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No DVD drive in your laptop? Grab this USB add-on for just $20

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 3:02 PM

Smartlet microrobots use solar cells and optical signaling to team up underwater

By Interesting Engineering | Aamir Khollam | 8/22/2025 3:00 PM

In a step toward intelligent robotic collectives, scientists at Chemnitz University of Technology have built... ... Read full Story

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Rotor revolution: UK wind farm aims to power 1.2 million homes with recyclable blades

By Interesting Engineering | Georgina Jedikovska | 8/22/2025 2:33 PM

German energy company RWE and turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa have installed recyclable rotor blades at... ... Read full Story

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Best laptops under $500: Affordable picks that will satisfy

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 2:30 PM

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MIT’s 1972 global collapse warning revisited: Humanity enters make-or-break decade

By Interesting Engineering | Kaif Shaikh | 8/22/2025 2:14 PM

In 1972, the Club of Rome published Limits to Growth, a systems analysis of how... ... Read full Story

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Synology BeeStation Plus review: Super-easy streaming & storage

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 1:00 PM

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This Intel Core 7 laptop with 16GB RAM is a steal for $550, today only

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 12:38 PM

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Dark matter could turn exoplanets into tiny black holes, shocking study reveals

By Interesting Engineering | Mrigakshi Dixit | 8/22/2025 12:23 PM

A study suggests that exoplanets could be used to search for dark matter — the... ... Read full Story

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Experts are skeptical about Google’s AI water consumption claims

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 12:20 PM

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Microsoft Edge will AI summarize your browsing activity for $20/mo

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 12:04 PM

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Best ultrawide monitors: Picks for gaming, budget, 5K, premium, and more

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 12:00 PM

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15.8 million PayPal accounts at risk: stolen passwords put up for sale

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 11:43 AM

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Latest Windows 11 update kills streaming app performance

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 11:38 AM

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Samsung’s fantastic T7 portable SSD hits its lowest price of the year

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 11:26 AM

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Google’s mysterious Gemini smart speaker: What we know, and don’t know

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 11:20 AM

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HP’s RTX 5060 gaming laptop is down to an insane $1,250 today

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 11:15 AM

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Nuclear propulsion at sea gets boost as Bill Gates partners with Korea’s HD Hyundai

By Interesting Engineering | Sujita Sinha | 8/22/2025 11:11 AM

HD Hyundai, South Korea’s leading shipbuilding group, is deepening its ties with Bill Gates’ nuclear... ... Read full Story

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This life-changing $50 adapter made my car’s entertainment system fully wireless

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 11:00 AM

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This Intel Core i7 mini PC with 32GB RAM is only $420 right now

By PCWorld | | 8/22/2025 10:57 AM

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Toyota repurposes old EV batteries to power Mazda’s car plant in Japan

By Interesting Engineering | Georgina Jedikovska | 8/22/2025 10:56 AM

Japanese automotive giants Toyota and Mazda have joined forces to test a new energy storage... ... Read full Story

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The phoenix isn’t the only critter to survive the flames

by Science News | Aug 22 2025

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Aston Martin Vanquish, The Fastest Series Aston Ever, Has Problems Slowing Down

by carbuzz.com | Aug 24 2025

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Saving more lives through improving organ donation

by CT Mirror | Aug 25 2025

exercise

Meghan Trainor Gets Candid About the Mental Health Work Behind Her Fitness Transformation

by thehealthy.com | Aug 20 2025

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Import slide continues after early peak

by FreightWaves | Aug 23 2025

food

Why You Shouldn't Judge A Fine Bourbon By Its Neck Pour

by The Daily Meal | Aug 24 2025

health

What Is ‘Ozempic Vulva’ and Is It a Real Side Effect of GLP-1 Drugs?

by Healthline.com | Aug 23 2025

knowledge

Can You Pass This Back-to-School Quiz? It’s Harder Than You Think!

by Reader's Digest | Aug 21 2025

lifestyle

16:8 intermittent fasting: How it works

by Hello! Magazine | Aug 25 2025

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Neighbors rally for Lynbrook girl, 10, battling brain tumor

by greaterlongisland.com | Aug 24 2025

odd_fun

Man buys 162 tickets for one lottery drawing, wins $811,000

by United Press International, Inc. | Aug 22 2025

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17 New Watches You Missed from Breitling, Casio, Timex and More

by Gear Patrol | Aug 24 2025

travel

5 must-see museums dedicated to slavery around the globe

by Wanderlust | Aug 23 2025

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One Church Street hosts "Art to Table" online auction

by NEWS10 ABC | Aug 24 2025

wellness

5 Simple Longevity Tests You Can Do at Home

by Self.com | Aug 22 2025

Word of the Day

undulant

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 25, 2025 is:

undulant • \UN-juh-lunt\ • adjective

Undulant describes things that rise and fall in waves, or things that have a wavy form, outline, or surface.

// The exhibit featured a painting with beautiful green strokes that resembled undulant hills.

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Examples:

“Though tightly bound by our love of books, we bibliophiles are a sundry lot, managing our obsession in a grand variety of ways. We organize by title, by author, by genre, by topic. By color, by height, by width, by depth. … We stack books into attractive still lifes accompanied by a single tulip in a bud vase, or into risky, undulant towers poised to flatten a passing housecat.” — Monica Wood, LitHub.com, 7 May 2024

Did you know?

If you’re looking for an adjective that encapsulates the rising and falling of the briny sea, wave hello to undulant. While not an especially common descriptor, it is useful not only for describing the ocean itself, but for everything from rolling hills to a snake’s sinuous movement to a fever that waxes and wanes. The root of undulant is, perhaps unsurprisingly, unda, a Latin word meaning “wave.” Other English words swimming the wake of unda include inundate, “to cover with a flood,” and undulate, “to form or move in waves.”

No DVD drive in your laptop? Grab this USB add-on for just $20

Smartlet microrobots use solar cells and optical signaling to team up underwater

Rotor revolution: UK wind farm aims to power 1.2 million homes with recyclable blades

Best laptops under $500: Affordable picks that will satisfy

MIT’s 1972 global collapse warning revisited: Humanity enters make-or-break decade

Synology BeeStation Plus review: Super-easy streaming & storage

This Intel Core 7 laptop with 16GB RAM is a steal for $550, today only

Dark matter could turn exoplanets into tiny black holes, shocking study reveals

Experts are skeptical about Google’s AI water consumption claims

Microsoft Edge will AI summarize your browsing activity for $20/mo

Best ultrawide monitors: Picks for gaming, budget, 5K, premium, and more

15.8 million PayPal accounts at risk: stolen passwords put up for sale

Latest Windows 11 update kills streaming app performance

Samsung’s fantastic T7 portable SSD hits its lowest price of the year

Google’s mysterious Gemini smart speaker: What we know, and don’t know

HP’s RTX 5060 gaming laptop is down to an insane $1,250 today

Nuclear propulsion at sea gets boost as Bill Gates partners with Korea’s HD Hyundai

This life-changing $50 adapter made my car’s entertainment system fully wireless

This Intel Core i7 mini PC with 32GB RAM is only $420 right now

Toyota repurposes old EV batteries to power Mazda’s car plant in Japan

The phoenix isn’t the only critter to survive the flames

Aston Martin Vanquish, The Fastest Series Aston Ever, Has Problems Slowing Down

Saving more lives through improving organ donation

Meghan Trainor Gets Candid About the Mental Health Work Behind Her Fitness Transformation

Import slide continues after early peak

Why You Shouldn't Judge A Fine Bourbon By Its Neck Pour

What Is ‘Ozempic Vulva’ and Is It a Real Side Effect of GLP-1 Drugs?

Can You Pass This Back-to-School Quiz? It’s Harder Than You Think!

16:8 intermittent fasting: How it works

Neighbors rally for Lynbrook girl, 10, battling brain tumor

Man buys 162 tickets for one lottery drawing, wins $811,000

17 New Watches You Missed from Breitling, Casio, Timex and More

5 must-see museums dedicated to slavery around the globe

One Church Street hosts "Art to Table" online auction

5 Simple Longevity Tests You Can Do at Home

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Man buys 162 tickets for one lottery drawing, wins $811,000

2.Watch: Mexican festival's taco serving breaks three world records

3.Watch: Vegan firefighter's first day involves 40,000 pounds of steaks on fire

4.Minnesota State Fair Dairy Princesses Get Immortalized In Butter

5.Look: Oldest living person celebrates 116th birthday in Britain

6.Watch: Smokey Bear stolen from in front of Pennsylvania fire station

7.Girl Group KATSEYE Is Made Up Of 6 Unique Personalities — Which Member Matches You Best?

8.Watch: Canadian politician puts on 330 neck ties to break world record

9.Watch: Dog who fought bull wins 2025 Hambone Award

10.N.C. man wins $100,000 lottery prize on his wedding anniversary