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Birds

Multi-generational vulture nests hold 700 years of human artifacts

Crossbow bolts, sandals, slingshots, and more.

interior of plane with large screens on side
Aviation

Luxury jet replaces cabin windows with video screens

HD cameras beam panoramic images inside.

Empty dentist office showing tools and chair
Mental Health

Extreme fear of the dentist linked to childhood trauma

A study of over 5,000 teens found a strong connection between childhood stress and dental anxiety.

Worker in a protective suit with a chainsaw sawing wood.
Science

The safest way to use a chainsaw, according to science

Training and wearing the same material in bulletproof vests are key.

an iphone with apps
Tech Hacks

iOS 26 adds a new app to your iPhone. Here’s how to use it.

You're not imagining it—there is a new app on your iPhone.

a heat pump system outside of a yellow house. it is a gray box with a fan inside and white piping
Energy

Swap your boiler for a money-saving heat pump

Heat pumps can save you about $370 per year and are good for the planet.

Astronomers have made the most detailed study yet of an extremely massive young galaxy cluster using three of NASA's Great Observatories. This rare galaxy cluster, located 10 billion light-years from Earth, is almost as massive as 500 trillion suns.
Deep Space

Scientists predict the universe will end in ‘big crunch’

Starts with a bang, ends with a crunch.

Woman's hand about to decline an unknown caller on her smartphone
Social Media

Americans receive the most scam calls in the world

No, it's not just you AND it's getting worse.

an older couple holding hands as the sun sets
Wildlife

Women really do live longer than men. Here’s why.

Female mammals live 12 percent longer than males, on average. It's a different story for birds.

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Gear

Amazon is clearing out its most popular Kindle eReaders with these early Prime Day deals

These are the lowest prices we have seen on Kindles across the board since the beginning of the year. That means money left over for books.

A reconstruction of Breugnathair elgolensis
Evolution

Cat-sized Jurassic reptile had the jaws of a python

'Breugnathair elgolensis' also sported stubby gecko legs.

a station wagon in a driveway
Projects

A life-long car lover recreated the Griswold’s famous station wagon

A Q&A with Tom Dittus, the man behind the Lake George Family Truckster.

A colorized vintage advertisement featuring two smiling World War II-era pilots, both in flight suits. The pilot on the left is holding up a box of Milky Way candy bars, and the pilot on the right, who is leaning out of a plane cockpit, is looking down and smiling at the box.
Food Safety

How WWII made Hershey and Mars Halloween candy kings

From sugar shortages to military contracts, World War II helped make M&Ms and Hershey’s bars into symbols of American abundance.

Breville smart oven and espresso machines
Smart Home

Breville early Amazon Prime Day deals: Treat yourself to a high-end espresso machine or smart oven

Invest in a new espresso machine, smart oven, or other kitchen appliances from Breville and you won't want to eat out anymore.

Pippistrellus etula bat on tree branch
Bats

1,500th discovered bat species is a ‘god of the island’

What better way to kick off Bat Appreciation Month?

P-2 Neptune airplane remains in aircraft boneyard
Air Force

Buy a vintage military airplane for $25

Just don’t expect to fly any of these Cold War relics.

sea sponge among coral underwater
Evolution

Sea sponges may have been Earth’s first living creatures

The prehistoric invertebrates likely arrived about 541 million years ago.

Composite drone photograph of the large panel at Jebel Misma. The engravings are traced to show 19 life-sized camels and 3 equids. Naturalistic animals belonging to the middle phase are traced in white. The more stylized and standardized depictions of the later phase traced in blue. Unidentified lines traced in black.
Archaeology

Camels depicted in 12,000-year-old rock art

The 'incredibly beautiful' cave carvings show how humans thrived in the Arabian desert.

a comet with a green-ish tail streaking through a starry sky
Space

October Stargazing: A supermoon, new comet, and a whole lot of meteors

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) was only discovered in January 2025.

An assortment of Garmin smartwatches on sale at Amazon.
Smartwatches

Garmin fitness trackers and smartwatches are up to 45% off during Amazon’s early Prime Day deals

Whether you want an intense adventure watch or a simple fitness tracker, many of Garmin's most popular models are deeply discounted.