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Black Holes

Astronomers discover Earth’s closest black hole

Omega Centauri contains an intermediate-mass black hole about 18,000 light years away.

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Weather

Tourists are feeling the heat—and their bodies may not be able to catch up

Tourists visiting destinations during heat waves may be more prone to adverse health outcomes than residents, experts say.

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Tech Hacks

How to transcribe text for free using AI

Turn audio recordings into written text.

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Agriculture

Iron Age plant remains tell new agricultural story in east Africa

At the place 'where hunting and gathering was invented,' scientists fill in the blanks on plant farming.

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Home

The best home wind turbines, according to experts

Harness your backyard breeze.

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NASA

SpaceX’s Starship may mess up the lunar surface

A Starship landing on the moon could contaminate nearby ice.

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Technology

Self-cooling turf could make sweltering sports more bearable

This artificial turf captures rainwater to reduce surface temperatures and improve drainage.

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Appliances

The best air quality monitors, according to experts

What contaminants are lurking in your air? Knowing what to expect, at least, can be a breath of fresh air.

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Biology

‘Bacterial glitter’ shimmers without pigments

These unique structures that reflect light may help protect some bacteria from viruses.

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Weather

Taking a train during a heat wave? Watch out for ‘sun kinks’

As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms.

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Space

How often do asteroids come near Earth?

Catastrophically large asteroid collisions are rare, but small rocks pass by daily.

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Vehicles

The 2025 Infiniti QX80 has a cool new audio feature that isolates your phone calls 

Harnessing the power of a 24-speaker Klipsch audio system, the QX80 allows passengers to keep listening to music while the driver takes a call.

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Projects

How to care for a Venus fly trap

Everything you need to know before adding the carnivorous plant to your home.

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Aviation

Boeing agrees to plead guilty to felony charge related to 737 Max crashes

The company would need to pay a $243.6 million criminal fine.

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Animals

When the ocean got hot, the sharks bulked up

Some sharks got faster and bigger after lava-induced global warming in the Cretaceous.

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Deep Space

A nearby exoplanet reeks of rotten eggs

The JWST detected stinky molecules, offering clues to the formation of planets and exoplanets.

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Gear

Score a Roomba for just $160 with this early Amazon Prime deal

Clean up your act with this excellent deal available exclusively for Prime Members.

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Robots

This egg-shaped security robot is now roaming hospitals

The autonomous surveillance bot takes advantage of its scary sci-fi associations.

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Tech Hacks

How to use the new Gemini AI tools built into Chromebooks

ChromeOS now has extra artificial intelligence.

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Fossil Fuels

The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles

We need new fuels to transport people and goods around the globe as society moves away from coal, natural gas, and oil. Here’s how things are shaping up.