5 home innovations that improved our lives in 2025
When you live with small annoyances, frustration can build over time. You can only catch your belt loop on a drawer handle so many times before you hit your limit.…
Stop using so much sidewalk salt
Every winter across most of the northern US, giant bags of salt materialize at grocery stores and home improvement retailers as residents and business owners prepare to combat icy sidewalks…
Would my dog or cat really eat me if I died alone?
Most of us would say our beloved dogs and cats are part of the family. We live, sleep, and eat with them—but our domesticated companions are still animals, and sometimes,…
I Am Artemis: Jen Madsen and Trey Perryman
3 Min Read I Am Artemis: Jen Madsen and Trey Perryman Artemis II Orion Mission Evaluation Room Leads Jen Madsen and Trey Perryman stand in the Orion Mission Evaluation Room…
12 ethereal images from the 2025 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year awards
Watching the aurora borealis (in the Northern Hemisphere) or aurora australis (in the Southern Hemisphere) is unforgettable. Photographing them is on a whole other level. Capturing these ribbons of light…
Tour the International Space Station in new NASA walkthrough
There is nearly 16,700 cubic feet of habitable area aboard the International Space Station (ISS). That makes it larger than a six-bedroom, two-bathroom house,but still small enough for a grand…
5 breakthrough health innovations in 2025
For years, needing reading glasses to correct farsightedness seemed like an inevitable part of aging. This year, the visual accessories might officially be a thing of the past. VIZZ eyedrops…
Why you should still print photos
When’s the last time you printed a photo, or got a bunch of photos professionally printed? Unless you’re a diehard analogue camera fan, chances are it’s been a while. The…
Squirrels can find 85% of the nuts they hide
Every fall, squirrels stash thousands of nuts and other snacks in preparation for winter. For our fluffy-tailed friends, survival depends on being able to locate these food stores months later.…
Donated Christmas trees get a second life at the zoo
The presents are unwrapped, the cookies are crumbs, and that real Christmas tree will become a fire hazard soon enough. Most of us haul it out to the curb for…