Author: Bilal

Accelerated mineral weathering could suck up carbon and improve soils. Eventually (ideally sooner rather than later), efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are going to have to be joined by a technology that actively removes CO2 from the atmosphere. There are a number of options—from re-growing forests to burning biofuels in power plants that capture the … Continue reading Spreading rock dust on farms could be a major climate action Continue Reading →

Cheaper, faster, and more powerful—a Formula E champ talks to Ars about his idea. Formula E only adopted its second-generation electric race car at the beginning of last season, but the motorsport is finalizing plans for the next iteration—called Gen3—set to debut in season nine (2022/2023). The plan is to make the car more powerful and … Continue reading Disappointed by Formula E’s plan for its next car? Here’s an alternative Continue Reading →

The rare find suggests H. erectus toolmakers were more versatile than we realized. Hand axes are fairly common finds at sites dating between 2 million and 1 million years old. These sturdy tools have two sides (also called faces) and a sharp edge at one end. But hand axes are usually made of stone, so archaeologists working at the … Continue reading This 1.4 million-year-old hand axe was chipped off a hippo femur Continue Reading →

2-door, 4-door, and Sport variants, 7 trim levels, and a ton of customization.      On Monday night, in a coordinated advertising blitz across ABC, ESPN, and the National Geographic channel, as well as on YouTube and social media, Ford debuted its new Bronco SUV. The company is reviving the Bronco nameplate after a hiatus of … Continue reading Ford brings back the Bronco SUV with a dizzying array of options Continue Reading →

B&H Photo Video is selling the 512GB 12.9-inch iPad Pro for $999 right now. The previous-generation iPad Pro is still one of the best tablets you can buy, especially when you can find a deal on one. And we’ve got a doozy today. B&H Photo & Video is sellingthe 2018 512GB 12.9-inch iPad Pro with … Continue reading Get a 2018 12.9-inch iPad Pro with 512GB and cellular for $500 off Continue Reading →

Timeless smartphones start with a great display. After all, we interact with our phone screens just about every time we use them. 2020 has seen the trend in high-refresh 90Hz and 120Hz displays become mainstream, further differentiating premium from budget and mid-tier handsets. At the same time, high-quality OLED panels have become more affordable, making it more … Continue reading The Best of Android: Mid-2020 — Which phone has the best display? Continue Reading →

Amazon is selling the Razer BlackWidow Lite TKL for $59.04 on Amazon. If you’ve ignored our proselytizing about the merits of mechanical keyboards, today is the day to pay attention. Amazon is selling the BlackWidow Lite TKL (Tenkeyless) mechanical keyboard for $59.04. That’s the all-time low price for Razer’s portable keyboard and well below the $90 … Continue reading Razer’s BlackWidow Lite mechanical keyboard hits a ludicrously low $59 Continue Reading →

Today marks the eighth anniversary of Google releasing the original Nexus 7 tablet and it’s easy to forget the impact that it had on the industry at the time. Sure, many phones today are approaching that 7-inch screen size and tablets have become more niche products since then, but it wasn’t always the case. A very different … Continue reading The Google Nexus 7 was the first great small Android tablet Continue Reading →

1. The Best of Android: Mid-2020 is here! My colleagues at Android Authority have been toiling away in the lab and behind the scenes seeking to bring you a guide to the best Android phones of 2020, in a mid-year review. Previously a once-a-year-winners list, the new mid-year guide looks at all phones released in 2020 thus … Continue reading Best of Android is back for a 2020 mid-year showdown, and more tech news today Continue Reading →

Today, over at the Canadian version of the Google Store, a header image entices you to buy the Nest Wifi system. However, the image for the header isn’t a Nest Wifi unit. Instead, it very clearly is the as-yet-unannounced Google Pixel 4a smartphone. As of publishing this article, you can still see the image live on Google’s site here. … Continue reading Google accidentally puts Pixel 4a images on Canadian version of Google Store Continue Reading →