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Bluetooth speakers on sale for Prime Day
Speakers

Bother your neighbors with these editor-approved Prime Day deals on Bluetooth speakers

It's Prime time to press play: These Amazon portable speaker deals help you bring the noise and save some money.

These images, showing ejecta around the impacted near-Earth asteroids, were taken during the approach (with Didymos to the upper left) and departure (Didymos to the upper right) of DART's companion spacecraft, LICIACube, which flew past a few minutes after the impact and imaged the aftermath. The ejecta field consists of an asymmetric cone of dust that exhibits streamers and filaments, as well as over a hundred meter-sized boulders that were ejected in preferred directions.
NASA

Crashing into an asteroid creates chaotic space boulders

‘You can think of it as a cosmic pool game.’

Kindle Paperwhite, Jackery solar generator, and PowerBeats Pro 2
Gear

19 of our editors’ favorite products are on sale during Amazon Prime Day

Some of our favorite gadgets, home goods, tools, and more are deeply discounted during Amazon's annual Prime Day sale.

A pseudoscorpion from the genus Nipponogarypus in South Korea.
Wildlife

New pseudoscorpions with dragon-like jaws discovered in a South Korea cave

'Pseudoscorpions are awesome animals.'

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Headphones

These are the best budget travel headphone deals we’re found during Amazon’s Prime Day sale

The new generation of value ANC Bluetooth headphones offers serious silence and savings during Amazon Prime Day.

General Phil Sheridan Memorial Civil War Statue Sheridan Circle Embassy Row Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC. Bronze statue dedicated in 1908; sculptor is Gutzon Borglum. Public monument owned by the National Park Service. Statue depicts Sheridan riding his horse Rienzi to rally his troops at the Battle of Cedar Creek in 1864.
Army

The US Army is selling their horses

The Military Equid Program is finally closing up shop.

DJI Osmo Action 4 cameras on sale for Prime Day
Cameras

DJI’s waterproof 4K action camera is just $199 for Prime Day

For less than $200, this action camera can go places your smartphone camera fears. Plus, catch extra deals on DJI drones and phone stabilizers.

Steven Spielberg, director of ‘Jaws,’ films the mechanical shark on set.
Sharks

50 years of the ‘Jaws effect’

A new documentary explores the film that preyed on our fears and fasciation with sharks.

This aerial view shows damages following the passage of a tornado in the city of Puerto Varas, Region de los Lagos, southern Chile, on May 26, 2025. An unusual tornado rated as category EF-1 on the Fujita scale hit on the eve the city of Puerto Varas, almost 1,000 km south of Santiago, leaving eight people injured and some 150 homes affected, authorities said.
Climate Change

How to prepare for a disaster

Your guide to finding accurate information, emergency kits, evacuations, protecting your home, and more if you’re at risk of a hurricane, wildfire, flood, or other disaster.

Meta Quest 3S mixed reality headsets on sale for Prime Day
Peripherals

Escape reality with this Prime Day deal on the Meta Quest 3S VR headset

The best VR headset for most people is just $249 right now during Amazon's Prime Day shopping holiday.

Burmese python on ground
Wildlife

Pythons can devour bones thanks to unique stomach cells

The newly discovered cells reside deep in the snake's intestinal lining.

Shipwreck bow covered in sea life underwater
Archaeology

Shipwreck fragment linked to one of WWII’s strangest rescue tales

Coconut trees helped saved the USS New Orleans after a torpedo hit.

Jackery portable power stations and solar generators on sale for Prime Day
Home

These Prime Day deals on Jackery solar generators are better than Black Friday

Save more than half-off the retail price on powerful solar generators and portable power stations from Jackery.

Greenworks lawn mower and mini chainsaw
Home

Grab these Greenworks battery-powered yard tool Prime Day deals before they sell out

Get a powerful electric mower for just $199 and other great Greenworks deals happening during Amazon's Prime Day sale.

Masked boobies on Johnston Atoll
Land

Pacific island wildlife refuge spared from SpaceX rocket project

The military previously used Johnston Atoll for nuclear and chemical weapons tests.

Levi's 501 in different colors on models on sale for Prime Day
Gear

Get Levi’s 501s and other classic jeans for their lowest prices of the year during Amazon Prime Day

There has never been a better time to grab a new pair of Levi's jeans than this Amazon Prime Day sale. Save up to half-off.

Hamster and an Abacus
Animals

Humans and animals can both think logically

But testing what kind of logic they’re using is tricky.

baby elephant under mother in water
Wildlife

12 compelling wildlife photographs from BigPicture 2025

Leaping lemurs, snow-eyed Pallas’ cats, and battling cuttlefish.

Six LifeStraw personal water filters next to each other on a blue background
Outdoor Gear

Your water bottle’s backup plan is here: LifeStraw filters are under $10 for Prime Day

Hiking, bikepacking, or emergency prepping? LifeStraw’s your $9.99 lifesaver.

Hands holding apple airtags on sale for prime day
Gear

We’re stocking up on Apple AirTags with this four-pack for just $63.71 at Amazon for Prime Day

This all-time low price drops each AirTag under $16 if you buy a four-pack. You can also save on a Belkin AirTag holder.