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• A Black Friday cheat sheet for buying the right TV

  20-11-2017 23:35 via popsci.com
  
  GadgetsBuying a TV is bizarrely complicated, but we break down some of the key features.
  Don't get suckered into buying the wrong TV on Black Friday. A deal isn't a deal unless you get what you want.
  
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• New snake species named in honor of Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash

  20-08-2026 22:09 via popsci.com
  
  Welcome to the jungle, Lielaphis slashi. The newly discovered snake is named after Saul Hudson aka Slash, Guns N’ Roses’ lead guitarist. The snake’s named translates to “Slash’s groundsnake” in English, and honors his lifelong love of reptiles and support for museums and zoos. “As a long time herpephile, I am extremely honored and humbled to have Lielaphis slashi from New Guinea named after me. It is really exciting, I never would have imagined this
  
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• Scientists smash atoms together to create ‘little’ big bangs

  20-08-2026 22:03 via popsci.com
  
  It’s difficult to imagine anything of consequence occurring within a millionth of a second, but one of the most pivotal moments in cosmic history occurred in that miniscule time.. Physicists believe the earliest form of matter in the universe—known as quark-gluon plasma—arrived in this brief blip in time following the big bang about 13.8 billion years ago. This incredibly dense, hot state of matter existed at a moment when the nascent universe was so hot that it prevented the f
  
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• Meet Bucky Dent, one of Katmai’s most innovative fish-finder

  20-08-2026 21:02 via popsci.com
  
  If you’ve followed explore.org’s livestream of the bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska this summer, you’ve probably noticed a big bear nicknamed Bucky Dent who is great at catching fish. Officially designated as Bear 164, this roughly seven-year-old adult male is so good at catching fish, he invented a new way to find them as a young subadult bear. Today, the cameras spotted Bucky Dent catching a salmon that looked pretty determined to swim away. Cameras a
  
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• Meet Bucky Dent, one of Katmai’s most innovative bears

  20-08-2026 21:02 via popsci.com
  
  If you’ve followed explore.org’s livestream of the bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska this summer, you’ve probably noticed a big bear nicknamed Bucky Dent who is great at catching fish. Officially designated as Bear 164, this roughly seven-year-old adult male is so good at catching fish, he invented a new way to find them as a young subadult bear. Today, the cameras spotted Bucky Dent catching a salmon that looked pretty determined to swim away. Cameras a
  
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• Excessive Air Conditioning Use May Cause Cities to Heat Up — and Passive Cooling Techniques Could Be the Future

  20-08-2026 20:38 via discovermagazine.com
  
  New research reveals how passive cooling techniques are going to be increasingly important to reduce energy use and cool urban areas. Learn more about them. 
  
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• 15,000 years ago, desert dwellers dined on snakes and lizards

  20-08-2026 20:03 via popsci.com
  
  The desert is a harsh environment, even if you’re equipped with the latest tools, protective clothing, and resources. But 15,000 years ago, a group of hunter-gatherers known as the Natufian culture living in the southern Levant did more than eke out an existence. Unlike other prehistoric communities, Natufians abandoned nomadic life across present-day Jordan, Palestine, and Israel for smaller, permanent settlements before they even developed agriculture.A major key to their survival? They
  
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• NASA abandons mission to save Swift Observatory from a fiery death

  20-08-2026 17:31 via popsci.com
  
  NASA engineers have confirmed they can’t spare the historic Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory from a fiery demise, despite their best efforts. In July, mission specialists partnering with Katalyst Space Technologies launched the Link spacecraft with the hopes of capturing the orbital telescope and boosting it into a higher orbit. However,numerous complications forced the team to finally abandon the rescue attempt.“This is not the outcome we were working toward, but it does not change wh
  
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• Quantum Fluctuations Break a Crystal’s Symmetry Rules

  20-08-2026 17:12 via scitechdaily.com
  Electronic fluctuations can act as a resonant bridge between normally separate crystal vibrations, offering a new route to study and control ferroaxial quantum states. Symmetry is a basic rule of the natural world. It explains why some objects appear the same after they are rotated, reflected, or changed in other ways. In materials, symmetry helps [...]
  
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• An India-Israel Corridor Is the Biggest Middle East Story Nobody Is Talking About

  20-08-2026 17:08 via technocracy.news
  
  This is the most astute article about the IMEC Corridor that I have seen, and that from a seasoned policy analyst. It is blunt and thoughtful. There are obstacles to the IMEC Corridor running through Israel, not the least of which is Saudi Arabia digging its heels in. Saudi-Israeli normalization becomes a make-or-break deal for Israel and the difference between huge investment flows and being shut out of world trade altogether. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.About a month before the Oct. 7, 2023,
  
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• 11 stunning images celebrating Earth’s life—and the scientists who study it

  20-08-2026 17:00 via popsci.com
  
  An expressive little orange-tailed marsh dart damselfly (Ceriagrion cerinorubellum) peering through a hole in a leaf is the winner of the 2026 BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image competition.Since 2023, the annual competition highlights the beauty and diversity of life on Earth, while celebrating the researchers working to understand and protect the natural world. The judges selected an overall winning image and a runner-up, in addition to winners and runners-up in three categories:
  
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• Researchers Discover a Mysterious New Frog Species in the Amazon

  20-08-2026 16:37 via scitechdaily.com
  A small frog living in a flooded corner of the Amazon has turned out to be something scientists had never formally recognized before. Some species hide in remote places. Others hide in plain sight. In the western Brazilian Amazon, scientists have identified a new frog species, Adenomera varcena, living in forests that are seasonally submerged [...]
  
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• Scientists Spotted This Mysterious Congo Monkey 18 Years Ago – Now They Finally Know What It Is

  20-08-2026 16:02 via scitechdaily.com
  A newly identified Congo monkey represents an ancient evolutionary lineage that may already be endangered. A partly hidden monkey appeared in a photograph taken deep in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2008. Researchers saw the animal again a decade later, this time clearly enough to begin investigating whether it represented something science had [...]
  
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• Long-lost letter reveals bitter struggle between two rival popes

  20-08-2026 15:01 via popsci.com
  
  In 1066, the Battle of Hastings saw William the Conqueror (and Duke of Normandy), defeat England’s King Harold II. The famous Norman invasion of England came with the blessing of Pope Alexander II—but why? According to a medieval historian at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in England, Pope Alexander had his own bone to pick with King Harold. The Battle of Hastings was, simply put, a fight for the English throne. When King Edward the Confessor died on January 5, 1066, he cho
  
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• Why Does an Irregular Heartbeat Strike 40 Years Early in Some People?

  20-08-2026 13:44 via scitechdaily.com
  A hidden genetic threat may trigger atrial fibrillation decades early, raising the risk of stroke before symptoms appear. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) occurs when chaotic electrical signals cause the heart’s upper chambers to beat irregularly and out of sync with the lower chambers. Blood can then collect inside the heart, creating clots that may travel to [...]
  
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• Scientists Reveal How ADHD Could Fuel Creative Thinking

  20-08-2026 13:09 via scitechdaily.com
  ADHD-related attention patterns may become a source of creativity and focus when supported through structured creative expression. How can ADHD create serious everyday challenges for millions of people while also appearing among highly successful creative figures such as Justin Timberlake and Simone Biles? New research from Constructor University neuroscientist Dr. Radwa Khalil, published in iScience, [...]
  
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• Scientists Find a Surprising Diabetes-Fighting Compound in Turmeric

  20-08-2026 12:34 via scitechdaily.com
  Curcumin improved blood vessel health in diabetic rats, but human benefits still need to be tested. For people with Type 1 diabetes, controlling blood sugar is only part of the challenge. Over time, persistently elevated glucose can damage blood vessels, helping drive a higher risk of cardiovascular disease even when insulin therapy is carefully managed. [...]
  
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• Sennheiser’s new MOMENTUM True Wireless 5 earbuds bring refined acoustics and replaceable batteries to your pocket

  20-08-2026 12:00 via popsci.com
  
  Back in January 2025, we visited the Sennheiser factory and Audiophile Experience Center in Tullamore, Ireland, where we explored what goes into headphones that transport us emotionally. Having traveled for that Sennheiser sound, we can say we’re equally excited to travel with that Sennheiser sound. So we’re excited that Sennheiser’s natural, nuanced sonic signature and intelligent features first introduced earlier this year in the MOMENTUM 5 Wireless headphones have come to an
  
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• Whales Once Rare Along East Greenland Now Gather by the Thousands in Feeding Frenzies

  20-08-2026 06:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how retreating sea ice and shifting prey are turning East Greenland into a summer feeding ground for thousands of whales.
  
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• Archaeologists Discover a 10,000-Year Human History Hidden in the Pyrenees

  20-08-2026 03:26 via scitechdaily.com
  Carbon-14 dates show that people repeatedly occupied high Pyrenean landscapes throughout the Holocene. The high Pyrenees may look like one of Europe’s last untouched wildernesses, but archaeologists are finding a very different story. For thousands of years, people repeatedly climbed into these rugged landscapes, leaving behind shelters, structures, and traces of activity that stretch across [...]
  
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• Bald eagle Shadow’s friend KD1 renamed Kaydee

  20-08-2026 03:15 via popsci.com
  
  Say hello to Kaydee. The young bald eagle spotted hanging out with Shadow in recent weeks has a new name.
  Orange County Water District biologists originally called the eagle KD1 and banded her as part of their work to track the eagles born in California’s Prado Basin. Since being spotted on the Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) cameras that follow the lives of the area’s bald eagles, she has been referred to as KD1.On Wednesday, FOBBV announced they would now refer to KD1 as Kaydee.
  
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• Bald eagle Shadow’s friend KD1 gets a new name

  20-08-2026 03:15 via popsci.com
  
  Say hello to Kaydee. The young bald eagle spotted hanging out with Shadow in recent weeks has a new name.
  Orange County Water District biologists originally called the eagle KD1 and banded her as part of their work to track the eagles born in California’s Prado Basin. Since being spotted on the Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) cameras that follow the lives of the area’s bald eagles, she has been referred to as KD1.On Wednesday, FOBBV announced they would now refer to KD1 as Kaydee.
  
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• Scientists Discover a Surprising Link Between Human Genes and Language

  20-08-2026 02:51 via scitechdaily.com
  Human migration and isolation appear to shape genetic and language diversity in opposite ways. The finding may seem counterintuitive at first. Regions shaped by migration and population mixing often have higher genetic diversity, so it might seem logical that their languages would be more varied too. Instead, the study finds the reverse pattern. “We were [...]
  
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• Archaeologists Discover a Forgotten 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb – Now They’re Racing To Save It

  20-08-2026 02:16 via scitechdaily.com
  A newly discovered Ramesside tomb near Luxor is revealing details about ancient Egyptian burial practices while facing growing danger from flash flooding. Standing at the entrance to a newly uncovered ancient tomb, there is no way to know what waits inside. I recently experienced that mixture of excitement and apprehension while directing an international research [...]
  
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• Harry and Meghan set to return to UK

  20-08-2026 01:10 via nbcnews.com
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are expected to move back to the UK. The Telegraph newspaper reports that six years after they stepped down as working royals, they will make the UK their primary base with their children. NBC News’ Daniele Hamamdjian has more.
  
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• New Images Show the 60-Foot Crater a SpaceX Rocket Left on the Moon

  20-08-2026 01:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about the impact left by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the global collaboration that helped experts capture detailed images of it. 
  
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• Police seen at family home of men who were with Hayden Panettiere when she died

  20-08-2026 00:48 via nbcnews.com
  Police seen at family home of men who were with Hayden Panettiere when she died New video shows Greenville police responding to the family home of Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach, who were with the actress when she died. NBC News’ Steve Patterson has the latest on the investigation.
  
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• A Cat’s Strange Grimace May Help Solve a Century-Old Kidney Mystery

  20-08-2026 00:30 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn how mysterious fat droplets in cat kidneys may help create the chemical calling card hidden in their urine.
  
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• Congo's Largest Ebola Outbreak Tops 5,000 Cases as Death Toll Exceeds 2,300

  20-08-2026 00:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn why a rare type of Ebola is spreading so quickly in Congo and what makes the outbreak difficult to contain.
  
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• Tabby's Star Keeps Mysteriously Dimming, Sparking Theories From Dust Clouds to Alien Megastructures

  19-08-2026 23:44 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn about the theories behind the unusual dimming of Tabby's Star, from alien megastructures to an orbiting companion planet. 
  
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