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Black Friday 2024: Best deals on health & fitness gear, optics and science kits
By Anna Gora, Kimberley Lane, Jase Parnell-Brookes last updated
Deal Black Friday 2024: Grab early discounts on air purifiers, electric toothbrushes, rowing machines, telescopes, binoculars, microscopes, cameras and more.
Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years
By Sascha Pare published
Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.
Massive Black Friday discounts on electric toothbrushes, water flossers and other dental care products: Our top picks
By Anna Gora last updated
Deals Best deals for squeaky-clean teeth and a bright smile.
These excellent Black Friday fitness tracker deals are cheaper than ever
By Anna Gora last updated
Deals Level up your workout game without breaking the bank.
10 huge fitness deals we recommend this Black Friday
By Anna Gora published
Deals Save big bucks on a home exercise equipment this Black Friday.
Top 10 best Black Friday camera deals 2024: As chosen by our experts
By Kimberley Lane last updated
Deals We've rounded up the best camera deals from Sony, Nikon, Canon and more — save $$$'s on your next mirrorless or DSLR camera.
Lowest price in eight months on Oral-B's premium electric toothbrush this Black Friday
By Chris McMullen published
Deals Make your teeth shine and save big this Black Friday with the lowest price we have seen for the Oral-B iO Series 9 electric toothbrush since March.
Massive Black Friday air purifier deals 2024: Top discounts we recommend
By Anna Gora last updated
Deals Save big on air purifiers with these early Black Friday deals.
Mega Black Friday streaming deals — up to 90% cheaper to watch nature docs and science shows
By Kat Bayly last updated
Deals Stream your favorite nature documentaries, natural disaster movies and science TV shows ahead of Thanksgiving and Christmas with these Black Friday streaming deals.
Save $100 on the excellent Garmin Instinct 2 smartwatch before Black Friday even arrives
By Lloyd Coombes published
Deals One of our favorite rugged outdoor fitness trackers is under $200 at Amazon right now.
'Supergiant' gold deposit discovered in China is one of the largest on Earth — and is worth more than $80 billion
By Harry Baker published
Chinese officials have announced the discovery of a massive deposit of high-quality gold ore, potentially worth around $83 billion, which could end up being the largest known deposit of the precious metal anywhere in the world.
'This is a marriage of AI and quantum': New technology gives AI the power to feel surfaces for the 1st time
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Combining quantum science with machine learning has led to a model that can accurately measure how surfaces feel to the touch.
Epic $800 cheaper — our favorite DSLR discounted heavily in this Black Friday camera deal
By Kimberley Snaith last updated
Deals The best DSLR ever made now with massive $800 savings at B&H and Amazon in this mega Black Friday camera deal, ideal for both wildlife and astrophotography.
Diagnostic dilemma: A man's heart stopped after he ate too much licorice
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A man experienced cardiac arrest after eating a different flavor of candy than he had historically.
Squirting cucumbers thicken and stiffen to eject seeds with 'remarkable speed and precision,' study finds
By Sascha Pare published
Squirting cucumbers shoot their seeds up to 33 feet (10 m) away from the mother plant to avoid overcrowding and competition, but exactly how they do it has long remained a mystery.
Breathe easier this Black Friday with 38% off this Coway Airmega air purifier
By Chris McMullen published
Deals Save $88 on this Coway Airmega AP-1512HH air purifier at Amazon Black Friday and save energy too, thanks to its impressive eco mode.
Save $110 on these massive astronomy binoculars at Amazon
By Kimberley Lane published
Deals The powerful Celestron SkyMaster 25x100 are now 22% off for Black Friday — get unparalleled views of the cosmos for $389 in this Black Friday binocular deal.
We are instinctively turned off by stories labeled 'AI-generated' — even if they were secretly written by other people, study finds
By Drew Turney published
Even when a creative work is made by humans, we think it’s missing a key element of art if we think it's been written by an AI — that capacity to fully immerse you in the world being created.
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