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Some ecologists think these hippos may have happened upon a valuable niche once occupied by semiaquatic hoofed mammals that roamed South Ame...

Be more comfortable while you work. (Hillary Black via Unsplash /)Americans spent a big chunk of the past year sitting: while millions of us...

It's IP67 rated for ruggedness, which means it can survive up to a half-hour in three feet of water. (Sonos /)Until now, Sonos users have on...

Those are the hands of someone who's complaining about an undated web page. (Headway/Unsplash/)Usually, the date an article or web page was...

Coding for kids doesn’t have to mean typing out code. (Unsplash/)Introducing computer coding as part of science, technology, engineering, an...

Have you ever wondered what was your great grandmother's favorite color to wear? Now you can know. (Jon Tyson / Unsplash /)You might be worr...

A place to plug in all your tech. (Trinity Nguyen via Unsplash/)Finding the best surge protector for your electronics ensures that they’ll r...

A great birthday is just a click away. (Josh Bean via Unsplash/)There’s a specific pressure to birthday gifts since the entire idea of the b...

Nearly 17 percent of food that reaches stores, homes and restaurants ends up trashed. (Ella Olsen Unslpash/)It’s no surprise that wasting th...

The idea that older brains become less flexible to learning is in some ways a myth. (Jordan Whitt//)Since at least the 1500s, the adage “You...

Miami, which will be increasingly prone to coastal flooding. (Unsplash/)If you’d been standing in just the right Miami Beach parking garage...

A spraying skunk can hit small targets up to 10 feet away. (LeniG from Pixabay/)This story originally featured on Field & Stream.Skunks are...

With US FDA approval in hand, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is continuing to get into arms. A few other countries, including South Africa, h...

Great gifts for new moms and veterans alike. (Dakota Corbin via Unsplash/)It rolls around every year, on the second Sunday of May, as predic...

A new paper suggests that the vibration of a frog’s lungs feeds back into the frog’s eardrums, reducing their sensitivity to certain frequen...

Even salt water is no match for these cleaners. (Joshua Newton via Unsplash/)Dust, oil, hair, and other types of grime are a normal part of...

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Perseverance’s PIXL instrument will look for the textures of life in Martian rocks. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/)NASA engineers have shipped an envoy,...

Make sure your work has no boundaries. (Andre A. Xavier via Unsplash/)Finding the best wireless mouse that both complements your setup and m...

Be honest: How often do you listen to your "sitting on a park bench, silently judging geese" playlist anyway? (Blaz Erzetic/Unsplash/)Spotif...

Some forms of waste are just too costly to recycle. (Nick Fewings/Unsplash/)We’re losing the war against waste. Although many Americans refl...

Top picks to improve your home monitor setup. (Josh Sorenson via Unsplash/)It used to be that staring at the same computer screen all day wa...

The aircraft on its first flight in Australia. (Boeing/)On February 27, a fascinating little aircraft lifted off the deck in Australia for i...

Source: World Happiness Report 2019, World Bank (Sara Chodosh/)Each year, the makers of the World Happiness Report survey people from more t...

Its form can match its specific purpose. (Milrem /)Every tank is a fortress in danger of becoming a coffin. Their heavy armor and ample fire...