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The Best Cheap Gaming Deals for June 2021 | Digital Trends
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Tesla now uses its vehicles’ in-cabin camera to monitor drivers
What just happened? Tesla is getting in line with other automakers by using its cabin-facing camera to ensure driver attention…
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An Attractive Cheap Organic Material for New Generation of Batteries
Cover of ACS Applied Energy Materials Volume 4 Issue 5. Credit: ACS Applied Energy Materials A new report by Skoltech…
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Reef-building corals and microscopic algae within their cells evolve together
Reef-building corals, such as elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis), and their hybrid, all pictured here, co-evolve with…
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The Menopause Manifesto review: A guide to counteract medical misogyny
By Helen Thomson I AM only 37 and I have experienced the menopause multiple times. Drugs for IVF and endometriosis…
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Astronomers have created the largest ever map of dark matter
By New Scientist and Press Association The map shows the pattern of dark matter in the universe N. Jeffrey/Dark Energy…
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Early Prime Day Deal Knocks $50 Off This Ninja Air Fryer | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Amazon’s 2021 Prime Day is almost…
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“Helium Rain Is Real!” – Experiments Validate the Possibility of Helium Rain Inside Jupiter and Saturn
An international research team, including scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, have validated a nearly 40-year-old prediction and experimentally shown…
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The Best Mac Mice for 2021 | Digital Trends
There are a lot of great mice out there, but picking the best one for you and your Mac can…
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Uncharted 4 is coming to PC, Sony may reveal it later today
What just happened? There have been plenty of signs that more PlayStation exclusives will soon land on PC, and we…
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Study sheds light on population history of northern east Asia
Geographic and temporal distribution and population structure of newly sampled and published populations in northern East Asia. Credit: Mao et…
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Apple’s alleged monopolistic practices called “rotten to the core” in Apple Watch ECG lawsuit
In brief: Apple, a company that is no stranger to accusations of monopolistic practices, has had an antitrust lawsuit filed…
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Biden’s 90-day deadline for virus origins spurred by ‘unexamined intelligence’: NYT
Earlier this week, Biden announced a revived push to determine the origins of the coronavirus. The 3-month probe was prompted…
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Engineered defects in crystalline material boost electrical performance
Xiaoli Tan and a team of campus collaborators used this transmission electron microscope at the Ames Laboratory’s Sensitive Instrument Facility…
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Acer SpatialLabs allows for 3D viewing without glasses on supported laptops
Forward-looking: Acer revealed today a new suite of 3D technologies called SpatialLabs, which allows their line of ConceptD laptops to…
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Astronaut Michael Fincke Offers Students Out-of-This-World Advice
During a 2004 spacewalk (left), Michael Fincke wore a Russian Orlan spacesuit with Earth in the distance. Fincke has logged…
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Best Float Tube: Water Floats Worth The Money | Popular Science
When preparing for a big day on the water, you have to have all the essentials packed: swimsuit, sunscreen, sunglasses,…
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Horizon Forbidden West Borrows Zelda’s Best Mechanic | Digital Trends
Sony showed off 14 minutes of gameplay for the upcoming Horizon Forbidden West during a State of Play event today,…
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Game developer created a scene of his dog with 10 billion polygons in Unreal Engine 5
What just happened? Unreal Engine 5 early access just launched and developers are already testing its limits, or at least…
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Launch postponed for Soyuz rocket with UK telecom satellites
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The launch of a Soyuz rocket carrying 36 UK telecommunication and internet satellites has been postponed…
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DNA Vaccines for COVID-19 Shown Effective in Hamsters – Quicker Production and Lower Cost Than mRNA Vaccines
Currently available COVID-19 vaccines rely on mRNA strands to teach the human immune system to recognize the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Now,…
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‘Nothing looks good’ preparing for summer wildfire season
In this May 14, 2021, photo provided by the High Desert Museum, U.S. Forest Service firefighters carry out a prescribed…
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Save 45% on Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga for Memorial Day | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Everyone loves a bargain. The allure…
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Scientists unravel noise-assisted signal amplification in systems with memory
Two mirrors with a drop of oil in between form a non-linear optical cavity, in which stochastic resonance was observed.…
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Cross-platform play is coming for Borderlands 3 but publisher 2K snuffed it for PlayStation consoles
WTF?! Gearbox Software will add cross-play support for Borderlands 3. Soon Vault Hunters can explore with their friends no matter…
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Earliest known war was a repeated conflict in Sudan 13,400 years ago
By Krista Charles An archival photograph showing a double burial at Jebel Sahaba Wendorf Archives of the British Museum Individuals…
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Fossil Pollen Shows Earth’s Vegetation Is Changing Faster Today Than It Has Over the Last 18,000 Years
To study past plant ecosystems and how they changed, a lake or other suitable environment is cored to retrieve the…
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Competitor fears Musk’s SpaceX could ‘monopolise’ space
A long-exposure image shows a trail of a group of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay—but will the company’s battery…
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The Best Windows Apps for 2021 | Digital Trends
If you use a Windows PC, you might have discovered a wide range of apps to improve your experience and…
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PayPal is working on a cryptocurrency withdrawal function
Editor’s take: In the crypto community, there’s a popular expression that applies here. “Not your keys, not your coin,” meaning…
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Jebel Sahaba: Analysis of Bones Reveals a Succession of Violence Rather Than a Prehistoric War
Archival photograph illustrating the double grave of individuals JS 20 and JS 21, Jebel Sahaba cemetery. Pencils indicate the position…
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What does DM mean? Understanding the popular internet shorthand that refers to private messaging
DM is an acronym for a private “direct message” sent online. The term gained popularity on Facebook and Twitter, where…
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Iran issues four-month ban on cryptocurrency mining following widespread power outages
What just happened? Multiple cities in Iran have been facing unplanned power blackouts recently, which according to President Hassan Rouhani,…
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Senate GOP unveils $928 billion infrastructure counteroffer that’s largely funded by Biden stimulus money
A group of Senate Republicans introduced a $928 billion infrastructure counteroffer to Biden. However, only a quarter of that appears…
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Black hole simulations provide blueprint for future observations
The first image of a black hole shows the core of galaxy Messier 87 as resolved by radio waves by…
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Watch Cruella: How to Stream the Movie on Disney+ Tomorrow | Digital Trends
If you’ve been itching to find out the origin story behind everyone’s favorite dognapper, Cruella de Vil, then you’re going…
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World may breach 1.5C warming within 5 years: WMO
There is a 90 percent chance of at least one year between 2021-2025 being the hottest on record, according to…
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What Is SATA? Here’s Everything You Need to Know About It | Digital Trends
If you’ve owned a desktop PC or laptop in the past decade and a half, you can be confident it…
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NASA’s Roman Mission: Using Exploding Stars to Solve the Biggest Cosmic Mysteries
This illustration shows a white dwarf accreting matter from a companion star. Once the white dwarf reaches a specific mass…
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Canada to send rover to Moon by 2026: minister
Canada plans to land a robotic rover on the Moon. Canada will land a robotic rover on the Moon within…
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Jeff Bezos will step down as Amazon CEO on July 5, a ‘sentimental’ date that he picked because it was when the company was incorporated, in 1994
Jeff Bezos will officially leave his job as Amazon CEO on July 5, he told shareholders on Wednesday. Bezos said…
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Suspected fatal shark attack in New Caledonia
At least two other people have been killed in shark attacks in the French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia…
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Just like his boss, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s spokesman isn’t mincing words as he takes on liberal Democrats, establishment Republicans, and TV anchors
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s spokesman has worked in politics for nearly a decade. Nick Dyer’s recent spat with Rep. Eric…
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Unveiling what governs crystal growth
Schematic of microbeam surface X-ray scattering during growth of gallium nitride crystal at high temperature. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory. With…
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Community relations startup Orbit raised $15 million backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Coatue. Here’s an exclusive look at its pitch deck.
Community relations startup Orbit has raised a $15 million Series A round. The round was led by Coatue’s general partner…
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Best Prime Day Deals On Amazon: Home Appliances For Sale| PopSci
Let’s admit it, we all love shopping. And we really love to save money when shopping. Well, there’s no better…
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How Tendons Become Stiffer and Stronger – Newly Discovered Cellular Mechanisms
Genetics affects tendon stiffness and athletic performance. Credit: ETH Zurich / Viktor Koen Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University…
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Best Prime Day TV Deals: Amazon Prime Day 2021 | Popular Science
If you’ve been considering springing for a television to take your home media setup to the next level, there’s never…
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Activision Plans to Address Call of Duty’s Toxicity Problem | Digital Trends
If players jump into a match across Call of Duty: Warzone, Black Ops Cold War or Mobile, it’s currently quite common…
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IBS Patients’ Symptoms Improved Under COVID-19 Lockdowns
Unexpected reduction in symptoms may result from lower stress and more control over diet at home. Patients’ irritable bowel syndrome…
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