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The Universe Could Be Eternal, According to This Controversial Theory

The idea of a static universe would mean our cosmos is eternal, and it isn’t expanding after all.

By Stav Dimitropoulos

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A Lingering Theory Says Harry Houdini's Death Was No Accident—It Was Much More Sinister

The master illusionist’s final days are still shrouded in mystery, with a conspiracy lurking behind the curtain of his last act.

By Michael Natale

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How to Keep Your Chainsaw Ready to Go

By Roy Berendsohn

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The U.S. Has Built an Unstoppable Microwave Weapon

By David Hambling

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The Right Way to Use a Fire Extinguisher

By Roy Berendsohn

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China Could Rule the Seas With This New Tech

By Kyle Mizokami

When Sci-Fi Meets Reality

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By Harnessing the Unlimited Vacuum Energy In Space, We Could Finally Reach Light Speed

Invisible vacuum energy is all around us. We could use it to power propulsion, enhance nanostructures, and build levitating devices.

By Paul M. Sutter

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A Superconducting Device May Topple This Principle

By Caroline Delbert

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Ancient Henge Found in England

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A Section of the San Andreas Fault Is Waking Up

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Scientists Found a Lynx Skeleton Layered With Dogs

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Military & Defense

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If War Breaks Out With China, This Will Be the Most Deadly Submarine in the Sea

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The Most Expensive Plane Crash in History

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The F-22 Raptor Has Clawed Back From the Brink

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Can America’s Aging F-16 Overpower Russia’s Su-35?

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Navy Helicopters Have Morphed Into Drone Killers

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Tech

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Ship Crew in Baltimore Collision Are Still Aboard

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Samsung Is Currently Doing a 2-for-1 TV Deal

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Smart Home Tech To Automate Your Morning Routine

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Tile vs. AirTag: Which Bluetooth Tracker is Best?

Science

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Cloud Brightening May Be Our White Knight

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Can Frozen Cells Save the Northern White Rhino?

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Training Puts Soldiers Insides Under Siege

tulare lake, which for decades has been a dry lake, has come back to life after major rains during the winter of 2023

A ‘Ghost Lake’ Has Disappeared for the Fifth Time

Space

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We Thought We Knew What Uranus Was Made Of

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What It‘s Like To See A Total Solar Eclipse

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This Is the Best Way to Exit Our Solar System

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Stream the Great American Solar Eclipse

Dive Deeper

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The Truth About Walt Disney’s Frozen Head and His Quest to Live Forever

He imagined the world of tomorrow. Fifty-seven years after his death, could he come back to life in the future he envisioned?

By Michael Natale

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Flight

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Treasure Hunters Say They Found Amelia Earhart’s Plane. Now, They’re Looking for MH370.

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How Bessie Coleman's Sky-High Ambition Killed Her

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Can Smokejumpers Still Protect a World on Fire?

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7 People Who Have Confessed to Being D.B. Cooper

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Possible Evidence of Amelia Earhart’s Plane

Badass Military Machines

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Why the F-15EX Is Such a Badass Plane

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Why the Leopard 2 Is Such a Badass Tank

By Kyle Mizokami

B-52 Badass Plane

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Why the B-52 Is Such a Badass Plane

By Alex Hollings

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Why the C-5 Galaxy Is Such a Badass Plane

By Kyle Mizokami

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Physics

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Could the Chair You Sit on Have a Soul?

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Immortality Is Impossible Until We Beat Physics

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Quest for New Physics Hinges on New Accelerator

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Is Consciousness Everywhere All at Once?

Deep Math

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A Prime Numbers Study Is Stirring Up Controversy

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Machines About to Tackle Fermat’s Last Theorem

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Can AI Help Solve Math’s Thorniest Mysteries?

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10 of the Hardest Math Problems Ever Solved

Home & DIY

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Presented by Castrol

Stand-by Power: Eco Flow’s Smart Home Panel 2

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Presented by Castrol

How to Maintain Your Generator

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The Best Orbital Power Sanders

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Presented by Castrol

The Right Way to Prune a Tree

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Artificial Intelligence

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AI Image Generators Will Blow Your Mind. Here Are the Best 3 Right Now

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Should We Worry About AI Reaching Singularity?

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Could AI Really Have Thoughts and Feelings?

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Why You Should Try Using AI For Your DIY Projects

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I Tried to Learn Woodworking Through ChatGPT

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Culture

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J Allen Hynek: The Man Who Made Us Watch the Skies

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Watch a Master Craftsman Create a Ship in a Bottle

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What 9 Months on a Cruise Ship Can Do to You

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Why Empty ‘Liminal Spaces’ Are So Damn Creepy

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The Incredible Case of NASA’S Missing Moondust

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Inside the Final Minutes of a Horrible Train Wreck

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The Engine Driving Our Oceans Could Die by 2100

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You Can Give Your Body Back to Nature When You Die

Conspiracy Theories

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The Strange Origin of the Hollow Moon Conspiracy

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The Truth About the ‘Black Knight’ Satellite

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Why Some People Deny the Roman Empire Ever Existed

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Why Challenger Conspiracy Theories Persist

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Our Planet

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A Study Reveals Trees Have Hidden Clocks—and They’ve Started Going Haywire

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Why the Northeast Earthquake Was So Shocking

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Ancient Chunks of Earth Were Hiding in Crystals

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How the Ross Ice Shelf Lurches At Least Once a Day

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Global Warming Is Slowing Earth’s Rotation

Live the POP Life

Cars & Trucks

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The Best Carports for Weather Protection

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The 40 Best Car Toys for Kids in 2024

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The 6 Best Car Trash Cans for Collecting Debris

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The 5 Best Cordless Power Washers

Adventure

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Surviving the Inevitable Summer Power Outage

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The Best Hiking Boots for Outdoor Adventures

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The Best Filtered Water Bottles Clean Up Your H2O

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The 9 Best Lightweight Hiking Boots

Gear & Gadgets

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The Best Generator Deals for Reliable Backup Power

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The 10 Best BBQ Smokers of 2024

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Save 34% on This DeWalt 20V Hammer Drill at Lowe’s

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10 Best Garden Hoses

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The Best Generator Deals for Reliable Backup Power

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From Popular Mechanics for Genentech

Realizing I Was a Runner, Despite My Hemophilia

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Cloud Brightening May Be Our White Knight

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The Navy's New Frigates Are Behind Schedule

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The 10 Best BBQ Smokers of 2024

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Presented by Castrol

5 Important Things to Do for Disaster Preparedness

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6 Steps To Prep Your Lawn for Spring

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Presented by Castrol

Surviving the Inevitable Summer Power Outage

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Can Frozen Cells Save the Northern White Rhino?

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We Thought We Knew What Uranus Was Made Of

explosion in desert

Training Puts Soldiers Insides Under Siege

tulare lake, which for decades has been a dry lake, has come back to life after major rains during the winter of 2023

A ‘Ghost Lake’ Has Disappeared for the Fifth Time