How to Buy Used Gear on eBay—the Smart, Safe Way

Gracefully avoid sketchy situations and score a deal on the post-holiday gadget turnover.

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Tetris Helps My Stress and Anxiety Fall Away

When I revisited my preferred childhood pastime, I wondered if the game would still serve as a mental reset. Turns out, it did.

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The James Webb Space Telescope Finally Prepares for Launch

After decades of hard work and controversies, NASA scientists ready Hubble’s massive successor for its mission to probe the distant universe.

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Lab-Grown Embryo Research Is Poised to Transform Medicine

New advances in stem cell science could alleviate devastating early-life conditions. But this comes with a moral conundrum.

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'Algorithmic Reparation' Calls for Racial Justice in AI

Researchers are encouraging those who work in AI to explicitly consider racism, gender, and other structural inequalities.

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How an Aquarium Collects Curious Creatures From the Deep

Take a cruise with scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, as they pilot an SUV-sized robot to collect delicate specimens 1,600 feet down.

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You Should Listen to CDs

If vinyl is for hipsters and streaming is for everyone else, maybe the forgotten format is for you.

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The Wave-Conquering, Metaverse-Crashing Life of Kai Lenny

Treated as an outcast in Maui’s cool-kid surf culture, he went on to master nearly every extreme water sport. No wonder the tech elite has a crush on him.

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Antibodies Are Being Created to Fight Disease in New Ways

Targeting cancers and viruses, better knowledge of the human immune system is leading to new medicines.

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2022 Will Be a Big Year for Space Exploration

Missions to Mars, Jupiter, and—yes—Texas are all part of the next wave of space research previously delayed by Covid-19.

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The Best Movies of 2021—and Where to Stream Them

From Dune to The Green Knight, these are the best movies you should have watched (and still have time to watch) this year.

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Growing Peppers on the ISS Is Just the Start of Space Farming

The chili peppers thrived in a controlled microgravity environment. But to develop agriculture away from Earth, NASA will have to think outside the box.

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Welcome to Miami, Where All Your Memes Come True!

The city is trying to lure in Silicon Valley types, hyping the promise of sun, sand, and seed rounds. Does it want Silicon Valley’s problems too?

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Hypebeasts With Bots Have Ruined Christmas

As resellers snap up the scarce supply of new consoles and other must-have items, politicians, shoppers, and retailers are fighting back.

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Can Brain Organoids Be ‘Conscious’? Scientists May Soon Find Out

These bundles of neurons, often used for research, will likely display complex activity patterns akin to humans—raising wider ethical questions.

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This Startup Is Making—and Programming—Human Cells

Creating bespoke cells could transform testing and help develop new treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

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Don’t Look Up Nails the Frustration of Being a Scientist

Writer-director Adam McKay’s new Netflix film, about a comet headed for Earth, is an allegory for inaction during the climate crisis.

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Boom’s Quest to Make Supersonic Flights a Reality (Again)

Denver-based startup Boom already has orders for its commercial supersonic planes. But is supersonic travel really the future, or best left to nostalgia?

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2021 Revealed the Depths of Global Vaccine Inequity

Previous pandemics saw rich countries grabbing up vaccine supplies, leaving poor countries behind. Has the world learned nothing since?

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More Black and Hispanic Entrepreneurs Are Open for Business

A new report finds more people, particularly those in minority groups, are starting new ventures amid the pandemic.

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