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Why summer flies by as an adult'but lasted forever when you were 10
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (1877+ words) Published Jun 12, 2026 4: 01 PM EDT Do you remember the last day of school before summer break? The clock ticking down to the end of the day, and then that wild, wonderful feeling of freedom? You have all summer to do literally…...
Texas Instruments" newest calculator is intentionally dumb
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (208+ words) Published Apr 29, 2026 3: 23 PM EDT That's likely welcome news to educators around the country battling a growing attention crisis in classrooms some attribute to constantly nagging smart electronic devices." "As schools nationwide ban cell phones, parents sue social platforms for addictive…...
How to start metal detecting to find treasure and trash
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (539+ words) Published Apr 11, 2026 1: 28 PM EDT To get some advice on how to properly kick off a fun and potentially rewarding metal detecting hobby, we reached out to Bill Harrington, who runs the popular Diggin" So Cal You Tube channel and Instagram…...
Biologists discover gene that may determine 'good' and 'bad' dads
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (344+ words) Published Feb 18, 2026 11: 00 AM EST Take the African striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio), for instance. Males can exhibit diverse responses to their young after becoming fathers. Particularly caring mice dads will groom their pups and even insulate them with their bellies against…...
What's a false memory? Psychologists explain how your brain can lie.
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1043+ words) Published Jan 27, 2026 9: 01 AM EST T-shirt tycoons Fruit of the Loom are both makers of functional, printable T-shirts and unintentional originators of a long-standing piece of memory misinformation. Fruit of the Loom's distinctive logo includes a delicious-looking assortment of fruit. Some…...
A little TV after a long day is good for your brain
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (600+ words) Andrew Paul is Popular Science's staff writer focused primarily on tech, AI, physics, and culture news. He was previously a regular contributor to The A. V. Club and Input, and has been featured by Rolling Stone, Fangoria, GQ, Slate, NBC, Mc Sweeney's…...
Indigenous women engineered energy-efficient baby carriers
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) Published Nov 20, 2025 2: 32 PM EST Credit: CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images "Any Indigenous woman who's had their infant in a cradle could tell you exactly what I'm about to tell you, through traditional knowledge," Greenwald said in a recent University of…...
Lead has been poisoning humans for over 2 million years
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (414+ words) Published Oct 15, 2025 2: 00 PM EDT Credit: Stefano Bianchetti / Contributor via Getty Images Despite this knowledge, lead is still used to manufacture many vehicle batteries, ceramics, cosmetics, and other everyday items. Meanwhile, even drinking water can be susceptible to contamination due to…...
How does anesthesia work? Experts still have questions.
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (262+ words) Published Sep 3, 2025 9: 00 AM EDT Image: Halfpoint Images / Getty Images While doctors have significantly refined their techniques over the subsequent 150 years'ether made patients throw up and was flammable enough to cause mid-surgery explosions'there are still outstanding questions about how anesthesia works....
Does getting my nephew a Mac Book and a Microsoft Office lifetime license make me a cool or boring aunt?
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (233+ words) Published Jul 31, 2025 9: 00 AM EDT The'Mac Book'is a 13-inch model from 2020, refurbished but in near-mint condition. It has 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD, which is more than enough for school stuff and the occasional You Tube spiral, but not…...