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Birds

Alaska’s smallest owl gets the royal treatment after life-threatening injury

The reign of the sparrow-sized 'King Owlbert' is here.

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Laptops

Walmart’s early Black Friday laptop deals including a full-fledged gaming PC for $499

Whether you want a high-powered gaming machine, an ultraportable PC, or just a cheap computer, Walmart has them on sale.

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Smart Home

Walmart is blowing out Nanoleaf smart lighting cheaper than any other retailer during its early Black Friday sale

Whether you want outdoor lighting, ambient illumination for your streaming setup, or just smart lightbulbs, Walmart has the Nanoleaf version on sale already.

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Wildlife

13 dizzying and dazzling images from 2025 Drone Photo Awards

A lone camel, a hungry polar bear, and a congregation of herons.

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Mental Health

The 100 life decisions people dread most, according to psychologists

Answers were ‘surprisingly stable’ across 4,380 survey participants.

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Gear

Amazon is blowing out Samsonite luggage for clearance prices in time for holiday travel

This editor-approved luggage is at its cheapest price of the year so far during this early Black Friday sale.

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Engineering

Need to melt ice? Try high voltage metal

A new molecular trick could transform deicing.

Scuba diver investigating propellor of WW2 aircraft crash underwater
Air Force

80 years ago, a WWII B-17 bomber crashed in the Baltic. Scientists are finally learning who was onboard.

Preserved machine guns may finally reveal the names of the lost Flying Fortress crew.

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Outdoor Gear

REI is blowing out jackets and coats from The North Face, Cotopaxi, Smartwool and more during its anti-Black Friday sale

If you have been clinging to your old winter coat for years, it's time to get something new and save some money while you do it.

The frozen carcass of a 39,000-year-old female woolly mammoth named Yuka from the Siberian permafrost is displayed for an exhibition in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on July 12, 2013 at a press preview before the opening.
Evolution

Oldest known RNA found in 40,000-year-old woolly mammoth leg

Cave lions likely killed 'Yuka' when she was around 8 years old.

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Ask Us Anything

Why are most people right-handed?

A mix of biology, environment, and evolution helps explain our rightie-dominated world.

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Earbuds

Go grab these Beats wireless earbuds for $39 before they sell out during Walmart’s early Black Friday sale

Go grab these high-quality earbuds for the lowest price we have ever seen during Walmart's early Black Friday sale.

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Nutrition

Gastronomists study 100 years of menus to reveal food’s political power

Menus from 457 diplomatic meals served in Portugal reveal how food can make and break alliances.

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Whales

Hawaii’s short-finned pilot whales eat over 77,000 squid a year

Now, that's a lot of calamari.

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Speakers

Save $500, even $1,000 on big audio upgrades during the KEF Holiday Savings Event

KEF powered speakers strike the right c(h)ords, but there are also passive pairs to pick from—standmount and floor-standing.

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Security

The new iPhone feature that could make wallets obsolete

Millions of Apple users can now use their device to replace passports, drivers licenses, state IDs, and credit cards.

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Diseases

These tiny robots swim through your blood to fight strokes

Magnets steer the injectable microrobots to destroy blood clots.

Glass openwork vessel excavated at Cologne dating to around 350–400 CE with an image of an inscription on the right. Inscription: BIBE MVLTIS ANNIS (Drink [may you live] for many years!). Credit: State Collection of Antiquities and Glyptothek, Munich. Photos by Christa Koppermann
Archaeology

Ancient Rome’s fanciest glasses are full of cryptic symbols

‘They weren’t personal autographs. They were the ancient equivalent of a brand.’

This artist’s impression shows a star going supernova. About 22 million light-years away the supernova, SN 2024ggi, exploded in the galaxy NGC 3621. Using the ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers managed to capture the very early stage of the supernova when the blast was breaking through the star’s surface. Observing the breakout so early on — 26 hours after the supernova was first detected — revealed its true shape. The supernova broke out in an olive-like form. This marks the first ever observation of the shape of a supernova explosion at this very early stage.
Space Telescope

Newborn supernova spotted only hours after its explosive birth

Astronomers illustrated supernova SN 2024ggi in all of its gassy glory.

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Home

The Ninja Crispi air fryer we use all the time is on sale for Amazon Early Black Friday