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Man hand holding Apple iPhone 13 with Apple Pay on the screen and POS pay pass online terminal.
Technology

Annoyed by tap-to-pay? Try shaking your credit card.

Researchers pinpointed nine gestures that may make the technology actually touchless.

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Archaeology

A rare coin treasure hunt kicks off in 4 American cities

Coin collectors, go dust off those running shoes.

A small, light blue vintage box of TAMPAX tampons is shown resting on a white surface. The box has blue text that reads "Sanitary Protection + Worn Internally," "TAMPAX," and "Accepted for Advertising by The American Medical Association." A single tampon, wrapped in paper and plastic, leans against the box.
Medicine

How WWI and WWII revolutionized period products

For centuries, menstruation was managed with homemade solutions—until the world changed in a hurry.

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Archaeology

Ernest Shackleton knew ‘Endurance’ had shortcomings, new study says

Issues with the ship's hull, deck beams, and more show the ship was no match for Antarctic sea ice.

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Exoplanets

Rogue planet is gobbling up 6.6 billion tons of dust per second

The cosmic oddities experience their own growth spurts.

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Birds

Explore a bird database with 11,500 species

Twenty-six years ago, a PhD student's unanswered question sparked a bird data revolution.

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Biology

Is life a form of computation?

Alan Turing and John von Neumann saw it early: the logic of life and the logic of code may be one and the same.

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Smart Home

These Ecovacs robot vacuums are already up to 53% off for Amazon Prime Big Deal Days

Let the robots do the work of cleaning your home. Ecovacs robot vacuums and mops are on sale along with automatic window cleaners for Prime Day.

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Tech Hacks

How to use iOS 26’s new battery saving mode

Get more out of your iPhone on a single charge.

An artistic depiction of the sprint in armour at the ancient Greek games.
Archaeology

From gladiators to mock naval battles, what were the major sports events in the ancient world?

A vintage photo collage featuring a man in a shirt and tie, intensely focused while looking into the eyepiece of a microscope. The image is overlaid on yellowed old text, likely a magazine or newspaper clipping, with blurred headlines visible in the background.
Science

How a hatter and railroad clerk kickstarted cancer research

100 years ago, this unlikely duo discovered the first cancer ‘germ.’

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Ocean

13 inspiring photos of thriving deep-sea animals

A recent Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition off the coast of Uruguay discovered at least 30 suspected new species and explored a sunken warship.

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Fitness & Exercise

5 low back stretches to relieve aches and pains

Simple moves to build strength and help prevent injuries.

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AI

Google’s latest AI photo-editing tool means you might not need Photoshop

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is a major image editing upgrade.

Scientist drilling permafrost core sample in Arctic tunnel
Global Warming

Researchers are reanimating 40,000-year-old microbes

They're alive!

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Health

How does your body make poop?

OSAKA, JP - APRIL 7 - Dotonbori at night Asahi super dry beer led screen building facade on April 7, 2017 in Osaka, Japan.
Internet

Japan’s favorite beer is in peril

Asahi Super Dry's manufacturer is suffering from a major cyberattack.

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Insects

Ants can be used to make ‘tangy’ yogurt

An old family recipe from Bulgaria goes under the microscope.

A Roomba 104 running in a house against a wall.
Smart Home

Amazon is blowing out iRobot Roomba vacuums for as low as $149 with these early Prime Day deals

You've always wanted a robotic butler, but a Roomba is as close as you're going to get. These are the lowest Roomba prices we have seen this year.

Artifacts found while Dr. Kathleen Martínez searches for Cleopatra's tomb.
Archaeology

The search for Cleopatra’s long-lost tomb leads to sunken seaport

A new documentary explores this 2,000-year-old mystery and a connection to the RMS 'Titanic.'