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Mountain Marmots Mysteriously Turn Up Near San Francisco Bay
Yellow-bellied marmots, alpine dwellers usually found high in the mountains, were spotted far from home near sea level in the San Francisco Bay Area, puzzling wildlife officials.
Smithsonian Magazine ↗️💾 Tech and Science
Krill Show Up Where They Shouldn't Be, Baffling Scientists
Researchers spotted Antarctic krill—key to the Southern Ocean food web—thriving near a deep-sea hydrothermal vent off the Antarctic Peninsula, a discovery made during the National Geographic-Rolex Perpetual Planet Southern Ocean Expedition.
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Valve's New VR Headset Tries to Reignite an Old Dream
Valve's $1,059 Steam Frame headset aims to revive the virtual reality momentum the company once championed with the Vive and Index. Ars Technica put it to the test to see if the dream still holds up.
Ars Technica ↗️💾 Tech and Science
Physicist Carlo Rovelli Questions What We Really Know About Reality
In his new book, physicist Carlo Rovelli challenges the long-held dream of achieving perfect, objective knowledge of the universe. The book pushes back against the idea that science can ever fully capture ultimate reality.
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New Fonts Trick AI Bots While Staying Readable to Humans
Researchers have developed decoy fonts designed to be legible to people but unreadable by AI bots, offering a new way to protect human-written text online.
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A Mars Trick Is Revealing Ancient Rock Art on Earth
A color-enhancing technique originally designed to study Mars is now helping archaeologists uncover hidden details in ancient rock paintings on Earth.
Gizmodo ↗️💾 Tech and Science
Apple's New Foldable iPhone Duo Just Dropped, and It Costs $2,000
Apple closed out its hardware event with a classic 'one more thing' surprise: its first-ever foldable phone. After years of speculation and rivals leading the foldable race for nearly a decade, Apple has finally jumped in with the iPhone Duo. The device will be available to buy starting next month, marking a major shift in the company's design philosophy.
Ars Technica ↗️💾 Tech and Science
Sony's $70 Headphones Might Change Your Mind About Cheap Gear
Gizmodo's review finds that Sony's $70 WH-CH530 headphones deliver surprisingly solid sound, making pricier flagship models a harder sell.
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Scientists Use Earth's Magnetic Field to Catch Fake Ancient Pottery
Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography have developed a new method that reads magnetic signatures in pottery to determine whether it's truly ancient or a modern forgery.
Smithsonian Magazine ↗️💾 Tech and Science
German Startup Makes History With Europe's First Commercial Orbital Rocket Launch
Isar Aerospace, founded by three students in 2018, successfully launched its privately-built rocket into orbit from a Norwegian spaceport, marking a major milestone for Europe's space industry.
Ars Technica ↗️💾 Tech and Science
Meet the Wonderfully Weird 2026 Ig Nobel Winners
Every year, the Ig Nobel Prizes shine a spotlight on research that's as hilarious as it is brilliant, and 2026 is no exception. This year's winners tackled everything from splash-free urinal design to the surprisingly complex physics of a good nose blow. Other honorees studied mosquito mouthparts for tiny 3D printing and measured how quickly buried cotton underwear decomposes.
Ars Technica ↗️💾 Tech and Science
Scientists Discover a Spooky New Flower Straight Out of Nightmares
Researchers in Thailand have identified a bizarre new plant species, Thismia daemona, with a demonic, horn-like appearance.
Gizmodo ↗️💾 Tech and Science
The FCC Wants to Grade Phone Companies on Robocall Blocking
The FCC plans to launch a scorecard rating phone carriers on how well they block illegal robocalls.
Ars Technica ↗️💾 Tech and Science
The Smartest Ways to Get Around Campus This Fall
E-bikes and electric scooters offer students an affordable, independent way to zip around campus without shelling out for parking or rideshares.
Gizmodo ↗️💾 Tech and Science
Seven Wild Science Stories You Probably Missed in August
From a newly discovered 'black hole star' to cookies made from recycled plastic, this month's roundup covers the science news that almost slipped through the cracks.
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