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The New iOS Update Lets You Stop Ads From Tracking You

The new iOS pop-ups can include a short message about why a developer wants users to enable tracking, essentially a pitch of what the benefits…

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Posted in News/Events Weird

How Stardew Valley Bridged a Connection to My Grandfather

When a friend loses a loved one, I usually express my condolences by saying something along the lines of “They don’t really leave us, not…

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Posted in News/Events Science

Stalagmites Embody Clock-Like Chronicles of Time Over Thousands of Years

Deep underground, in mysterious caverns that seem almost measureless to humans, caves have devised their own strange ways of keeping time as the eternities pass…

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COVID-19 Causes More Pregnancy Complications Than We Thought, Study Shows

Like everything in this pandemic, the knowledge we have about how COVID-19 affects pregnancy has changed since we first learnt about the virus at the…

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The Speed of Ocean Currents Is Changing in a Major Way, Scientists Warn

Scientists already know the oceans are rapidly warming and sea levels are rising. But that’s not all. Now, thanks to satellite observations, we have three…

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Reznor + Ross Return to Nine Inch Nails Soon as Probably Tomorrow

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross just won their second Oscar Sunday night (April 25) but it won’t be long until they return to work. In…

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Trent Reznor + Atticus Ross Win Original Score Oscar for ‘Soul’

Congrats are in order for Nine Inch Nails pair Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who combined with The Late Show With Stephen Colbert music director…

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Climate Change Has Now Invisibly Shifted Earth’s Axis, New Data Reveal

Humanity’s impacts on our planet’s climate are so profound, we have for decades been unwittingly shifting the very axis upon which Earth spins around, scientists…

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15 People Just Spent 40 Days in a Cave Without Phones, Clocks, or Sunlight

Fifteen volunteers have emerged from a cave in the southwest of France after spending 40 days without clocks, phones, or sunlight for a human isolation experiment. The…

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Mesmerizing Video Shows Ingenuity’s 3rd, Surprisingly Long Mars Flight

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter successfully executed its third flight over the surface of Mars on Sunday. The helicopter made spaceflight history last Monday when it lifted off…

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