“Dead Duck Day” marks that time a scientist witnessed gay duck necrophilia
One dead duck can change your life. Enlarge / This drake mallard duck has ceased to be! And suffered one final post-mortem ignominy by a fellow duck. (credit: C.W. Moeliker, 2001) On June 5, 1995, a Dutch ornithologist n.....»»
Milwaukee Memorial Day Sale: Save on power tools and accessories
If you're a fan of Milwaukee tools or want their accessories, now is the time to buy with Memorial Day deals......»»
Researchers investigate mercury concentrations in fish and wildlife on a global scale
A paper, titled "Global Mercury Concentrations in Biota: Their Use as a Basis for a Global Biomonitoring Framework" and published in the journal Ecotoxicology, describes for the first time currently available mercury data for fish and wildlife on a g.....»»
Grafana: Open-source data visualization platform
Grafana is an open-source solution for querying, visualizing, alerting, and exploring metrics, logs, and traces regardless of where they are stored. Grafana provides tools to transform your time-series database (TSDB) data into meaningful graphs and.....»»
Strata Maverics Identity Continuity provides real-time IDP failover capabilities
Strata Identity announced Maverics Identity Continuity, a new add-on product to its Maverics Identity Orchestration platform that provides always-on identity continuity in multi-cloud environments. Unlike regional redundancy offerings from cloud prov.....»»
Here’s How Long the iOS 17.5.1 Update Takes
Apple’s new iOS 17.5.1 update is a small point upgrade, but it could take quite a bit of time to install on your iPhone. If you’re moving your iPhone from iOS 17.5 to iOS 17.5.1, you get the shortest list of changes and the smallest download size.....»»
Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home
Ask a bird lover if they have heard of the extinct giant moa or its ancient predator, Haast's eagle, and the answer will likely be yes. The same can't be said of New Zealand's extinct, but equally unique, mergansers—a group of fish-eating ducks wit.....»»
Another short delay for Boeing Starliner, now targeting May 25
NASA and Boeing need more time to make sure a helium leak on its CST-100 Starliner is low enough risk to send humans into space......»»
Endangered migrating eagles impacted by Ukraine war, new study shows
A new study reveals for the first time the impact of ongoing conflicts on the migration of an endangered bird species. The paper "Active European Warzone Impacts Raptor Migration" was published in Current Biology on May 20......»»
AI gadgets are dead
The likes of Humane and Rabbit want to carve a niche. But tools like Gemini and ChatGPT prove that the best place for AI is on your humble smartphone......»»
"Wordle" today: Here"s the answer hints for May 17
Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1063 on May 17, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you fi.....»»
Get Apple tech for less with a refurbished MacBook Air for only $248
This refurbished 11-inch Apple MacBook Air is on sale for $247.99 (reg. ($700) for a limited time. TL;DR: Through May 22, save some money and get this refurbished MacBook Air on sale for $247.99 (reg. ($700).Anyone looking for a laptop has.....»»
The 40-inch 2-Series Amazon Fire TV just hit an all-time low price
As of May 17, you can snag a 40-inch 2-Series Amazon Fire TV for just $149.99, down from $249.99. That's a 40% discount or $100 off. GET $100 OFF: As of May 17, you can snag a 40-inch 2-Series Amazon Fire TV for just $149.99, down from $249.99......»»
"Wordle" today: Here"s the answer hints for May 18
Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1064 on May 18, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you fi.....»»
Why Earthlings are safe when huge solar storms strike our planet
When solar storms and coronal mass ejections hit Earth and create the Northern Lights, people are physically protected from radiation by Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere. From time to time, the sun discharges billions of tons of solar matt.....»»
Get MS Office on your Mac forever for $25
Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 for Mac is on sale for just $24.97 (reg. $229) through May 22. TL;DR: Through May 22, up your productivity with Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 for Mac, on sale for a one-time payment of just $24.97 (.....»»
NASA spacecraft spots dead robot on Mars surface
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter viewed the space agency's retired InSight lander as it gradually collects dust in the Martian desert. Mars is collecting artifacts.Without the large, powerful camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter,.....»»
"Wordle" today: Here"s the answer hints for May 19
Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1065 on May 19, as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you fi.....»»
Get lifetime access to 20TB of cloud storage with a $90 one-time purchase
Get lifetime access to 20TB of Prism Drive Secure Cloud Storage for $89.97 (reg. $1,494) through May 22. TL;DR: Through May 22, this offer gets you lifetime access to 20TB of Prism Drive Secure Cloud Storage for $89.97.Whether you're looking fo.....»»
Tinashe"s "Nasty" goes viral just in time for summer
Tinashe's "Nasty" went viral spurring memes from "they matched each other's freaks" to discourse about freak matching. On their recent single "Nasty," Tinashe sagely asks, "Is somebody gonna match my freak?" And now this wise question has becom.....»»
Amazon slashes Apple"s brand-new iPad Air 6 to $569
The lowest online iPad Air 6 price available is courtesy of Amazon this weekend, with the new 11-inch iPad Air falling to $569.99.Save on Apple's new iPad Air 6.Units are in stock at press time at the discounted $569.99 price, which delivers $30 in s.....»»