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Blue UE Miniroll portable Bluetooth speaker strapped to the handlebars of a yellow Salsa Confluence gravel ebike
Headphones

Our favorite biking & hiking speaker is $20 off during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

It's the perfect season to spend less money and more time outdoors, and you can do both with Amazon's best portable audio deals.

African Woman Blowing Bubble Gum Playful Portrait
Food Safety

Chewing gum can shed hundreds of microplastics into your mouth

'Surprisingly, both synthetic and natural gums had similar amounts of microplastics.'

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Home

Amazon dropped DeWalt power tools to their lowest prices ever for the Big Spring Sale

Amazon's first shopping holiday of the year drops prices on individual tools, kits, and even a swanky tool belt.

a hummingbird with blue, green, purple, and white feathers sucks nectar out of a yellow flower
Birds

Baby hummingbird appears to mimic caterpillar to avoid death

Some caterpillar species can fend off predators with stinging hairs. These birds might, too.

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Mars

Curiosity finds largest-ever organic molecules on Mars

NASA's rover discovered the compounds in an ancient Martian lakebed.

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Engineering

The symphonic sounds of the McLaren 750S are a feat of engineering

In its own “voice” the supercar screams and roars. 

Looking south from near a pullout along the Mammoth to Norris road just north of the Nymph Lake overlook. On the other side of the marsh is a tree-covered rhyolite lava flow, and at the base of the flow is a new thermal feature marked by a plume of steam that formed in early August 2024.
Environment

Keep an eye on Yellowstone’s steamy new hydrothermal vent

The latest feature should be visible from one of the park's roads once they re-open.

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Space

Ghost rivers, hidden lakes: The long search for water on Mars

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

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Home

Walmart is clearing out Milwaukee battery-powered tools for spring

Whether you need a new set of impact-grade sockets, a standalone tool, or even an extra Milwaukee battery, they're all on sale right now.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed Herbig-Haro 49/50, an outflow from a nearby still-forming star, in high-resolution near- and mid-infrared light.
Space Telescope

JWST spots an energetic ‘Cosmic Tornado’ 625 light-years away

The new image also helped solve a nearly 20-year-old mystery.

An 1803 portrait of Schinderhannes (left). Recent Genetic analyses have now also made it possible to determine the color of his skin, eyes, and hair, as well as positively identifying his skeleton (right).
Archaeology

Famed German robber’s skeleton identified after 220-year-long mix-up

'Schinderhannes' is linked to at least 211 crimes. The bones of his partner 'Schwarzer Jonas' remain missing.

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Appliances

I use this Breville smart oven every day and Amazon has it cheaper than ever right now

With 13 cooking modes and smart heating elements, this versatile oven might take over most of your cooking from now on.

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A - October 13, 2018 - Toll signs for I-Pass users and drivers to pay tolls on the highway
Internet

That unpaid highway toll text message is a scam

How to avoid the latest 'smishing' technique.

Sant'Antiocho, Sardinia, Italy - May 6, 2008: A senior fisherman in a traditional cap squints at the camera at golden hour with the sea in the background in the fishing village of Sant'Antiocho. Close-up shot.
Health

Do people in blue zones actually live longer?

In places like Sardinia and Okinawa, people seem to live longer.

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Life Skills

The lost art of cleaning out your feed

Whether it's The Great Unfollowing or an algorithm tweak, you'll feel better after it's done.

two baby eagles in a nest
Birds

Help Jackie and Shadow name their bald eagle chicks

The eaglets live cam naming contest is officially open.

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Tech Hacks

How to turn your laptop into a desktop computer

Get more screen space, better input devices, and a more comfortable overall setup for when you're sitting at your desk using the computer.

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Whales

With sea ice melting, killer whales are moving into the Arctic

Scientists say their increasing numbers could shift food webs in ways that affect both endangered whale populations and subsistence Inuit hunters.

a deer with its mouth open stands in downpouring rain
Wildlife

11 brilliant images from the British Wildlife Photography Awards

A bus passes a swan in London, a blue shark swims near Cornwall, and a group of pigeons eyes a tasty snack in Essex.

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Speakers

Amazon has JBL’s waterproof Bluetooth speaker for just $30 in time for pool season

This IP67-rated speaker gets up to five hours of playtime from a single charge and it's cheaper than it has been all year.