There’s no place like home, especially during the holidays. And what better way to immerse your space in the season than with fragrant projects and products that conjure up peace, love or joy — or all three! — with every whiff? It’s no secret that certain scents have the power to uplift your mood, and…
Unanswered questions remain about a fatal shooting at a Madison, Wisconsin, private school Monday as new details emerge about the upbringing of the teenage girl who allegedly opened fire. Investigators are working to piece together how and why 15-year-old freshman Natalie Rupnow, who went by the name “Samantha,” allegedly committed the act that left one…
The ’70s had a lot going on — platform shoes, disco and the birth of the treadmill craze. Treadmills started as bare-bones cardio machines when aerobic exercise was heralded as the best way to keep your heart healthy, but the best treadmills have since morphed into entertainment-packed fitness systems with features like large touchscreens, on-demand…
Whenever Verge staff is asked to describe their favorite games, smart tech, desktop accessories, or whatever, they are free to talk about things they recently bought, things they picked up 10 years ago, or things they’ve had sitting around their house for decades. Inevitably, though, some of the items have popped up in Black Friday sales….
The U.S. Navy is transforming a costly flub into a potent weapon with the first shipborne hypersonic weapon, which is being retrofitted aboard the first of its three stealthy destroyers. The USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never…
Two hurricanes hit Florida in recent weeks, exacerbating a home insurance crisis in the state. Insurance experts said the back-to-back hurricanes could signal rising insurance rates nationwide. The global reinsurance market is reckoning with an increasing number of climate catastrophes. Two back-to-back hurricanes in Florida in recent weeks will likely raise home insurance rates even…
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more After 12 weeks in space, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally set to return home from the International Space Station on September 6 — albeit without its two-person crew. The troubled spacecraft will undock from the…
NASA officials will announce their final decision on Saturday as to whether two NASA astronauts — Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams — will return to Earth on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft or hitch a ride home with SpaceX instead — a decision that could have a huge impact across the rapidly evolving space industry. Here’s the…
