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2019 was likely Earth’s second-hottest year on record

It’s mid-January, which means the jokes about New Year’s resolutions are hopefully fading out along with your seasonal depression. Oh, and NOAA’s and...

Letting slower passengers board airplane first really is faster, study finds

Commercial airlines often prioritize boarding for passengers traveling with small children, or for those who need extra assistance—in other words, those likely to...

The 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid isn’t exciting, but it is quite frugal

Further ReadingThe 2020 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in proves pleasing, perhaps pedestrianOn Tuesday, I wrote about the week I...

Forgotten trove of fossil feathers belonged to tiny polar dinosaurs

Researchers have described ten fossil feathers from the polar regions of the former continent Gondwana for the first time. The collection, documented in...

Google plans to drop Chrome support for tracking cookies by 2022

Further ReadingGoogle defends tracking cookies—some experts aren’t buying itThe plan is laid out in a post titled "Building a more private Web: A...

This year may finally fulfill the promise of private human spaceflight

This year could see the fulfillment of a number of long-promised achievements in human spaceflight. For the first time, private companies could launch...

FBI arrests man suspected of orchestrating dozens of “swatting” calls

The US government has criminally charged a Virginia man for helping to organize dozens of "swatting" attacks and bomb threats made against a...

Apple’s rack-mountable Mac Pro is now available

Apple has begun selling the rack-mounted variant of its Mac Pro desktop computer. The tower version launched about a month ago, but...

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