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Home

The Ninja Crispi air fryer we use all the time is on sale for Amazon Early Black Friday

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Ask Us Anything

What is human composting?

A new 'Ask Us Anything' podcast episode digs into how human bodies can be turned into nutrient-rich soil.

A man wearing glasses and a light T-shirt with an Atari logo is reflected in a window as he adjusts a narrow digital LED screen that displays the text "Arriving in 7 minutes" in red. The man is looking up at the screen, and the interior of the building is visible through the window.
Vehicles

Philly’s ‘transit vigilante’ created a real-time bus tracker for his neighbors

With a sports timer and some clever coding, Max Goldberg built a DIY display that tells South Philly commuters exactly when their next bus will arrive.

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Speakers

Get a JBL party speaker at its lowest price in months during Amazon’s Early Black Friday sale

From the Charge to the PartyBox, JBL party speakers are up to 35% off, so you can turn it up without having to fork it over.

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Home

Save up to $500 off De’Longhi espresso machines and coffee makers during Amazon’s early Black Friday sale

Skip the takeout coffee and grab one of these high-end espresso machines or coffee makers. They'll pay for themselves in the long run.

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Ask Us Anything

Why do we get goosebumps?

Chills and skin prickles go back millennia.

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Archaeology

Opium may have been a daily habit for Ancient Egyptians

Everyone from royalty to everyday citizens likely partook.

This artist’s impression shows a coronal mass ejection (CME) around another star.
Sun

A star unleashed a planet-destroying flare

It's the first coronal mass ejection seen outside our sun.

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Environment

Moss can be a key witness in murder investigations

Botanists say detectives are overlooking a potentially vital source of crime scene evidence.

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Whales

Sperm whales use vowels like humans, new study finds

Scientists decoding whale clicks found patterns that echo the building blocks of human speech.

A fluffy orange and white cat is curled up and lounging inside a small, low-sided cardboard box that is lying on a wooden floor, looking directly at the viewer with a relaxed expression.
Cats

Why do cats love boxes? Evolution has an answer.

Boxes give cats control, comfort, and prime ambush angles.

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Wearables

Get an Apple Watch for as low as $159 during Amazon’s early Black Friday deal

The Apple Watch makes a fantastic gift and this is the most affordable way to get one right now.

a teenage boy holds a robotic hand made out of legosUniversity of Bristol/Jared Lepora
Robots

Teen designs and builds a robotic hand with only LEGOs

At only 16, Jared Lepora has also co-authored a paper.

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Endangered Species

Trafficked turtles get a second chance at life in New Jersey sanctuary

The Turtle Conservancy is rescuing reptiles, while preserving their precious DNA.

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Smart Home

Take 50% off the best smart feeder with Bird Buddy’s Early Black Friday Deals

If you've been waiting to try a smart bird feeder that lets you see new avian pals up close, it's the best time of the year to get almost half off. Your backyard paparazzi career starts now.

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Archaeology

Fisherman searching for worms finds 20,000 medieval silver coins

A Swedish man discovered the 12th century buried treasure near his summer home.

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Outdoor Gear

Get an ebike to fit your ride style and budget with Ride1Up’s Early Black Friday deals

Ride1Up’s best deals of the year are already rolling like a tailwind.

An octopus camouflages itself with the seafloor.
Biology

What octopus camouflage has to do with sunscreen

The cephalopod's disappearing act could help your next sunscreen blend in.

Comet 3I/ATLAS streaks across a dense star field in this image captured by the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on Gemini South at Cerro Pachón in Chile, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by NSF NOIRLab. This image is composed of exposures taken through four filters — red, green, blue and ultraviolet. As exposures are taken, the comet remains fixed in the center of the telescope’s field of view. However, the positions of the background stars change relative to the comet, causing them to appear as colorful streaks in the final image. See a version of the image where the stars have been “frozen” here. These observations of Comet 3I/ATLAS were conducted during a Shadow the Scientists program hosted by NSF NOIRLab. A full recording of the session can be found here.
Deep Space

3I/Atlas isn’t deep space aliens and didn’t ‘change color’

Don't believe the comet conspiracy theories.

A bright, close-up photograph of a poison dart frog with a glossy black body and vibrant yellow and light green stripes along its back and legs. It is perched on a mossy, dark-brown log in a natural environment.
Science

Animals that eat poisons and don’t die

Critters consuming species that contain deadly toxins have evolved a suite of clever strategies to keep out of harm’s way.