• The ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Is Taking in New Samples

    The ‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Is Taking in New Samples

    A remote seed vault on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen is receiving new deposits this week from gene banks in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Oceania. Nicknamed the ‘Doomsday Vault,’ the depository is opened only a few times a year for seed withdrawals and deposits; it will be sealed again on February 18.


  • How to Use Any Screen as a Second Display

    How to Use Any Screen as a Second Display

    Having two displays hooked up to your computer instead of one can seriously boost your productivity and open up all kinds of new options for gaming, web browsing, and creative tasks — but you don’t necessarily need to go out and buy yourself a new monitor. From Apple’s Sidecar to Google’s Chromecasting, you’ve got a…