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Weather Channel gets jazzy, retro makeover from dedicated online fans
15 October 2025 @ 7:44 pm
The free service offers retro graphics, smooth tunes, and up-to-date forecasts.
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Lead has been poisoning humans for over 2 million years
15 October 2025 @ 6:00 pm
The toxic metal may have rewired early human brains—and sealed the Neanderthals' fate.
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AI may help you pick the perfect avocado
15 October 2025 @ 4:00 pm
A new program trained on iPhone photos could curb food waste.
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Behold, the pumpkin king: A 2,346 pound gourd
15 October 2025 @ 2:01 pm
Brandon Dawson’s prize-winning pumpkin weighs as much as a bison.
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Mario’s super-sized mushroom exists in real life
15 October 2025 @ 1:00 pm
While they actually power-up trees and not plumbers, the 40 year-old video game helped make toadstools mainstream.
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Saving sea turtles with solar-powered fishing nets
15 October 2025 @ 12:00 pm
The LED lights reduced entanglements by 63 percent, according to a new study.
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Famous monkey-face ‘Dracula’ orchids are vanishing in the wild
14 October 2025 @ 9:00 pm
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Walmart has the best Sonos soundbar for most people at the best price for everyone
14 October 2025 @ 7:09 pm
The Sonos Beam Gen. 2 doesn't take up a lot of space, but it's great for spatial audio. And it's on sale this week only at Walmart.
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Brompton Electric G Line review: The perfect folder for riders who can’t live with or without an ebike
14 October 2025 @ 6:45 pm
Compact, clever, and charmingly British, Brompton’s Electric G Line adds watts to its whimsy for riders short on space but long on style.
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Why do bats spread so many diseases? They’re evolutionary marvels.
14 October 2025 @ 6:42 pm
Survival of the fittest doesn’t always mean smartest, fastest, or strongest.
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