘culture.’ Just look at these nests.

By Lauren Leffer

X-ray of skull pointing to region with evidence of cocaine use
Science

Mummified brains show cocaine arrived in Europe far earlier than we thought

By Andrew Paul

Woman singing in studio microphone
Science

You can (probably) sing better than you think

By Andrew Paul

Concept art of Neom Stadium in Saudi Arabia
Engineering

Saudi Arabia wants to top its linear city with a sci-fi soccer stadium

By Andrew Paul

Close up view of a Taco Bell fast food bag inside of a car.
AI

AI is coming to a Taco Bell drive-thru near you

By Andrew Paul

California Forever concept art of utopian cityscape
Internet

California’s billionaire utopia faces a major setback

By Andrew Paul

Soap bubble machine on top of car blowing a large bubble
Engineering

Watch 50-foot long soap bubbles fly with the ‘Endless Bubble Machine’

By Andrew Paul

A Dell desktop on a plain white background.

This Dell desktop makes you forget your laptop existed (37% off)

By Stack Commerce

Screenshot from music video for Missy Elliott's "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
Deep Space

NASA beamed Missy Elliott’s ‘The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)’ to her favorite planet

By Andrew Paul

Close up of bald eagle
Animals

Hunters’ bullets are poisoning bald eagles

By Andrew Paul

Bag filled with smuggled snakes
Animals

Chinese Customs caught man with 104 snakes in his pants

By Andrew Paul

Suspended skyscraper at Three Gorges
Engineering

7 wild concepts from the 2024 Skyscraper Competition

By Andrew Paul

Reflective Cybertruck
Technology

People are buffing Cybertrucks into dangerous mirrors on wheels

By Andrew Paul

Futuristic wooden children's car with creator standing next to it.
Technology

Dad builds a fantastical and functional wooden sci-fi car for kids

By Andrew Paul

Pegasus Shooting Star Vodka promo art next to meteorite
Science

The $200 meteorite-infused vodka is refreshingly tasty

By Andrew Paul

Microsoft Windows 3D tubes screensaver screenshot
Internet

Those iconic ’90s Windows screensavers had a purpose

By Andrew Paul

Detail from the reconstructed stone tzompantli, or skull rack, at Chichén Itzá.
Archaeology

Ancient Mayan human sacrifices involved twins

By Andrew Paul

California Forever concept art of utopian cityscape
Agriculture

California’s billionaire utopia may not be as eco-friendly as advertised

By Andrew Paul

Young woman holding blank screen cell phone, driving car.
Technology

Your driving could be monitored by popular apps

By Andrew Paul

UP.FIT upgraded Cybertruck cop car concept
Technology

Militarized Cybertruck cop cars are coming

By Andrew Paul

OceanXplorers sub
Animals

Watch the exclusive trailer premiere for James Cameron’s new ‘OceanXplorers’ series

By Andrew Paul

Concept art of superstructure with gravity battery inside
Climate Change

Colossal skyscrapers could harness height for gravity batteries

By Andrew Paul

Visualisation of the central grave/main burial of the Grafenbühl mound
Science

DNA suggests ancient Celtic royalty was matrilineal

By Andrew Paul

Amazon workers testing Prime Air drones outside
AI

Amazon’s Prime Air delivery drones get a major FAA clearance

By Andrew Paul

Underwater image of Titanic wreckage
Conservation

Billionaire plans to ride $20 million submersible to the Titanic

By Andrew Paul

Robot solving Rubik's cube
AI

In blink of an eye, robot sets new Rubik’s cube Guinness World Record

By Andrew Paul

Orlando, FL/USA-7/19/20: A bin of Elmers Glue in the school supply aisle at a Walmart in Orlando, Florida.
AI

Google’s AI Overview tells you to eat glue. (Don’t.)

By Andrew Paul

Private jet on tarmac at sunset
Aviation

Tracking private jets just got much harder

By Andrew Paul

Hand holding Neuralink implant
Health

85% of Neuralink implant wires are already detached, says patient

By Andrew Paul

OpenAI logo and Sam Altman in background on screen.
Technology

OpenAI pulls ChatGPT voice that’s totally ‘not an imitation of Scarlett Johansson’

By Andrew Paul

OpenAI logo and Sam Altman in background on screen.
AI

OpenAI dissolved its team dedicated to preventing rogue AI

By Andrew Paul

Unitree G1 humanoid robot bending limbs while sitting on couch
Technology

Worryingly bendy humanoid robot can crush nuts, slice Coke bottles

By Andrew Paul

Drone spraying over graffiti
Technology

Washington state deploys $30,000 drone to combat graffiti

By Andrew Paul

Video game hall of fame 2024 inductees
Technology

The World Video Game Hall of Fame announces its 2024 inductees

By Andrew Paul

Archivist scanning documents at National Archives
Technology

Ancestry and the National Archives are digitizing tens of millions of records

By Andrew Paul

Fake website advertising dead loved one chatbot
Technology

AI ethicists warn of ‘digital hauntings’ from dead loved ones

By Andrew Paul

Project 821 hydrogen fuel superyacht in port
Environment

Welcome aboard the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell superyacht

By Andrew Paul

Assyrian mural image of lion
Science

Ancient mystery code was probably Sargon II’s name

By Andrew Paul

Side by side of Reid AI deepfake and Reid Hoffman
Technology

Watch a tech billionaire talk to his AI-generated clone

By Andrew Paul

Boston Dynamics Spot robot in puppet dog costume sitting next to regular Spot robot.
Technology

Boston Dynamics gives Spot bot a furry makeover

By Andrew Paul

Woman wearing Razer Zephyr Mask
Health

Surprise! That futuristic COVID mask was even sketchier than we thought

By Andrew Paul

Woman's hands typing on laptop
Technology

Romance scams just ‘happen in life,’ says CEO of biggest dating app company in the US

By Andrew Paul

Statue of Plato in Greece
Technology

A ‘bionic eye’ scan of an ancient, scorched scroll points to Plato’s long-lost gravesite

By Andrew Paul

PaintCam Eve shooting paintballs at home
Technology

Startup pitches a paintball-armed, AI-powered home security camera

By Andrew Paul

Astronaut Andreas Mogensen aboard the ISS
Science

Let this astronaut show you around the International Space Station

By Andrew Paul

People looking up at eclipse wearing protective glasses
Technology

Internet use dipped in the eclipse’s path of totality

By Andrew Paul

Smuggled gold disguised as machine parts
Technology

Smugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine parts

By Andrew Paul

Zodiac Killer Z340 coded message
Technology

How cryptographers finally cracked one of the Zodiac Killer’s hardest codes

By Andrew Paul

Slide Whistle robot quartet
Technology

Watch this robotic slide whistle quartet belt out Smash Mouth’s ‘All Star’

By Andrew Paul

Shoe made from bacterial cellulose
Environment

Would you wear this ‘shoe-like vessel’ made from genetically engineered bacteria?

By Andrew Paul

Buzz Aldrin on the moon next to American flag.
Science

NASA is designing a time zone just for the moon

By Andrew Paul

Close-up of Gmail homepage on a monitor screen.
Technology

Gmail debuted on April Fool’s Day 20 years ago. The joke is still on us.

By Andrew Paul

Hand flipping through vinyl records at store
Technology

Vinyl records outsold CDs for the second year running

By Andrew Paul

Aerial view of Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown
Environment

Drones offer a glimpse inside Fukushima nuclear reactor 13 years after disaster

By Andrew Paul

Brewintosh Plus next to original Mac Plus
Technology

A designer 3D printed a working clone of the iconic Mac Plus

By Andrew Paul

Vernor Vinge
Science

Vernor Vinge, influential sci-fi author who warned of AI ‘Singularity,’ has died

By Andrew Paul

Timelapse of total solar eclipse showcasing Baily's beads
Science

NASA needs your smartphone during April’s solar eclipse

By Andrew Paul

Female hand with mobile phone on blurred night lights background
Technology

‘Cyberflasher’ sent to prison for the first time in England

By Andrew Paul

Woman talking with nurse chatbot on iPad
Technology

Silicon Valley wants to deploy AI nursebots to handle your care

By Andrew Paul

SpaceVIP SpaceBalloon above Earth concept art
Science

For nearly $500,000, you too can have dinner in the ‘SpaceBalloon’ above Earth

By Andrew Paul

Starship rocket launching during third test
Technology

Crypto scammers flooded YouTube with sham SpaceX Starship livestreams

By Andrew Paul

CCTV security camera operating in home.
Technology

Airbnb finally bans all indoor security cameras

By Andrew Paul

Google Earth Image of seismic center and truck road
Science

‘Alien’ signal was likely a very big truck

By Andrew Paul

Passenger staying at self-scan TSA station
Technology

TSA is testing a self-screening security checkpoint in Vegas

By Andrew Paul