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Fish

Wild fish can recognize human divers

Some scientific divers felt like fish were remembering and following them. They were right.

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AI

Utah bill would require cops to disclose AI-authored police reports

Draft One is sold by the makers of Tasers.

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Science

The evolution of sunglasses from science to style (and back again)

The technology behind shades has changed over the centuries.

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Home

The best rice cooker ever made is down below Black Friday pricing for a limited time

You can buy this super-reliable rice cooker for just $139 right now, which is cheaper than it was on Black Friday.

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Home

This $178 Hart 20-volt tool kit includes all the power tools you need to get ready for spring projects

Get a drill, impact driver, saw, and light with two batteries and a charger in one handy package.

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Archaeology

Gruesome bear fights once entertained Elizabethan England

Animal bones can tell archeologists more about these 'bear-baiting' spectacles.

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Black Holes

Astrophysicists surprised by light show around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole

Sagittarius A* has everything. Faint flickers, bright eruptions, and more.

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Tech Hacks

How to reset the YouTube algorithm

Google knows a lot about you.

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Home

If your eyes and sinuses feel dry right now, you need this $29 Levoit humidifier in your home

Winter dryness can be brutal, but this top-fill humidifier can help your home feel more comfortable throughout the year.

circa 1945: Astronomer Dr. Edwin Powell Hubble (1889 - 1953) sitting in a chair at a desk reading a journal. A staff member at Mt. Wilson Observatory, he was the first scientist to offer observational evidence supporting the theory, now known as Hubble's Law, of the expansion of the universe. (Photo by New York Times Co./Getty Images)
Deep Space

One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’

Hubble transformed astronomers’ understanding of the universe.

an illustration of an extinct big cat about the size of a leopard. it is brown with sharp teeth
Wildlife

Skull of a 30-million-year-old apex predator discovered in Egypt

The leopard-size carnivore crushed early hippos and elephants with its strong jaws.

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Electric Vehicles

Honda’s special welding method is transforming its car manufacturing

Honda is employing new technologies and retooling for the future. 

The cougar, Puma concolor, also known as the puma, mountain lion, catamount, or panther, is a large cat native to the Americas, second only in size to the stockier jaguar. Kalispell, Montana.
Wildlife

Deadly encounter: Mountain lion attacks spark controversy

A mountain lion attack that killed a young California man last year has reignited a debate over how the big cats should be managed.

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Life Skills

Prepping isn’t just for preppers anymore—it’s time to get a go-bag

How to pack a go bag, a shelter-in-place bag, an emergency car kit, and an everyday carry.

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Health

Do face rollers work? We asked a dermatologist.

It's superficial but relaxing.

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Science

The hallucinatory thoughts of the dying mind

Delirium is one of the most perplexing deathbed phenomena, exposing the gap between our cultural ideals of dying words and the reality of a disoriented mind.

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Tech Hacks

How to use Apple Intelligence to sort your emails

Spend less time in your inbox, with the help of AI.

lush green tropical rainforest in Brazil. Mata Atlantica
Land

Man from uncontacted tribe emerges from rainforest, signals to villagers

The individual is believed to belong to a group first seen in 2021.

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Evolution

New theory ups the odds that intelligent aliens exist

Humans might not be that special in the universe after all.

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Smart Home

You can get a $329 Dyson air purifying fan for just $179 while they last

Benefit from Dyson's over-engineering. This refurbished air filter fan pulls pollutants out of your environment while creating a pleasant breeze.