But with drinkers increasingly curious about the health benefits of sobriety, roughly one in six Americans express interest in the drinks, up 30 percent from 2019. That demand has reshaped the technology, and taste, of non-alcoholic—defined as less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume—options stateside. “We’re coming up on the holiday that sees the highest number of [non-alcoholic] beer sales all year,” says Dana Garves, the founder of Oregon beer-testing facility BrewLab....

Geneticists recently discovered a gene in domesticated cats that triggers changes in fetal cat development, resulting in those trademark feline tabby stripes. The gene, Dkk4, produces a “pre-pattern” of thick and thin skin on the developing cat embryo that ends up mapping the pattern of stripes on the cat’s fur later. Thick patches had more Dkk4 expression and would later be covered with darker fur, while thin patches had less Dkk4 expression and would later be covered by lighter fur....

In his own words: Today there are six or seven thousand languages worldwide. Over the course of the next century, there are going to be only about six or seven hundred. The more-common languages will eat up the ones that are geographically isolated or spoken by only a few people. Technology and globalization play a big role in this shake-up. The amount of media that we can listen to and watch nowadays was unthinkable 50 years ago....

In the same way that structural deficiencies can be detected with something solid, two engineers from Brigham Young University–Brian Mazzeo and Spencer Guthrie–are listening in for the tell-tale acoustics by splashing bridges with water. They’re looking for something called “delamination.” In a concrete bridge deck, the layers used to build the bridge can become separated over time–it’s a major concern with some aging bridges. Right now, some of the processes (like the chain-dragging) can take hours, and shut down lanes for that time....

Know they’re different from winter colds Winter colds are generally the work of rhinoviruses, and they usually spread via the upper respiratory tract and by fomites (i.e. stuff people have sneezed on). Rhinoviruses can be contagious for up to two weeks, which is why you should stay home from work, but they usually strike when temperature and humidity levels drop, so catching them during the summer is rare. If you get a summer cold, odds are pretty good that you, instead, have an enterovirus—a genus of viruses that includes those that cause polio....

The bow and arrow have been utilized by hunters and warriors for thousands of years. A simple-yet-elegant weapon, it’s provided meat and aided in defending civilizations for centuries. Today, bows have gone high-tech, like compounds, crossbows, and carbon-fiber arrow shafts affixed to razor-sharp broadheads. But we shouldn’t forget the traditional bows and arrows of our ancestors. They can provide us with a bounty of wild game or defense from predators in a primitive survival situation....

At a high level, the steps are more or less the same on every streaming service: Scan the viewing or listening history on your account, check the devices you’re currently logged in on, and change your password if necessary. Setting a new password comes with the inconvenience of logging in everywhere again, but it’s the best way to ensure that no one is sharing your account without your permission. We’ve listed detailed instructions for four of the biggest video and music streaming services below (we can’t cover all of them—there are too many), but you’ll see similar options no matter which services you’re using....

Some 4.5 billion years ago, a bunch of dust from stars clumped together and formed a molten sphere: Earth. Since then, the surface of the planet has cooled, shifted around, formed peaks, and eroded away. Life formed and evolved, with countless generations living, dying, and returning to the earth. This rich history created the dirt in your yard and the soil in your planters. The past is key to the future of your terra firma....

The outdoors industry is starting to see a lot more people doing exactly that, says Ron Simonds, owner of Boulder Mountain Repair in Boulder, Colorado. That’s good news for everyone involved. It keeps usable equipment out of landfills and cash in your wallet, for starters, but it also benefits the brands that make the gear. Manufacturers including Patagonia, Osprey, Chaco, and Klymit offer warrantied repairs on worn gear—many have been doing so for decades—in an effort to keep customers happy with their equipment and more likely to return to the brands they trust when it’s time to update their kit....

Seven hours later, a second Norfolk Southern freight train—two locomotives, 25 loaded cars, and 17 empties—approached Graniteville at 49 miles an hour. The engineer expected to pass through at full speed. Instead, the open switch shot him onto the siding. He saw the parked train and tried to stop, but it was hopeless. Both locomotives and the first 16 cars of his train derailed; the engineer was killed. Three of the cars contained chlorine, a common industrial chemical; one of them sheared open....

So, let’s get to it. My target was a circular end table featuring an iron base and a tabletop that had taken on some nicks and stains. It was also a color that does not match the rest of my home’s furniture. It is not flawlessly constructed, but it was made of solid wood and I was sure a darker stain would bring it to life. Stats Time: 2 to 3 hours (not including wait time)Material cost: $75Difficulty: Moderate...

But if you’ve never loaded up your camping gear onto a set of pedal-powered wheels and hit the road, you may have some questions. Fortunately, we have answers. “There’s no one way to do it,” explains Marley Blonsky, athlete, and co-founder of All Bodies on Bikes, a non-profit organization based in Bentonville, Arkansas, that aims to promote size inclusion in the cycling world. “People get caught up in doing it ‘the right way,’ but just go out and have fun,” she encourages....

The next screen will show you all of the information you need to log in from another device. We’ll break it down for you: Server URL is the local address of your server, which you can think of as similar to a website URL. You’ll need this to tell your computer where to go fetch files. Userid and password are the credentials you chose earlier—you’ll need them to transfer files from another gadget....

It makes sense to have some applications loaded up and ready to go, especially if you use them constantly, or you need them to run in the background at all times. After all, you don’t want to forget to launch your cloud syncing tool, for example, and later find out the changes you made to your files are not synced. But as more and more apps fire up upon restart—often without explicitly asking you—they can be a drag on your system’s resources, slowing the booting process to a crawl....

Manufacturers rely on high-end audio analyzers and special sound-deadening rooms called anechoic chambers to test and assess and chart every single subtle nuance of a microphone’s performance. While we certainly recommend you look into affordable ways to tune up your recording space, like soundproofing, you don’t need to go to complicated (and expensive) lengths to get a good take. Whether you’re a musician or singer, a home-recording engineer, a stage performer, or a videographer looking for the best audio, there are a number of techniques you can use to help learn how to test microphones and select the one that best suits the gig....

Apple is trying to be more connected in your world. With the new free, Home app that comes with iOS 10, you can actually control specific devices and appliances in your house directly from your iPhone or iPad. But first, you need to make sure your new smart lamp or other appliance will actually work with Apple’s system. Just look for the words “Works With Apple HomeKit” on an appliance, and it should be able to connect to the new app....

This is also the philosophy of Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya, arguably the greatest marathon runner of all time. “I always say I don’t run by my legs, but I run by heart and my mind,” he explained. “What makes a person run more is their mind. If your mind is calm, and well concentrated, then the whole body is controlled.” The middle- and long- distance runner Paavo Nurmi (1897-1973)—a nine-time Olympic gold medallist nicknamed the Flying Finn—expressed as much when he said, “Mind is everything; muscles, pieces of rubber....

The massive storm system, known as a derecho, sent tornadoes into Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska, and left more than 500,000 households without power. The Minnesota tornado was the latest ever recorded in the state. (They’re most common May through August, and the previous record was set by a November 16 twister.) As far south as New Mexico, aircraft sitting at Santa Fe Regional Airport were damaged by the winds, according to the Washington Post....

If you’re really looking to save on money, you may want to consider buying refurbished. Certified refurbished products have been tested and certified to look and work like new, so even if you’re not getting the latest model, you still score a perfectly functional device. If you do a lot of document processing and number crunching, the refurbished HP EliteBook 840G4 is a great choice. And with our Deals Day Event deal, you can get it on sale, along with a lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021....

For 17 years, I went to doctor after doctor, undergoing scans, physical therapy, and just about every “alternative” treatment that promised relief. Despite some amazing doctors and the expensive tests at their disposal, they could never see anything wrong, so I never got a diagnosis. That is, until a couple of years ago, when a routine CAT scan finally caught a structural problem with my spine. Because of that, I qualified to have a spinal cord stimulator, an electronic device used to treat chronic pain, implanted into my back....