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An image of the core of our Milky Way galaxy. This view combines the sharp imaging of Hubble’s Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) with color imagery from a previous Spitzer Space Telescope survey done with its Infrared Astronomy Camera (IRAC).
Deep Space

Youth-stealing stars could explain ‘missing giants’ at the Milky Way’s center

The densely populated area at the center of our galaxy is home to epic cosmic collisions and mysterious phenomena.

ADHD may have evolved to give us foraging superpowers
Space

ADHD may have evolved to give us foraging superpowers

Plus other weird things we learned this week.

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Health

3 marketing myths the supplement industry wants you to swallow

The supplement industry likes to capitalize on the idea that ‘doing something is better than doing nothing’ when it comes to your health.

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Speakers

The best powered speakers, tested and reviewed

Fill your space with sound, not extra components, when you plug in and bliss out to these top-tier powered speakers.

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Peripherals

The best HDMI splitters for managing multiple monitors

Put your PC, cable box, or console on many screens at once!

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Outdoor Gear

The best heated gloves

Don’t let frozen fingers spoil your fun.

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Home

The best portable generators, tested and reviewed

Portable generators come in many shapes and sizes, but we'll help you pick the best one for your specific power needs.

Best gallon water bottles
Fitness Gear

The best gallon water bottles

Here’s one way to make sure you drink enough water every day.

Samsung has been using QLED for years.
Televisions

QLED vs. OLED vs. Mini-LED: Understanding TV backlight tech

Check out this QLED vs. OLED vs. Mini-LED comparison. We screened the best TV technologies to help give you the big picture.

An Ergotron dual-monitor stand attached to a desk in a high-end office.
Peripherals

The best dual-monitor stands for home and office

Double the screens, double the fun, but take up less of the desk space with the best dual monitor stands.

Waterlilly turbine
Home

The best hydroelectric generators

These surprisingly powerful devices can turn the power of running water into current.

The best routers for Spectrum
Smart Home

The best routers for Spectrum

Make the most out of your internet by supplying your own router for your Spectrum service.

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Fitness Gear

The best compression socks

Give your circulation a boost—and your legs some love—with these supportive socks.

The best electric pianos for every level of musician.
Audio

The best electric pianos

The right digital piano provides the, well, key(s) to learning how to play and perfect your skills.

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Home

The best retractable dog leashes

These reliable retractable leashes are essential, easily packable equipment for adventures with your pooch.

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Outdoor Gear

Get the greenest grass in the neighborhood with Greenworks outdoor power equipment deals at Amazon

If you're shopping for new landscaping gear, don't miss this major Greenworks deal happening at Amazon.

One of the best floor lamps in a room with windows. The lamp is on.
Home

The best floor lamps

If you have a space where the world's darkness, or at least the sun’s exposure, turns corners into infinite blackness, you need a nice modern floor lamp.

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Social Media

Internet use dipped in the eclipse’s path of totality

Data shows a lot of people logged off during the cosmic event.

two white beluga whales at the surface of the water
Whales

Toothed whales traded chewing for echolocation to evolve

‘Chewing muscles were no longer needed.'

Smuggled gold disguised as machine parts
Engineering

Smugglers melted and spray painted $10 million in gold to look like machine parts

The suspicious plane cargo was flagged by the Hong Kong authorities.