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‘Smart Gloves’ Teach Piano Playing through Touch A high-tech pair of gloves can help make learning instruments and other hands-on activities easier By Riis Williams Made of thin cotton and stitched together in only 20 minutes, an experimental pair of…

Graphene is a bit like the Novak Djokovic of materials – it’s so damn talented that each new achievement feels passé. But now, an exciting new upstart is challenging graphene’s title. Meet goldene, a two-dimensional sheet of gold that has…

Google Pixel deals are here, with some retailers currently offering great limited-time Spring sales. If you’re just looking for a basic smartphone with some surprising flagship-level features, Best Buy is shaving up to $250 OFF the Google Pixel 7a, a…

A crypto wallet maker claimed this week that hackers may be targeting people with an iMessage “zero-day” exploit — but all signs point to an exaggerated threat, if not a downright scam. Trust Wallet’s official X (previously Twitter) account wrote…

A package of counterfeit Botox. At least 19 women across nine US states appear to have been poisoned by bogus injections of Botox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported late Monday. Nine of the 19 cases—47 percent—were hospitalized…

Bumblebees may be more resilient than previously thought Aaron Bastin/Alamy A lab mistake revealed that hibernating bumblebees can survive fully submerged underwater for at least seven days. This ability suggests the embattled insects are more resilient than previously thought. Sabrina…

Today Apple has released iOS 17.5 beta 2 to developers, and we don’t normally report on such releases, but this one’s important, as it marks the debut of yet another feature Apple was forced to add thanks to the EU’s…

Sony subscription service PS Plus has updated its Last Chance to Play section ahead of a May clear-out. The bulk of the games leaving the streaming service are PlayStation 4 exclusives, including previous installments of the Final Fantasy series. Players…

NASA administrator Bill Nelson has pronounced the agency’s $11 billion, 15-year mission to collect and return samples from Mars insufficient. But the strategy shift could be a huge boon to space startups, to which much of that planned funding will…

Fiddler Crabs Unleash Special Vibrations to Attract Mates—And Deter Foes Social context shapes how fiddler crabs communicate by vibrating the ground underneath their burrows By Kiley Price Fiddler crab near its burrow. When male fiddler crabs try to attract a…