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NASA VIPER Rover
Moons

NASA’s VIPER rover won’t be going to the moon after all

The search for water at the lunar south pole will have to wait.

Martian landscape simulation room in CHAPEA Mars Dune Alpha
Mars

What it was like to spend a year in NASA’s Mars base simulation

'Most humans nowadays do not know what it’s like to live like that. They don’t know what it’s like to live offline.'

a baby crocodile hatches from an egg, surrounded by other eggs.
Animals

106 critically endangered Siamese crocodile eggs spotted in Cambodia

The rare and revered species has disappeared from 99 percent of its former territory.

Close up of stegosaurus skeleton
Dinosaurs

Stegosaurus ‘Apex’ sold for nearly $45 million to a billionaire

It is now the most expensive dinosaur skeleton ever sold, and not without controversy.

Particles rush through a long tunnel in the Large Hadron Collider.
Particle Physics

How the Large Hadron Collider gets reset and refreshed each year

A CERN physicist explains how the team uses subatomic splashes to restart the experiments.

plaster cast of human remains in Pompeii
Archaeology

Two Pompeii skeletons reveal a new story of death at mega disaster

Earthquakes potentially 'influenced the choices of the Pompeiians who faced an inevitable death.'

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Speakers

JBL sets the Stage 2: New lineup lets you easily assemble a modern home theater setup

With new Modern Audio AV Receivers and Stage 2 Loudspeakers, JBL introduces approachable, intuitively calibrated home cinema component systems.

dog skull
Animals

What does a pug skull look like? University digitizes skulls of 152 dog breeds.

Surprising no one, the bone structure of a Rottweiler looks very different than that of a French bulldog.

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Gear

175+ editor-approved Amazon Prime Day deals to shop before they’re gone

We're closing out Amazon Prime Day strong with the best deals you can still buy during this semi-annual shopping event.

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Space

Want to catch the 2024 Perseid meteor shower? Here’s your best shot.

Shower your friends with meteor facts.

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Gear

Yale’s Smart Lock is on sale for its lowest price ever during Prime Day

The Wi-Fi-enabled tech accessory is a must-have for anyone serious about home security, and will only be on sale for a limited time.

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Gear

EF EcoFlow makes some of the best solar generators and they’re deeply discounted for Prime Day

You'll be glad you spent Prime Day investing in a solar generator the next time a storm rolls through.

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Animals

Breakthrough cobra venom antidote discovered

A common blood thinner may help make a cheaper treatment.

a 3D rendering of three early humans butchering a giant armadillo
Animals

Early humans butchered enormous armadillos

Cut marks in 21,000 year-old fossils show that relatives of the armored mammals were on the menu.

Tiny drones have can only carry very small computer processors with little computation and memory. This makes it very challenging for them to navigate by themselves, as current state-of-the-art approaches to autonomous navigation are computation- and memory intensive.
Robots

Bug brains could help drone swarms find their way home

Tiny flying machines can imitate the ‘snapshot’ memory of insects.

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Cameras

Our favorite GoPro action camera is at its lowest price for Prime Day

If you want a great action camera for less, look no further than this GoPro Hero12 bundle deal at Amazon.

A team of astronomers led by Penn State scientists have discovered a planet that has the most oblong orbit ever found among transiting planets. The exoplanet’s extreme circuit — which looks closer to a cucumber than a circle — follows one of the most drastically stretched-out orbits of all known exoplanets, planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. The planet, , named TIC 241249530, is also orbiting its star backwards, lending insight into the mystery of how close-in massive gas planets, known as hot Jupiters, form, stabilize and evolve over time.
Deep Space

Newly discovered exoplanet’s orbit is like a ‘cucumber’

TIC 241249530’s backwards path may hold key to 'hot Jupiter' formation.

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Gear

Amazon Prime Day editor’s pick: Rumpl’s super-fancy camping blankets get a rare deep discount

These extremely high-end camping blankets are warm, durable, and very cool to look at. They're as cheap as we've seen them for Prime Day.

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Gear

120+ of the best Prime Day deals under $100, as chosen by our editors

If you're looking for a true Prime Day bargain, check out the best deals under $100, some items are down to their lowest price ever.

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Vehicles

2024 GMC Acadia’s new engine is smaller, but more powerful 

The updated three-row SUV is bigger and heavier, yet performs better with a turbo four under the hood.