Clues to mysterious disappearance of North America"s large mammals 50,000 years ago found within ancient bone collagen
50,000 years ago, North America was ruled by megafauna. Lumbering mammoths roamed the tundra, while forests were home to towering mastodons, fierce saber-toothed tigers and enormous wolves. Bison and extraordinarily tall camels moved in herds across.....»»
The best shows on Hulu right now (July 2024)
After you decompress from season 3 of The Bear, check out the second season of Marvel's Hit-Monkey or relax with The Toys That Built America......»»
I ditched my Oura Ring for a cheaper smart ring. What happened amazed me
I've worn an Oura Ring for years, but I recently decided to switch to a cheaper smart ring. Here's what happened......»»
A MacBook Pro design refresh is probably years away
Apple probably won't be changing the design of its MacBook Pro for a few more years, as the company continues to increase the longevity of its products.An example of a current-gen MacBook ProApple's MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are iconic in the world.....»»
Why Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid are closing thousands of drug stores across America
Why Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid are closing thousands of drug stores across America.....»»
Quordle today – hints and answers for Sunday, June 30 (game #888)
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A "trilobite Pompeii": Perfectly preserved fossils of ancient sea critters found buried in volcanic ash
If you've ever visited the fossil gallery of a natural history museum—or its gift shop, for that matter—you've probably seen the armored body remains (or exoskeletons) of an extinct group of animals called trilobites. These ancient marine arthrop.....»»
The Milky Way"s eROSITA bubbles are large and distant
In 2020, astronomers discovered a large hourglass-shaped structure in or near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Dubbed "eROSITA bubbles," there have been a few different hypotheses proposed to explain their precise nature. Now, a research team of s.....»»
Extreme wildfires have doubled in just 20 years—here"s the science
It feels like we are getting used to the Earth being on fire. Recently, more than 70 wildfires burned simultaneously in Greece. In early 2024, Chile suffered its worst wildfire season in history, with more than 130 people killed. Last year, Canada's.....»»
30 years later, FreeDOS is still keeping the dream of the command prompt alive
Project's creator talks to Ars about where FreeDOS has been, where it's going. Enlarge / Preparing to install the floppy disk edition of FreeDOS 1.3 in a virtual machine. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Two big things happen.....»»
New Denis Villeneuve movie gets a 2026 release date. Is it Dune 3?
The next movie from Denis Villeneuve now has a 2026 release date. Is this mysterious film Dune 3, the epic conclusion of Villeneuve's trilogy?.....»»
Quordle today – hints and answers for Saturday, June 29 (game #887)
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ChatGPT outperforms undergrads in intro-level courses, falls short later
Software that promises to detect AI-produced text fails to deliver. Enlarge (credit: Caiaimage/Chris Ryan) “Since the rise of large language models like ChatGPT there have been lots of anecdotal reports about students.....»»
Quick! Best Buy cut the price of the 5th Gen iPad by $220 today only
It’s finally time to buy that iPad Air you’ve been talking about for years. Save $220 when you purchase through Best Buy today......»»
Get up to $1,600 off a French door refrigerator in LG’s 4th of July sale
If you're looking for a large and versatile refrigerator, then this 30 cubic feet one from LG has a whopping $1,500 knocked off the price......»»
New computational microscopy technique provides more direct route to crisp images
For hundreds of years, the clarity and magnification of microscopes were ultimately limited by the physical properties of their optical lenses. Microscope makers pushed those boundaries by making increasingly complicated and expensive stacks of lens.....»»
Bipartisan consensus in favor of renewable power is ending
The change is most pronounced in those over 50 years old. Enlarge (credit: tigerstrawberry) One of the most striking things about the explosion of renewable power that's happening in the US is that much of it is going on.....»»
Astronomers discover two new Milky Way satellite galaxy candidates
For years, astronomers have worried about how to explain why the Milky Way has fewer satellite galaxies than the standard dark matter model predicts. This is called the "missing satellites problem.".....»»
Ancient Egyptian Scribes Suffered Back Pain, Too
The skeletons of scribes from ancient Egypt show deterioration from sitting and kneeling.....»»
How Putin handed America the keys to the world’s energy market
How Putin handed America the keys to the world’s energy market.....»»
This Florida woman used lifetime warranties to cheaply maintain her car for 43 years. Here’s how you can do the same
This Florida woman used lifetime warranties to cheaply maintain her car for 43 years. Here’s how you can do the same.....»»