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Jackie and Shadow’s chicks’ genders revealed: It’s a boy…and a girl!
9 June 2026 @ 11:20 pm
Sandy and Luna are now 9 weeks old.
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Giant 120-sided ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ dice highlights every element
9 June 2026 @ 8:00 pm
The chunky aluminum die is perfect for roleplaying games and chemistry class.
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Odd-shaped vessel hints at alchemy in medieval German castle
9 June 2026 @ 6:27 pm
The tall container was almost certainly used for distillation experiments.
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Astronaut who nearly drowned in space selected for Artemis III crew
9 June 2026 @ 5:13 pm
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will serve as the mission’s pilot.
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Sex jumpstarted Earth’s animal biodiversity
9 June 2026 @ 3:45 pm
Many species didn’t have much sex for millions of years. They didn’t need it.
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To reconstruct an ancient ecosystem, the proof is in the squirrel poop
9 June 2026 @ 3:00 pm
‘I’ve been describing them as acting a bit like tiny Arctic pack rats.’
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Robotaxis almost happened in 1964—with help from the U.S. government
9 June 2026 @ 1:01 pm
But personal rapid transit never got off the ground. That is, until Silicon Valley stepped in.
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Everything you need to know about Apple’s 2026 WWDC keynote announcements: A new Siri, iOS EQ controls, and more
8 June 2026 @ 10:44 pm
Apple rebuilt Siri from the ground up, cranked up the dial on AI integration, and added new parental control features for parents at its World Wide Developer's Conference keynote.
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Jackery already dropped its Prime Day deals on our favorite solar generators and portable power stations
8 June 2026 @ 8:06 pm
Whether you need a small backup for your mobile devices or a massive system to get you through a blackout, they're already on sale from Jackery right now.
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77 headless skeletons found in a field date back 7,000 years
8 June 2026 @ 8:01 pm
The carefully arranged Neolithic remains show signs of skillful skull removal.
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