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The 7 Best Camping Chairs You’ll Be Happy to Sink Your Butt Into
Roughing it doesn't mean you need a rough landing. We got our hands on models from Yeti, Coleman, REI Co-op, and more.
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A ‘Third State’ Exists Between Life and Death—And That Suggests Your Cells Are Conscious, Some Scientists Say
A growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end, but the beginning of something wholly unexpected.
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36h ago
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Construction Crews Were Building an Apartment Complex—And Found a 500-Year-Old Castle
Emperor Charles V had the castle built in Belgium in the 16th century, and archaeologists found a bounty of artifacts from that era inside.
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China Built a Solar Panel Empire—and May Have Seriously Messed Up Its Birds
Solar power is essential, but sprawling arrays can disrupt habitats if built in the wrong places.
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Scientists Think They’ve Found the Reason for These Ancient Spiraling Holes
Satellite imaging proved how advanced the holes were.
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36h ago
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Engineers Built a 60-Foot Cannon to Fire Dead Chickens at 600 MPH. You’re the Reason Why.
This atypical artillery has tested everything from Douglas DC-3s, Vietnam-era military aircraft and even NASA’s space shuttles.
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She Was Hitler’s Favorite Opera Singer—And a Priceless Allied Spy
She was the spy nobody expected, but proved instrumental in the war effort.
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These Particles Shape-Shift. That Could Rewrite Our Understanding of Reality—and How It Began.
Researchers just got one step closer to understanding them.