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Birds

A secret mathematical rule has shaped the beaks of birds and other dinosaurs for 200 million years

Breaking down the power cascade rule of growth.

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Life Skills

How to watch Star Wars in order—even the shows

If you're settling in for a Star Wars marathon of galactic proportions, the order you watch everything in may matter.

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Mental Health

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

The wearable device analyzes the tiny changes in physical responses to predict how a person is feeling.

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Home Theater

Exclusive deal: Turn any wall into a movie theater with this XGIMI projector for $400 off

If you've got a wall, you can have a movie theater with the XGIMI Aura 2 UST Laser Projector—on sale exclusively through PopSci.

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Environment

North America’s underside is slowly melting into the Earth

Cratonic thinning may be eating away the continent’s deepest layers.

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

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

Two ospreys are currently nesting on top of New York's Bear Mountain Bridge.

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Exoplanets

Astronomers discover hellscape world crumbling into its host sun

BD+05 4868 Ab is losing a Mount Everest’s worth of material with every orbit.

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Deep Space

Is the universe really infinite? Astrophysicists explain.

How we understand the wider cosmos from our tiny observable bubble of space.

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Agriculture

How baby chickens became America’s hottest commodity

Soaring egg prices have people flocking to buy chickens, creating a nationwide shortage of chicks.

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Deep Space

NASA snaps detailed photos of ‘strikingly complicated’ asteroid

Donaldjohanson is a larger space rock than astronomers predicted.

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Solar System

How the sun’s motion affects meteor showers

Comets, planets, and moons, and more intricately dance around our solar system.

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Vehicles

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

The carmaker works with a local non-profit that maintains the trails in desert heat. 

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Home

Optimize your spring cleaning with these deep deals on Ninja-Shark vacuums and floor cleaners

Whether you want a stand-up vacuum, a robot vac, a mop, or a steamer, Walmart has Ninja floor cleaning devices for clearance prices.

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Moons

Rare ‘smiley face’ will light up the night sky on April 25

The triple conjunction event involves Saturn, Venus, and a crescent moon.

World War II jeep found at site of underwater shipwreck
Archaeology

NOAA needs help identifying car found in WWII shipwreck

No one knows how or why the vehicle made it onto the USS Yorktown.

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Wildlife

Wild chimps sharing ‘boozy’ fruit caught on camera for the first time

Their diet is up to 85 percent fruit, so could add up.

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Space Telescope

Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet – an astronomer explains why many are still skeptical

K2-18b is eight times more massive than Earth.

This is the wonderful six switch version of the Atari 2600 VCS in all it's glory. Check that fake wood effect, those beaufiful black grooves. Those RSI inducing joysticks. They don't make them like that anymore. You plugged in the cartridge, and switched it on. None of this loading nonsense.
Technology

How Nintendo bled Atari Games to death

Behind every great console is a great legal fight.

An unrecognizable person doing full-body red light therapy (RLT) in a dark room surrounded by LED.
Health

Do infrared saunas work? What the science says. 

Purported health benefits include reduced blood pressure and 'detoxification.'

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA - AUGUST 9, 2024 - Twin containment domes rise above the facility as seen through a windshield on the drive to the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant in San Luis Obispo on August 9, 2024. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
AI

For the first time, artificial intelligence is being used at a nuclear power plant: California’s Diablo Canyon

Some lawmakers think additional guardrails are needed for future uses. For now, the facility will use AI to comply with regulations