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A presumed-extinct giant tortoise of the Galápagos Islands was found alive in 2019, and a new DNA study confirms the female tortoise is the same species as an animal collected over a century ago. "Fernanda," as she's ca...

A new book by historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris explores the work of pioneering plastic surgeon Harold Gillies, whose groundbreaking work changed the lives of soldiers that had been seriously wounded in trench warfare dur...

Introduction Two weeks ago, Fujifilm announced its new XF 150-600mm F5.6-8 R LM OIS WR lens, a super telephoto zoom that offers the longest focal length to date for Fujifilm X-series cameras. Now, after spending some tim...

More than 50 years since astronomers first proposed "dark matter," we have no idea what it is and nobody has directly seen it or produced it in the lab.

Takotsubo syndrome, a sudden form of acute heart failure often brought on by emotional or physical stress, is associated with changes in brain regions associated with emotion and emotional processing.

Leica has announced a new limited-edition film camera and matching APO-Summicron-M 50 F2 ASPH lens. The Leica M-A 'Titan' set is Leica's sixth limited-edition camera with a titanium exterior. The first titanium exterior ...

From Spider-Man to the Guardians of the Galaxy and everything in between, here are the best Lego Marvel sets you can buy.

The new field of nutritional psychiatry empowers patients to take care of their mental well-being -- starting with dinner.

Having just spent many hours glued to the couch binging Stranger Things season four, a trip out of the house sounded like a fantastic idea--so when io9 was invited to check out "Stranger Things: The Experience," which ju...

Camera gear manufacturer Meike continues to expand into the stills lens market with a new wide-angle 12mm f/2 APS-C manual focus lens.

Polina Washington spent years only shooting and printing black and white film before adapting powerful and vibrant color to tell a story in her photos.

Fathers experiencing economic hardship who exhibit depressive symptoms have higher levels of emotional conflict and verbal aggression than mothers.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently suffered a micrometeoroid strike by a particle larger than any that the team had modeled for.

A new video from SpinLaunch shows you exactly what it looks like to be launched into the Earth's atmosphere at over 1,000 miles per hour. The video is just under a minute long, and it's astonishing to watch as SpinLaunch...

The New York State Senate has passed S8369B, colloquially known as the "Freelance isn't Free" act, which guarantees that any freelancer hired by a company must be provided a written contract with a stated pay by date. If...

Dell has announced its 2022 revision of the XPS 13 Laptop along with a revamped XPS 13 two-in-one that has a new magnetic folio and stylus, similar to the Microsoft Surface laptops.

Developing a new camera system doesn't happen quickly. Agence France-Presse

RNA viruses may influence the flow of carbon through the ocean.

The latest annual Setapp survey of Mac developers reports that app discovery is a major problem, but over half plan to launch a new macOS app in 2022. In the sixth edition of its annual survey, Setapp has questioned deve...

While all eyes are on the flashy new XPS 13 Plus, Dell hasn't forgotten about its mainstay premium ultraportable or its convertible cousin. This year, the XPS 13 been redesigned to be slimmer and more power efficient. Th...

Crossword puzzles aren't always easy to solve even for the most avid human fans, and they also remain one of the most challenging areas in artificial intelligence. Now, the University of Siena in Italy and expert.ai have...

Apple has released an AirPods beta software update aimed at bug fixes, and improvements to Automatic Switching. Although Apple has released AirPods beta software before, it's much rarer than such updates for iOS. This on...