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How to manage Siri Suggestions on your iPhone How to manage Siri Suggestions on your iPhone

Slate EV truck and SUV upgrade next to each other in warehouse

Minimalist EV pickup truck has no stereo and a $20,000 price tag Minimalist EV pickup truck has no stereo and a $20,000 price tag

unfinished Goldin Finance 117 skyscraper surrounded by city on a sunny day

World’s tallest abandoned skyscraper resumes construction World’s tallest abandoned skyscraper resumes construction

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The National Archives needs your help transcribing UFO and JFK files The National Archives needs your help transcribing UFO and JFK files

Side by side of uncooked and cooked 3D printed vegan calamari rings

3D-printed calamari is back on the menu 3D-printed calamari is back on the menu

Photo of long barrel of NASA's gas gun in warehouse

Watch high-powered gas guns blast space habitat (for science) Watch high-powered gas guns blast space habitat (for science)

FB marketplace listing plus ship photo

Man buys WWI shipwreck for $400 on Facebook Marketplace Man buys WWI shipwreck for $400 on Facebook Marketplace

By Popular Science Team

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World’s largest solar telescope shows off its full force with new image World’s largest solar telescope shows off its full force with new image

A young couple connected by a cable

AI still can’t beat humans at reading social cues AI still can’t beat humans at reading social cues

By Mack DeGeurin

This sticker reads emotions (even the ones you try to hide) This sticker reads emotions (even the ones you try to hide)

By Mack DeGeurin

An osprey sits on its nest protected by a human-made basket.

To protect birds and motorists, engineers build a steel nest box on bridge To protect birds and motorists, engineers build a steel nest box on bridge

By Laura Baisas

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Inside the Arizona testing facility where Nissan pushes cars to their limits Inside the Arizona testing facility where Nissan pushes cars to their limits

By Kristin Shaw

World War II jeep found at site of underwater shipwreck

NOAA needs help identifying car found in WWII shipwreck NOAA needs help identifying car found in WWII shipwreck

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How to use Plex to create your own private Netflix or Spotify How to use Plex to create your own private Netflix or Spotify

We're Safety Now Haven't We album art featuring animals in photoshopped helmets and on smoke detectors

PSA: US government’s dance album about helmets and smoke alarms is a banger PSA: US government’s dance album about helmets and smoke alarms is a banger

George Lucas, Doug Chiang, and John Knoll in a scene from Lucasfilm's LIGHT & MAGIC, Season 2, exclusively on Disney+.

Q&A: The legendary VFX artist who brought Captain Davy Jones, ‘The Abyss,’ and more to life Q&A: The legendary VFX artist who brought Captain Davy Jones, ‘The Abyss,’ and more to life

By Laura Baisas

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Why Honda built an off-roading course in the middle of the ocean Why Honda built an off-roading course in the middle of the ocean

By Kristin Shaw

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Google made an AI model to talk to dolphins Google made an AI model to talk to dolphins

Huajiang Canyon Bridge seen from above

World’s tallest bridge nears completion in China World’s tallest bridge nears completion in China

Three old Laptop Piled up on side view.Studio Shot

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How to keep your old computer running for as long as possible How to keep your old computer running for as long as possible