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The tug-of-war between engineering and design to build the Hyundai Palisade...
Every car company, it seems, is looking to present its most versatile face in the form of dirt-ready vehicles. Even models that might not have been off-road appropriate in the past are toughening up...
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The best powered bookshelf speakers for 2025, tested and reviewed
Powered bookshelf speakers are having a moment. Once considered a middle ground between bulky component systems and wimpy desktop speakers, today’s powered models pack serious performance into compact...
View ArticleI tried a sound bath to see if it actually made me calmer
I drove up to my first sound bath experience not knowing quite what to expect. The meditative practice, which utilizes chimes, gongs, and an arsenal of “vibrational musical instruments,” has existed...
View ArticleFlying in an open-air, single-seat helicopter is a true test of nerves
Hopping in a standard-sized helicopter is intimidating enough to many people. And while the transportation method’s safety statistics have improved in recent years, those numbers generally focus on...
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6 fun photos to celebrate Sea Otter Awareness week
Despite almost being hunted to the brink of extinction, sea otters in the United States are seeing an important recovery. Sea Otter Awareness Week offers us another opportunity to learn more, and...
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How to take every kind of photo on your iPhone
If you’ve got an iPhone, then you’ve got an incredibly powerful mobile camera in your pocket. It’s capable of taking all kinds of shots in all kinds of conditions, with end results that are going to...
View ArticleThis humanoid robot can cartwheel surprisingly well
Elon Musk has repeatedly promised that Tesla’s humanoid robot revolution is just around the corner. So far, however, his Optimus prototypes seem to spend most of their time mixing cocktails and...
View ArticleYou should wash your clothes with cold water
You may wash your clothes with hot water—many people do. That could be a mistake. Modern washing machines, and modern laundry detergent, are designed to work well at cold temperatures. This means you...
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When the wheels come off: Lessons from Sonoma on racing, resilience, and...
A tire is making decent progress coming out of a turn at Sonoma Raceway—except for the fact it’s no longer attached to Cody Ware’s No. 51 Ford Mustang. Crowds gasp, cars swerve, and the wheel...
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EcoFlow DELTA 3 portable power station series first impressions: More power,...
I’d been reviewing solar generators and backup power solutions for several years when the original EcoFlow Delta came out, and it was clear to me then that the Delta was a game-changer. Portable power...
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The radioactive ‘miracle water’ that killed its believers
William Bailey promised to cure anything that ailed you. “Just a tiny bottle of apparently lifeless, colorless, and tasteless water” was, he advertised in a 1929 pamphlet for his product, Radithor,...
View ArticleWild chimps consume the equivalent of two glasses of wine a day
Scientists know that humans might not be as exceptional in comparison to the rest of the animal kingdom as we long thought. For example, whale songs and bonobo calls have features similar to language,...
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Sunken WWII bombs make a surprising home for sea life
As the ink dried on Germany’s unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945, celebrations erupted across the world. People cheered, wept, and kissed in the streets as World War II finally came to an end in...
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Grandfather builds the droids he was always looking for
The wood exploded into a million pieces, covering the workshop floor. As he stood there looking at the mess he just made, Kurt Zimmerman was at a crossroads moment. “I just stood there and thought,...
View ArticleNew broccoli hybrid can thrive in colder climates
Love it or loathe it, broccoli is one of the most popular vegetables in the United States. However, this staple vegetable can be as finicky as a picky eater when it comes to its growth. It is a...
View ArticleWorld’s first mushroom-powered toilet could replace stinky porta-potties
How many times have you needed to use the restroom, only to discover that the only available one was a portable toilet? Suddenly, you actually don’t need to go that badly. We don’t blame you—they look...
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Amazon is blowing out Samsonite luggage, backapacks, and accessories for...
Good luggage is an investment. It’s not cheap, but it protects all of your belongings as you move through the gauntlet of modern air travel. Samsonite makes some of the absolute best luggage around...
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15 gorgeous images from the 2025 Bird Photographer of the Year awards
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse mesmerized North America. On a boat off the Pacific coast of Mexico, photographer Liron Gertsman readied his Canon EOS R5 to capture the image of a lifetime....
View ArticleVenus fly traps’ death-grip trigger discovered
They’re the poster species for carnivorous plants and stuff of nightmares. Venus fly traps (Dionaea muscipula) are only native to North and South Carolina in the United States and can tell the...
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Garmin fitness trackers and smartwatches are up to 45% off during Amazon’s...
I recently got back into the gym, but I have a hard time staying motivated. To combat my own bad habits, I’ve been using a fitness tracker to paint a picture of my gains over time. I have also been...
View ArticleOctober Stargazing: A supermoon, new comet, and a whole lot of meteors
October 6Full Harvest SupermoonOctober 8Draconid Meteor Shower Predicted PeakOctober 14Jupiter Visible Near Crescent MoonOctober 21Orionid Meteor Shower Predicted PeakOctober 21Comet C/2025 A6 Makes...
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Camels depicted in 12,000-year-old rock art
About 12,000 years ago, a human living in the Arabian desert carved “incredibly beautiful” rock art into a cave’s wall. While we do not know the prehistoric artist’s intentions, archeologists studying...
View ArticleSea sponges may have been Earth’s first living creatures
At a certain point in Earth’s distant past, the planet’s assortment of organic molecules and compounds aligned to create the very first living organisms. The identity of these first living things...
View ArticleBuy a vintage military airplane for $25
Over a dozen vintage planes are currently scattered across an aircraft boneyard in northern Wyoming. If you can travel about 85 miles east of Yellowstone National Park to Big Horn County, relics such...
View Article1,500th discovered bat species is a ‘god of the island’
It’s official: the world’s 1,500th known bat species has been discovered in Equatorial Guinea. And as luck would have it, Pipistrellus etula’s announcement is just in time for Bat Appreciation Month....
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Breville early Amazon Prime Day deals: Treat yourself to a high-end espresso...
The oven in my stove has been broken for a few weeks and it has barely affected my life because I use a Breville smart oven/air fryer almost exclusively when I cook at home. Right now, Amazon has a...
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How WWII made Hershey and Mars Halloween candy kings
Every year, Hershey manufactures 373 million of its signature milk chocolate bars. While the company doesn’t release exact stats on Halloween sales, you can bet a lot of those end up in plastic Jack...
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A life-long car lover recreated the Griswold’s famous station wagon
If you find yourself driving along the scenic New York State Thruway near Lake George, you might get a sudden urge to sing the song “Holiday Road.” The popular Northeast vacation destination is home...
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Cat-sized Jurassic reptile had the jaws of a python
What do you get when you cross a snake with a lizard? The answer isn’t a punchline. It’s a newly discovered creature from the Jurassic Period, whose name is a tribute to its confusing physical...
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Amazon is clearing out its most popular Kindle eReaders with these early...
The weather is getting colder and the world is full of terrible news, which makes right now a great time to buckle down for some serious reading. Doom scrolling is fun, but it can’t hold a candle to...
View ArticleWomen really do live longer than men. Here’s why.
It’s fairly obvious that women live longer than men on average. This pattern holds true across most countries and historical time periods. While that longevity gap between the sexes has narrowed a bit...
View ArticleAmericans receive the most scam calls in the world
Digital fraud and spam schemes are a global problem, but you’ll be hard pressed to find anywhere more inundated than the United States. And the problem is only getting worse. The glaring statistics...
View ArticleScientists predict the universe will end in ‘big crunch’
Our vast universe might not be infinitely expanding after all. Some newly reviewed dark energy data may contradict the theory first posed in 1922 by the astronomer Alexander Friedmann. According to a...
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Swap your boiler for a money-saving heat pump
Colder weather is quickly approaching, which means it’s time for many folks to start cranking up the heat in their homes and apartments. But for many Americans, heating up their homes is a costly...
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iOS 26 adds a new app to your iPhone. Here’s how to use it.
Apple’s big iOS 26 software update for 2025 has now reached millions of iPhones, and brought with it a bunch of new features and an updated visual interface. If you own an iPhone, you’ll also find...
View ArticleThe safest way to use a chainsaw, according to science
Over the course of nine films that span more than 50 years, not once does horror film icon Leatherface take sensible chainsaw safety precautions. This may be unsurprising given the slasher’s… other...
View ArticleExtreme fear of the dentist linked to childhood trauma
Few people enjoy someone else poking around their mouth. A recent study from the New York University College of Dentistry indicates that as many as three out of four adults dread going to the dentist....
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Luxury jet replaces cabin windows with video screens
For the average air traveler, window seats are often considered prime real estate, so much so that they’ve sparked several dramatic mid-flight skirmishes over the years. But that’s not quite the case...
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Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts
Most bird nests are temporary homes, but not for the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus). The threatened species assemble their abodes in the rocky shelters and cliff caves of various mountain ranges...
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The search for Cleopatra’s long-lost tomb leads to sunken seaport
She’s among the most famous leaders in world history, yet archeologists still don’t know the location of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra’s tomb. Now, National Geographic Explorer and archaeologist Dr....
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Amazon is blowing out iRobot Roomba vacuums for as low as $149 with these...
My robot vacuum had a recent and unfortunate encounter with a phone charger that has left it completely dead. As a result, I’ve been manually vacuuming my dog’s insidious hair pretty much every day so...
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Ants can be used to make ‘tangy’ yogurt
Typically, we humans do our best to keep ants out of our kitchens and away from our food. But an old and almost forgotten recipe harnesses the power of these hard-working insects to make yogurt. The...
View ArticleJapan’s favorite beer is in peril
Japan is facing a serious beer crisis. The emergency began on Monday, September 29 when the makers of the country’s most popular brew Asahi Super Dry announced it had suffered a massive cyberattack...
View ArticleResearchers are reanimating 40,000-year-old microbes
At the US Army Corps of Engineers’ research facility in central Alaska, a unique tunnel descends underground. Measuring over 350 feet deep, mammoth bones jut out from its surrounding walls. However, a...
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Google’s latest AI photo-editing tool means you might not need Photoshop
We’re now used to generative AI being able to create images from text prompts. These tools continue to get more sophisticated and versatile—even though plenty of questions remain around energy use,...
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5 low back stretches to relieve aches and pains
If you’ve never experienced low back pain, just wait. Up to 80 percent of us end up suffering it at some point during our lifetimes. In fact, lumbar pain is the second most common reason people visit...
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13 inspiring photos of thriving deep-sea animals
There’s some good ocean-related news this week. An expedition led by a team of scientists from Uruguay discovered that the South American nation’s deep-sea coral reefs are thriving and teeming with...
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How a hatter and railroad clerk kickstarted cancer research
In 1925, The Lancet, one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals, published a blockbuster finding so significant that its editors offered a rare prelude: “The two communications which follow...
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How to use iOS 26’s new battery saving mode
Modern-day smartphones continue to get ever more powerful, intelligent, and versatile, but they do have their own kryptonite: dead batteries. If your phone’s battery level reaches zero, then it’s...
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These Ecovacs robot vacuums are already up to 53% off for Amazon Prime Big...
Cleaning your home is the worst. That’s why you’re better off letting a robot do it for you. Right now, Ecovacs robot vacuums and mops are on sale during Amazon’s early Prime Big Deal Days sale. The...
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