Popular Science
The Masterpiece On A Slate Gray Day In
In 1970, Bruce Kirby created the perfect single-person sailboat. What made the laser so unbeatable?
10+ min |
Spring 2019
Popular Science
Save Your Soles
YOU PROBABLY DON’T WANT TO WEAR THAT PAIR OF BLOWN out Converse All-Stars to amble anywhere farther than the corner store. For long treks, the proper footwear will support your dogs and grip the ground to prevent sore soles, painful blisters, and mangled ankles. These four choices will carry you for many miles over different types of terra firma.
1 min |
Spring 2019
Popular Science
Getting There
Public transportation is great—if you have access to it. Now cities are starting to think about how to help people with the first and last miles of their travels.
10+ min |
Spring 2019
Techlife News
NASA's Faraway Space Snowman Has Flat, Not Round, Behind
The faraway space snowman visited by NASA last month has a surprisingly flat — not round — behind.
1 min |
Techlife News #381
AppleMagazine
Antarctica Is Losing Ice 6 Times Faster Today Than In 1980s
Antarctica is melting more than six times faster than it did in the 1980s, a new study shows.
1 min |
January 18, 2019
Muse Science Magazine for Kids
How Glaciers Give Us A Picture Of Past Climates
How glaciers give us a picture of past climates
5 min |
January 2019
PC Magazine
Acer Predator X27: The Ultimate Gaming Panel
Put together a wish list—the sky’s the limit—of things you’d want in a 27-inch gaming monitor, and you’d probably come up with something like the Acer Predator X27. 4K UHD resolution, support for Nvidia’s G-Sync adaptive-sync tech, and HDR support—check.
5 min |
January 2019
PC Magazine
JBL Charge 4: A Powerhouse Speaker In A Small Frame
JBL knows how to deliver the goods when it comes to portable Bluetooth speakers.
4 min |
January 2019
PC Magazine
Security Key By Yubico: 2FA That's Simple And Affordable
Decades of consumer computer products have taught humanity one thing: Passwords are bad. To make passwords acceptable again, we’re now turning to password managers and two-factor authentication to better secure our online accounts.
7 min |
January 2019
PC Magazine
Intel Shows Off New Gen11 Graphics, Teases Xe Discrete GPU
Intel’s Architecture Day 2018 in December wasn’t just a CPU show. The graphics market is poised to be a significant component of Intel’s strategy going forward, and the company’s Gen11 solution looks like it’ll be a potent improvement over Skylake. These improvements are long overdue.
2 min |
January 2019
Techlife News
Farout: Scientists Spot Solar System's Farthest Known Object
Astronomers have spotted the farthest known object in our solar system — and they’ve nicknamed the pink cosmic body “Farout.”
1 min |
December 23, 2018
Techlife News
NASA's Voyager 2 Becomes 2nd Craft In Interstellar Space
NASA’s Voyager 2 is now the second humanmade object to zip away from the sun into the space between the stars.
1 min |
Techlife News #372
AppleMagazine
China Launches Pioneering Mission To Far Side Of Moon
China launched a ground-breaking mission last Saturday to land a spacecraft on the largely unexplored far side of the moon, demonstrating its growing ambitions as a space power to rival Russia, the European Union and the U.S.
2 min |
December 14, 2018
AppleMagazine
NASA Spacecraft Arrives At Ancient Asteroid, Its 1st Visitor
After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft arrived Monday at the ancient asteroid Bennu, its first visitor in billions of years.
2 min |
December 07, 2018
Mother Jones
The Problem With Sexy Science
When peer review fails, how can journalists, researchers, and lawmakers be more vigilant?
4 min |
January/February 2019
Techlife News
World Health Organization Wants Panel To Study Gene Editing
The chief of the World Health Organization says his agency is assembling experts to consider the health impacts of gene editing.
1 min |
December 9, 2018
Techlife News
Mars Touchdown: Nasa Spacecraft Survives Supersonic Plunge
Minutes after touching down on Mars, NASA’s InSight spacecraft sent back a “nice and dirty” snapshot of its new digs. Yet the dust-speckled image looked like a work of art to scientists.
3 min |
Techlife News #370
PC Magazine
Why PC Builders Should Stock Up on Components Now
NZXT is a popular PC desktop case vendor, but the California-based company recently had to raise its prices.
5 min |
December 2018
PC Magazine
Astronaut Mae Jemison On The ‘Adrenaline Rush' Of Space Travel
Season two of the National Geographic Channel‘s Mars—which is part drama and part documentary—explores what it would take to survive on another planet.
3 min |
December 2018
Techlife News
Space Station Gets 2 Cargo Deliveries In Record 15 Hours
The International Space Station has received two cargo deliveries in a record 15 hours.
1 min |
November 25,2018
PC Magazine
IBM Releases Pretrained Watson AI Tools
In a significant expansion of the IBM Watson cognitive computing platform, IBM has launched “pretrained” artificial intelligence (AI) tools for a slew of industries, including advertising, agriculture, automotive, building management, customer service, human resources (HR), manufacturing, marketing, and supply chain.
4 min |
November 2018
PC Magazine
How To Remap Your Keyboard
The standard Windows keyboard layout hasn’t changed much in the past few decades, and there’s a chance you don’t use every key on your keyboard.
4 min |
November 2018
PC Magazine
How To Provide Remote IT Support For Your Relatives And Friends
Being tech-savvy is both a gift and a curse. When you know how to fix computers, you become “the computer person” for everyone you know.
4 min |
November 2018
PC Magazine
How To Copy Your Windows Installation To An SSD
Are you still using a traditional spinning hard disk on your computer? You’re missing out. Swapping it for a solid-state drive (SSD) is one of the best upgrades you can make in terms of speeding up your computer. Your computer will boot faster, programs will launch instantly, and games won’t take so long to load.
6 min |
November 2018
PC Magazine
Do I Need A VPN At Home?
When you use a VPN, you’re adding a layer of obfuscation to your online activities and digging an encrypted tunnel between your traffic and anyone who tries to spy on you.
5 min |
November 2018
Techlife News
NASA Accepts Delivery Of European Powerhouse For Moonship
NASA has accepted delivery of a key European part needed to power the world’s next-generation moonship.
1 min |
November 25,2018
Techlife News
Nasa's Parker Spacecraft Makes 1st Close Approach To Sun
A NASA spacecraft has made its first close approach to the sun, just 2 1/2 months after liftoff.
1 min |
November 11, 2018
AppleMagazine
More Protection: UN Says Earth's Ozone Layer Is Healing
Earth’s protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said.
2 min |
November 9, 2018
Techlife News
NASA Astronaut Describes Close Call Following Failed Launch
The NASA astronaut who survived last weeks failed launch and emergency landing knew he needed to stay calm.
2 min |
October 21, 2018
Popular Science
How To Get Ready For Hurricanes, Tsunamis, Floods, and Earthquakes
Seismologist Lucy Jones is on a crusade to prepare us—and our infrastructure—for the next Big One.
5 min |