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Yard tools on sale at Walmart
Home

Walmart’s massive spring sale has electric and gas-powered yard tools dropped to clearance prices

Greenworks 60V mowers are $150 off, the Mammotion LUBA 2 robot mower is $260 off, and a 3,500 PSI gas pressure washer is half price at Walmart this week.

a man's face in a bubble
NASA

Watch the Artemis II astronauts have fun with bubbles

‘Oh! You busted the bubble!’

Ramses II statue
Archaeology

Archaeologists discover 7-foot-tall statue of legendary Egyptian pharaoh

The over 3,000-year-old statement piece belonged to Ramses the Great.

Images of two solar flares observed by NASA on April 23-24, 2026.
Sun

The sun just fired off two massive solar flares

But the X-class events aren't even close to the most powerful flare on record.

Honeybee on a woman's fingertip
Bees

Honeybees understand basic math

Counting petals may help the insects remember the most rewarding flowers.

Passengers walk to their pickup locations at LAX-it at Los Angeles International Airport on March 19, 2026. Los Angeles World Airports approved a fee hike for private transportation companies that pick up and drop off at the airport.
AI

NYC deploys surveillance tech to catch fake airport cabbies

Operation Legal Ride uses license plate readers and AI-assisted cameras.

Young asian woman enjoying a relaxing journey during the flight, napping next to an open airplane window.
Ask Us Anything

The best way to sleep on a plane, according to science

An eye mask, earplugs, and a same-day workout can all increase your odds.

a diver exploring a shipwreck while a boat bobs on the surface
Archaeology

2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck unlocks mysteries of how ships were built and repaired

And it’s all thanks to little bits of pollen stored in the wood beams.

The North Face Universal Collection sleeping bag
Outdoor Gear

The North Face’s new Universal Collection of adaptive camping gear swaps zippers for magnets and adds other accessible features

A zipperless sleeping bag, a tent with a wheelchair-friendly threshold, and a daypack that stands upright on its own.

Backcountry spring workout gear sale
Fitness Gear

Backcountry’s big activewear sale is your chance to finally replace your smelly old gym clothes

Backcountry's activewear sale has hundreds of men's and women's pieces up to 70% off, including deep cuts on Rab, Salomon, The North Face, GOREWEAR, and Patagonia.

Illustration of giant, ancient finned octopus
Evolution

65-foot-long octopuses ruled ancient oceans

The kraken-like apex predators were smart, too.

a penguin with black and white feathers and long yellow feathers on top of its eyes
Birds

Macaroni penguins are surprisingly buff

New research into their musculature solves an over 100-year-old anatomical mystery.

Illustration of comet in space with a close up of its H2O atomic content showing an extra neutron
Deep Space

Fastest comet ever recorded spewed 70 Olympic pools’ worth of water daily

3I/ATLAS is full of a rare type of water from a much colder part of our galaxy.

a pug looks up
Dogs

Pugs and Frenchies could find breathing relief for squishy faces with new treatment

Snoretox-1 uses inactive tetanus to help keep airways open.

Charred Roman bread next to ruler for scale
Archaeology

2,000-year-old Roman bread discovered under construction site

Archaeologists in Switzerland uncovered the ancient leftovers at a former military fortress.

a green bee pollinating a yellow flower
Bees

Humidity makes these bees go from blue to green

Unlike chameleons, these insects don't choose to change color.

A dramatic landscape photograph depicts a fountain-style volcanic eruption at dusk. Bright orange and red lava bursts from a central vent, spraying molten rock into the air above a dark, rugged volcanic cone. A massive plume of yellow-tinted smoke and ash rises toward a sky filled with soft blue and pink clouds. In the foreground, white steam or volcanic gas drifts across a desolate, blackened lava field.
Environment

What would happen if Yellowstone’s ‘supervolcano’ erupted today?

Say goodbye to Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.

Side by side photos of white boot made from mushroom mycelium and a close up of the material itself
Science

This shoe is made entirely from mushroom ‘brains’

95 percent of all shoes end up in a landfill. Fungi footwear may offer a solution.

A large Virginia opossum bedded down in leaves and showing its teeth
Land

Scientists sacrifice delicious opossums to fight Florida’s invasive pythons

$190 tracking collars lead scientists right to a snake's stomach.

A rancher taking a break after a busy morning of work stands in his farmhouse kitchen and looks inside an open refrigerator in search of something to eat.
Psychology

Why some people can’t find things in plain sight

It’s right under your nose.