The 50 Best Albums of 2008

Apple’s original music player got many things right. Chief among them: It didn’t connect to the internet.

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Don’t buy a loved one something you wouldn’t want for yourself. These are the must-haves that tech enthusiasts have on their wish lists this year.

Seven of 16 planetary vital signs are in their most extreme state ever recorded, and El Niño is here to make matters even worse.

From a calendar that keeps my family organized to a frame that rescues photos from my camera roll, these favorites make thoughtful gifts.

Demand is so high that some used cars are selling for more than new ones.

Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the Gulf Coast.

Fed up with paying to stream music you’ll never actually own? Give the little silver disc a spin. Here’s how to start a CD collection or get more out of one you already have.

The metric might not mean much to laypeople, but leap seconds have been a source of contention in the timekeeping community for years. Now, they’re dead.

As coastlines change, so do surf breaks. That may spell the end for premier waves and the tourist economies that depend on them.

In a world of AI Overviews, Wikipedia usage declines. But the real loss may be far more existential than website traffic.

Ancient plants reveal that the vestiges of the North American ice sheet started expanding a few thousand years ago, but that climate change caused it to reverse course.