Forget Blood—Your Skin Might Know If You’re Sick

This glowing microneedle test could catalyze a transition from blood-based diagnostics to a stick-on patch.

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Tips on How to Snag a PlayStation 5 (Good Luck!)

Months after launch, Sony's latest console is proving difficult to find for many. We've got some tips on how to score one.

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Films of the Era Will Be as Unbalanced as the Pandemic Itself

What will films look like because of Covid-19? The same as during any other traumatic event. Some good, some bad, some brilliant.

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The Secret, Essential Geography of the Office

A workplace has its own informal cardinal directions: elevatorward, kitchenward, bathroomward. It's a map we share.

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A Historic Union Vote Gets Underway at Amazon

A warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could become the first Amazon union in the US. But it won’t happen overnight.

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All These Mutant Virus Strains Need New Code Names

As potentially more dangerous variants of Covid-19 spread, scientists are taking a crack at giving them clearer names that’ll help in the fight.

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How Choreography Can Help Robots Come Alive

Dance and robotics rarely overlap. But if they did, it could make robots seem less like industrial contrivances, and more like empathetic beings.

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A Silicon Chip Shortage Is Causing Big Issues for Automakers

Car companies have had to reduce output, pause production, and even idle shifts and entire factories.

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What Dust From Space Tells Us About Ourselves

Micrometeorites fill every corner of our planet. Matthew Genge is using these shards of interplanetary space to understand Earth and its place in the solar system.

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These Are the 11 Android Phones Worth Buying

Shopping for a new phone can be an ordeal. Let us take some of the pain out of it with these picks and tips.

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How to Free Up Space on Your Laptop

Running out of storage for that new game or work files you need to download? Here’s how to make some room.

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How to Stream the Super Bowl, Kitten Bowl, and Puppy Bowl

It's a day of Bowls and we'll tell you how to watch every one of them online, for free.

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Sad QAnon Followers Are at a Precarious Pivot Point

Disillusioned after Biden was sworn in, conspiracy theorists could now be swayed back to reality by conservatives and family members—or toward darker fringes.

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How to Find a Better Cell Phone Carrier

Everyone has an opinion on their wireless carrier, but the “best” option for you isn’t the best option for someone else. Here’s how to decide.

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Government Demands for Amazon User Data Exploded in 2020

Plus: Smartmatic lawsuits, a fake WhatsApp, and more of the week’s top security news.

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The Best Electric Toothbrushes for Your Pearly Whites

Yes, you have to recharge a toothbrush, but these can actually make brushing a little easier. Here are our favorites.

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How Steel Might Finally Kick Its Coal Habit

In order to curb the industry's prolific carbon emissions, the sector will have to transform how the material is traditionally made.

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Finally, an Interesting Proposal for Section 230 Reform

A new bill directly targets the most egregious excesses of online platform immunity.

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A New Vaccine, Protection Against Strains, and More News

Catch up on the most important updates from this week.

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Bliss Is the Worst Kind of Open-Ended Sci-Fi Movie

The director Mike Cahill loves ambiguity—and he used to be good at it.

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