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Archaeology

Iron Age chariot wheel found under golf course in Scotland

‘We were a bit bemused.’

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Evolution

Extinct hell ant species used specialized jaws to impale its prey

A new 113-million-year-old ant fossil was discovered preserved in limestone in Brazil.

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Sun

World’s largest solar telescope shows off its full force with new image

The Inouye Solar Telescope's visible tuner filter offers dynamic look at the sun.

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Headphones

Bowers & Wilkins announces all-new, upgrades-packed Px7 S3 wireless headphones

Featuring heightened clarity and comfort, packed with plentiful features (and promises of more to come), the Px7 S3 made a favorable first impression.

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AI

AI still can’t beat humans at reading social cues 

Despite rapid advancement, AI models still struggle at identifying how people interact with each other. 

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Endangered Species

Watch endangered marsupials return to Australian bushland after 62 years

To some, the eastern quoll is a ‘magic little animal.’

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Audio

How to make your turntable and vinyl records last a lifetime

These are the tools to set up your record player and keep it sounding smooth and spinning clean.

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Smart Home

The best battery-powered doorbell camera is down to just $55 from $99 right now at Amazon

This easy-to-install doorbell can go months between charges and shows everything happening in front of your home.

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Archaeology

Cheers to Bronze Age humans for delicious Italian wine

Grape cultivation in Italy goes back to roughly 1400 BCE.

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Archaeology

Gladiator bones finally confirm human-lion combat in Roman Europe

These 'beast hunts' pitted armed human performers against lions, boars, bears, and more.

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Land

Rattlesnakes may evolve specialized venoms

Long-held biology theories could be in jeopardy with the new findings.

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Space Telescope

5 dazzling interstellar images to celebrate Hubble’s 35th birthday

A cosmic guitar, the sombrero galaxy, and more shine as the space telescope keeps on going.

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Scientists don’t actually know why period cramps hurt 

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Birds

A secret mathematical rule has shaped the beaks of birds and other dinosaurs for 200 million years

Breaking down the power cascade rule of growth.

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Life Skills

How to watch Star Wars in order—even the shows

If you're settling in for a Star Wars marathon of galactic proportions, the order you watch everything in may matter.

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Mental Health

This sticker reads emotions (even the ones you try to hide)

The wearable device analyzes the tiny changes in physical responses to predict how a person is feeling.

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Home Theater

Exclusive deal: Turn any wall into a movie theater with this XGIMI projector for $400 off

If you've got a wall, you can have a movie theater with the XGIMI Aura 2 UST Laser Projector—on sale exclusively through PopSci.

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Environment

North America’s underside is slowly melting into the Earth

Cratonic thinning may be eating away the continent’s deepest layers.

An osprey sits on its nest protected by a human-made basket.
Birds

To protect birds and motorists, engineers build a steel nest box on bridge

Two ospreys are currently nesting on top of New York's Bear Mountain Bridge.

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Exoplanets

Astronomers discover hellscape world crumbling into its host sun

BD+05 4868 Ab is losing a Mount Everest’s worth of material with every orbit.