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Best Japanese Rock/Metal Band From Each of the Last Five Decades

Here is the best Japanese rock/metal band from each of the last five decades, as chosen by Ryujin’s Ryoji Shinomoto. There are so many incredible…

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Earth Isn’t The Only Planet With Seasons, But They Can Look Wildly Different On Other Worlds

Spring, summer, fall and winter – the seasons on Earth change every few months, around the same time every year. It’s easy to take this…

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CES 2024: The 25 Best Gadgets You Can Buy Right Now

It’s barely two weeks into the new year, but the flood of new gadgets for 2024 has already started. Thanks to CES, we’ve seen a…

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CES 2024: The 26 Best Gadgets You Can Buy Right Now

It’s barely two weeks into the new year, but the flood of new gadgets for 2024 has already started. Thanks to CES, we’ve seen a…

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Why Crypto Idealogues Won’t Touch Bitcoin ETFs

Bitcoin devotees are declaring a historic victory after US regulators approved a new, more accessible way for people to invest in the crypto asset after…

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The Big Problem With the Giant Stanley Cup

That strategy tapped into deep currents in consumer culture that can drive huge sales—but also overconsumption. “We see all the time that [a customer] wants…

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25 Big Rock + Metal Albums Turning 30 in 2024

It’s getting pretty scary for the ’90s kids out there, as albums that came out in 1994 are turning 30 years old this year. The…

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Toyota’s Robots Are Learning to Do Housework—By Copying Humans

As someone who quite enjoys the Zen of tidying up, I was only too happy to grab a dustpan and brush and sweep up some…

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A Rare, Scaly, Fossilized Skin Hints at Evolution of Life in Water to Land

Within a limestone cave system in Richards Spur, Oklahoma, paleontologists uncovered several detailed casts of the skin of an ancient animal. The skin resembles a…

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This Tiny Texture on Rock Is The Earliest Known Fossil of Skin. It’s 290 Million Years Old.

It’s just a tiny thing, smaller than a fingernail. But a rock found deep in a limestone cave in Oklahoma is extending our understanding of…

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