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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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That Costco 200-foot, inflatable lazy river is AI slop
8 June 2026 @ 6:39 pm
There are still 40-packs of batteries, however.
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12 endangered piping plover chicks hatch in Michigan and Wisconsin
8 June 2026 @ 5:13 pm
The tiny shorebirds are continuing to rebound in the heartland.
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Forget high-speed rail: California is exploring 140 mph bullet buses
8 June 2026 @ 4:32 pm
The ambitious proposal envisions high-speed autonomous buses zooming down freeways.
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Students discover long-lost Roman villa under high school gym
8 June 2026 @ 3:55 pm
Cavour Scientific High School is less than 1,000 feet from the Colosseum.
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Sturgeon sex creates thundering noise in New York
8 June 2026 @ 2:12 pm
On this episode of Sex and the Sturgeon, 800-pound fish thrash their tails.
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Fact or myth? Ticks can drop out of trees like paratroopers.
8 June 2026 @ 2:03 pm
Tick season is in full swing, so it's time for some myth busting.
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How documenting everything changes your brain
8 June 2026 @ 12:00 pm
Psychologists call it cognitive offloading, and it has upsides and downsides for your memory.
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4 Epsom salt uses around the house (and 7 ways to never use it)
7 June 2026 @ 5:00 pm
It's a myth that Epsom salt works in gardens.
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