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This Is the Blackest Black Ever Created

09.13.19

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Carbon-Nanotube Yarn Twists and Stretches To Produce High Yields of Electricity

08.24.17

By Michael Byrne
Tech

How ‘Second Skin’ Suits Will Protect Future Soldiers from Dirty Weapons

08.12.16

By Christopher Moyer
Tech

Scientists Say We Could Build a Space Elevator Using Microscopic Diamond Chains

11.19.15

By Melissa Cronin
Tech

Spiders Spin Super Silk After Being Spritzed with Graphene

05.06.15

By Emiko Jozuka
Travel

Here’s What Happens When Engineers Hold a Photography Contest

11.18.14

By Emerson Rosenthal
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07.14.14

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Horoscopes

Daily Horoscope: January 26, 2026

Today trades tidy narratives for instincts, realizations, and emotional honesty that refuses to stay polite.

5 hours ago

By Ashley Fike
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Gaming

Regular Show Fortnite Skins & Cosmetic Items Leaked

Regular Show Fortnite skins have reportedly leaked, revealing Mordecai, Skips, Rigby, cosmetics, and a rumored release window.

6 hours ago

By Brent Koepp
Screenshot: Capcom

Gaming

Leon Kennedy’s Age in Every Resident Evil Game, Including Requiem (RE9)

How old is Leon Kennedy in every Resident Evil game? From RE2 to Resident Evil Requiem, here is a full timeline of the protagonist’s age.

8 hours ago

By Brent Koepp
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Life

Scientists Captured the Explosive Birth of a Solar Flare on Video

Researchers have finally caught a major solar flare in the act of being born. And even better, they got the entire thing on video.

12 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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Life

Ancient Kangaroos Were Absolutely Humongous, But They Could Still Hop

These kangaroo behemoths, covered in muscles, were theoretically roughly as springy as modern-day kangaroos.

12 hours ago

By Luis Prada