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The ‘Farmer’s Almanac’ says goodbye after 208 years
The 2026 edition will be its last.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Sometimes learning a new fact about the universe can only be described using a classic Owen Wilson 'Wowww'
This is one of those times.
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This is one of those times.
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Black hole unleashes brightest flare ever—brighter than 10 trillion suns
A supermassive black hole’s star snack lit up the cosmos like never before.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Sometimes learning a new fact about the universe can only be described using a classic Owen Wilson 'Wowww'
This is one of those times.
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This is one of those times.
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Eat one large fishhook, shame on you.
Eat two large fishhooks, shame on me.
Eat three large fishhooks, shame on the fishhooks. Stop being so tasty.
Eat four large fishhooks and, look, this seems more of a "human-made" problem than an albatross issue, alright?
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Eat two large fishhooks, shame on me.
Eat three large fishhooks, shame on the fishhooks. Stop being so tasty.
Eat four large fishhooks and, look, this seems more of a "human-made" problem than an albatross issue, alright?
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Rare seabird saved after swallowing four large fishhooks
Veterinarians successfully removed the debris from the juvenile Salvin’s albatross.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Eat one large fishhook, shame on you.
Eat two large fishhooks, shame on me.
Eat three large fishhooks, shame on the fishhooks. Stop being so tasty.
Eat four large fishhooks and, look, this seems more of a "human-made" problem than an albatross issue, alright?
www.popsci.com/environment/...
Eat two large fishhooks, shame on me.
Eat three large fishhooks, shame on the fishhooks. Stop being so tasty.
Eat four large fishhooks and, look, this seems more of a "human-made" problem than an albatross issue, alright?
www.popsci.com/environment/...
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i spent the morning breaking my brain with this one and now you can too!
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Why we (probably) aren't living in a computer simulation
Mathematicians say they proved reality is real. Critics already say otherwise.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
i spent the morning breaking my brain with this one and now you can too!
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Wait, this isn't what they were talking about when they said they were restarting the nuclear program?
Hey, hold on! That's so much worse for us!
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Hey, hold on! That's so much worse for us!
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Is microwave cooking nuking all the nutrients?
Short answer? Probably not.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Wait, this isn't what they were talking about when they said they were restarting the nuclear program?
Hey, hold on! That's so much worse for us!
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Hey, hold on! That's so much worse for us!
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This tiny bat is one of the world's deadliest hunters
Lions wish they killed this well.
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October 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Great pumpkin, Charlie Brown."
See what we did there? Because the pumpkins are very lar--*crushed by giant squash*
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See what we did there? Because the pumpkins are very lar--*crushed by giant squash*
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Giant pumpkin growers face off for world gourd domination
There's a surprisingly competitive global race on to grow a 3,000-pound pumpkin.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Great pumpkin, Charlie Brown."
See what we did there? Because the pumpkins are very lar--*crushed by giant squash*
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See what we did there? Because the pumpkins are very lar--*crushed by giant squash*
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Yeah sure. Okay.
That's what the monster in our closet WANTS us to think.
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That's what the monster in our closet WANTS us to think.
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Why you 'see' things in the dark, according to an ophthalmologist
Science explains why we see flickers of light and patterns in the darkness.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Yeah sure. Okay.
That's what the monster in our closet WANTS us to think.
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That's what the monster in our closet WANTS us to think.
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That's what YOU think!
*stares so closely at 80" TV that our nose touches the screen*
... The resolution on Travis Kelce's jersey is impeccable!
*blood drips from eyes*
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*stares so closely at 80" TV that our nose touches the screen*
... The resolution on Travis Kelce's jersey is impeccable!
*blood drips from eyes*
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Your eyes can only handle so much HDTV
More pixels doesn't always mean a better screen.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
That's what YOU think!
*stares so closely at 80" TV that our nose touches the screen*
... The resolution on Travis Kelce's jersey is impeccable!
*blood drips from eyes*
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*stares so closely at 80" TV that our nose touches the screen*
... The resolution on Travis Kelce's jersey is impeccable!
*blood drips from eyes*
www.popsci.com/technology/e...
Yeah, well, what if you're afraid of absolutely nothi--
*dives under table as popcorn starts popping in microwave*
"... The dog's just barking because she wants a snack, too."
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*dives under table as popcorn starts popping in microwave*
"... The dog's just barking because she wants a snack, too."
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Can dogs really smell fear? A vet weighs in.
Dogs' super-sensitive noses may have evolved to help them sense danger.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Yeah, well, what if you're afraid of absolutely nothi--
*dives under table as popcorn starts popping in microwave*
"... The dog's just barking because she wants a snack, too."
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*dives under table as popcorn starts popping in microwave*
"... The dog's just barking because she wants a snack, too."
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i talked to a couple museum security experts about all the wild gadgets needed to pull off a jewel heist at the Louvre
you know, Ocean's Eleven stuff like
*checks*
... an angle grinder, a ladder, and a getaway scooter
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you know, Ocean's Eleven stuff like
*checks*
... an angle grinder, a ladder, and a getaway scooter
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Why the Louvre heist doesn't surprise museum security experts
It's often more 'smash and grab' than 'Mission: Impossible.'
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October 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
i talked to a couple museum security experts about all the wild gadgets needed to pull off a jewel heist at the Louvre
you know, Ocean's Eleven stuff like
*checks*
... an angle grinder, a ladder, and a getaway scooter
www.popsci.com/technology/h...
you know, Ocean's Eleven stuff like
*checks*
... an angle grinder, a ladder, and a getaway scooter
www.popsci.com/technology/h...
