BIGGEST. DIG. EVER.

One massive rail project, 10 millennia of history, 60-plus excavations, 143 miles of track, and thousands of skeletons. How a crew of British archaeologists will make sense of their…

WHY ARE WE NOSTALGIC?

WE’VE ALL FELT THAT JAB TO THE SOUL YOU get from driving by your old high school haunts or hearing a tune you once danced to. But why is that bittersweet sort of reminiscence so universal?

STARTER KIT: Fire it up

HUMANITY'S FIRST COOKS DIDN'T NEED ELABORATE BARBECUE SETUPS, AND NEITHER DO YOU. THESE FIVE TOOLS WILL HELP YOU PERFECTLY CHAR YOUR GRUB.

In Search of the Missing Microbe

Most Mongolians are lactose intolerant, and yet their diet relies on dairy. A mysterious world of bacteria could be at play.

DOGS: A LOVE STORY

IT’S ONE OF THE LONGEST RELATIONSHIPS IN HISTORY. SCIENTISTS ARE RECONSIDERING WHO STARTED IT.

Back to the land

To curb their climate impact, farmers are turning to ancient techniques that catch more carbon than they spew.

A WORLD OF THEIR OWN

The birth of a new trend puts everyday people in control of the data that maps our planet.

How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Looked Like?

YOU’VE SEEN ENOUGH MUSEUM models, illustrations, and CGI predators that you’d likely recognize a Tyrannosaurus rex if you saw one.

Could Doing Things The Old-Fashioned Way Make Us Better Modern Scientists?

Today, we imagine lab experiments as part of a separate realm from fine arts like painting or trades like carpentry.

Lensbaby Omni Creative Filter System: Elegant Optical Effects

If you’re looking for a conversation starter to attach to your camera, you won’t do much better than the Lensbaby Omni Creative Filter System.

20,000 Feet Under The Sea

The bottom of the ocean is as alien as Mars: a dark, mysterious place with purple octopuses, giant tube worms, and who knows what else. Mining companies are preparing to extract minerals that could wean the Earth from fossil fuels, but scientists have never explored many of the habitats they might destroy. The race between miners and scientists may determine the fate of the oceans, and the planet.

AI Makes The World A Weirder Place, And That's Okay

Artificial intelligence can do some amazing things, but it’s not perfect. Research scientist Dr. Janelle Shane has been cataloging “the sometimes hilarious, sometimes unsettling ways that algorithms get things wrong” on her website, AI Weirdness, and dives deeper into the topic in her new book, out this week.

Disney+: Already, Nearly A Must-Have

Aside from its classic in-house films, Disney probably owns a few other entertainment properties you care about, among them Pixar and Marvel. Disney+, the company’s new video streaming service, delivers the vast majority of the content it owns in attractive interfaces with competitive features such as 4K streaming, offline downloads, and personalized recommendations.

How To Disable Web Notifications

Interruptions on the internet take many forms—pop-up windows, video ads, page overlays, and of course, browser notifications.

Leica SL2: Hands-On Preview

The Leica SL2 is the company’s first new L-mount camera since it announced a partnership with Sigma and Panasonic to leverage the existing lens mount a little over a year ago.

Microsoft Launches All-In-One Office Mobile App

Microsoft has launched an Office app that combines Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in a reimagined form for mobile users.

The Best Tech Products Of 2019

Across 15 categories, among 2,000+ reviews, we present our annual collection of the finest products to pass through our lab doors this year. Just your luck: Our list of the best tech doubles as the ultimate holiday shopping list.

State By State: The Fastest And Slowest US Internet

Maryland has the fastest average internet speed and Alaska the slowest, according to a new analysis of internet speeds in the 50 states done by PCMag.com using data from Ookla Speedtest (which is owned by PCMag’s parent company, Ziff Davis).

The Curious World Of Jeff Goldblum

The generation-spanning star allows viewers to see the world through his eyes in his upcoming show on Disney+.

Sting Like Sam Bee

Full Frontal Host Samantha Bee’s Mission to Save the World, One Joke at a Time

Red Zones And Rocket Science

Jacksonville Jaguars Quarterback Josh Dobbs Reaches for the Sky

Kevin Smith: How Jay And Silent Bob Changed His World

The director escaped death and used his heart attack to power the cameo-infused Jay and Silent Bob Reboot film in theaters.

Capital, Connections, And Community

Solomon Ali: The Biggest Name You’ve Never Heard

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Noise-selecting earbuds

How Birds Got Their Groove

NATURE PUTS EVERY CHIRP in its proper place. Avian sounds— flutish trills, alarmlike buzzes, and one-note squawks alike— are immediately absorbed, reflected, and scattered by everything in a bird’s habitat.

What It's Like To Sing On Another Planet

Acousticians sometimes speculate about how conversations might carry on alien worlds. Of course, you’d have no time to chat if you stood in the open air on Mars: Your blood would boil you to death in seconds. But what about those final screams?

Static On The Line

When our farthest-out craft call home, space itself sends a message.

Comal, a bustling,

Oaxacan-inspired restaurant in Berkeley, California, has all the ingredients for the kind of ear-splitting ambience that’s become familiar in modern eateries: packed bar, open kitchen, high ceilings, and concrete walls. But when I join a dinner there one spring evening, it’s easy to jump into the margarita-fueled conversation and order up plates of grilled corn, carne asada tacos, and rotisserie chicken with mole.

The Song Of The Immortal Violin

The masterpieces that Antonio Stradivari created three centuries ago will not live forever. One museum hopes digitizing their melodious voice will save them for future generations.

Papa, Can You Hear Me?

Most of us can’t ignore a baby’s cry.