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Tech Hacks

How to get free e-books for your Kindle

You can do a lot of reading without paying a dime.

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Speakers

The best wireless surround sound systems in 2025, tested and reviewed

Surround yourself in sound, not nasty speaker wires.

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Sustainability

3D printer transforms food waste into coffee mugs and coasters

Egg shells, coffee grounds, and flower stems are turned into a printable bioplastic paste.

Limestone tomb marker of Polish medieval knight
Archaeology

Medieval knight’s grave discovered under ice cream shop

'[It’s] one of the most important archaeological discoveries in Poland in recent years.'

3D printed house in Japan
Sustainability

This 3D-printed home is built from dirt

Lib Work’s House Model B is made largely from earth, lime, and other natural materials.

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Birds

Riding a bike through the world’s largest albatross colony

The birds take over the remote Pacific atoll for breeding season.

The Best Gardening Tools
Home

The best garden tools for 2025

The best garden tools will make your job faster and easier so you can spend more time enjoying what you’ve grown.

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Home

Old-school gardening tools that are still worth using

Electric gardening tools can be great, but sometimes the old school methods can provide a better experience and result.

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AI

X-ray scans reveal Buddhist prayers inside tiny Tibetan scrolls

The objects were a part of traditional Mongolian nomadic shrines.

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Gear

Our favorite portable jump starter is just $99 (down from $189) for a limited time

This deeply discounted portable jump starter can resurrect full-sized SUVs and huge trucks without hesitation.

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Pollution

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires

The University of Mississippi is experimenting with sustainable ways of removing tire wear particles from waterways.

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Internet

40 years ago, Andy Warhol helped debut the Commodore Amiga computer

The surreal moment pushed PCs out of offices and into homes.

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Archaeology

Why ancient people depicted elks as wolfish monsters

It has to do with climate shifts, horses, and psychology.

Rows of airline economy seats viewed from the back, with passengers seated and individual seatback screens turned on, inside a bright airplane cabin.
Ask Us Anything

Why do we put seatbacks up for landing? An aviation expert explains.

Two inches might not seem like a big deal, but there’s a good reason for it.

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Sustainability

Recycled cigarette butts can make roads more durable

Researchers used the trash to create new, stronger asphalt.

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AI

Google set up two robotic arms for a game of infinite table tennis

The match could help train the advanced AI models that power humanoids.

A herd of ceratopsians (Styracosaurus albertensis) accompanied by an ankylosaur (Euplocephalus tutus) walk through an old river channel under the watchful eyes of two tyrannosaurs (Gorgosaurus libratus). Artwork by Julius Csotonyi.
Evolution

Dinosaurs roamed in multi-species herds, fossilized footprints show

Nearby Tyrannosaur tracks may explain why.

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Health

Skin wrinkles because it stretches like Silly Putty

Researchers say they found the ‘Holy Grail’ of skin mechanics.

Friends having fun while playing with ball in the swimming pool. Aerial view.
Health

How germy is the public pool?

An infectious disease expert weighs in on poop, pee and perspiration – and the deceptive smell of chlorine.

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Health

Don’t put charcoal on your teeth and 4 other dental no-nos

Skip the rinse after brushing too.