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Vehicles

How do cars get their names? Art, science, and a legal process.

Car names are forever, and automakers have a system in place to make it count.  

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Land

Cougar cubs spotted in Michigan for first time in over a century

‘It's something that should be celebrated, that we have the habitat to support an elusive animal like this.’

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Moons

Lunar lander snaps mesmerizing views of a solar eclipse

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander photographed the Earth as it passed in front of the Sun on March 14.

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Drones

New York law would ban civilians from weaponizing robots

The bill would make it a criminal offense to attach guns, flamethrowers, or lasers to robots. 

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Smart Home

The best home weather stations

From wind speed to local humidity, these home weather stations will have you feeling like a meteorologist.

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Gear

The famous Stanley Cup Quench Tumbler is on sale at Amazon for its lowest price ever

You can score a 30-, 40-, or even 64-ounce tumbler right now for prices lower than last year's Black Friday sales.

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Wildlife

17 delightful Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards outtakes

Our animal friends can be quite amusing.

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Engineering

In world first, man leaves hospital with titanium heart

The BiVACOR implant worked for 105 days while he awaited a human transplant.

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Announcements

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Renewables

For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids

Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations to bring reliable electricity to remote communities — setting a model for other African countries

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Electric Vehicles

China’s high-speed rail linked to boosted EV adoption

Fears of getting stranded in EVs seem to dissipate when high-speed rail is near.

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Archaeology

Medieval mummy found in accused smuggler’s home

The country has combatted the black market artifact industry for decades.

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Evolution

Early mammals were all one color, study suggests

Their fur may not have been flashy, but it served a purpose.

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Home

Save nearly half-off DeWalt tool kits at Amazon before you start your spring DIY projects

These DeWalt tool kits include the essential gear you need for DIY or even pro construction projects, as well as the batteries to power them.

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Archaeology

Where are St. Patrick’s remains? It’s a hot debate.

‘For me as a historian, the most important thing about Patrick is that we have surviving documents by him.’

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Engineering

Electromagnetic fields and dinosaur choir win international instrument contest

The 27th annual Guthman Musical Instrument Competition also included the aptly named Udderbot.

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Engineering

100 years of deep-sea filmmaking and ocean exploration

In 1917, a civil engineer pioneered the first deep-sea vehicle to attempt filming underwater.

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AI

Spreading AI-generated content could lead to expensive fines

Anti-deepfake laws are finally starting to show their teeth, from Spain to South Dakota.

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Dinosaurs

Dinosaur footprints unknowingly displayed in a high school for 20 years

The slab in the Australian school’s foyer is covered in tiny, chicken-like footprints.

Artistic reconstruction of the terrestrial ecological landscape before the end Permian mass extinction based on fossil palynomorphs, plants, and tetrapods recovered, as well as sedimentological data from the South Taodonggou Section
Biology

The remote locale that shielded plants during Earth’s biggest mass extinction

About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and bounced back faster.