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11 hours ago
Swimming, soccer, and surveillance: Paris preps for an AI-monitored Olympics
Popular Science - Mack DeGeurin
When this year’s Summer Olympics kicks off in Paris, France next week, nearly 100 floats filled with the world’s leading athletes are expected to chug their way across the Seine River. Around half a million fans will cheer as their nation’s sporting ambassadors pass their way through the Louvre, by …
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12 hours ago
NASA’s VIPER rover won’t be going to the moon after all
Popular Science - Tom Hawking
Back in November 2019, NASA announced plans to send a new rover to the moon. After nearly 5 years and multiple delays, however, it seems Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) won’t be launching at all.VIPER was originally planned to land in late 2022 with a mission to search for …
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flipped into Space
12 hours ago
What it was like to spend a year in NASA’s Mars base simulation
Popular Science - Andrew Paul
Spending over a year physically isolated from everyone but three crewmates may not be most people’s idea of a fun getaway, but Anca Selariu wouldn’t hesitate to do it again. “Absolutely,” Selariu tells Popular Science. The US Navy microbiologist specializing in viral vaccine discovery and infectious …
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14 hours ago
106 critically endangered Siamese crocodile eggs spotted in Cambodia
Popular Science - Laura Baisas
In a conservation victory, 106 eggs belonging to rare Siamese crocodiles (Crocodylus siamensis) were recently discovered in Cambodia’s Cardamom National Park. Sixty of the eggs have successfully hatched since they were found. According to conservation organization Fauna & Flora, this number sets a …
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15 hours ago
Stegosaurus ‘Apex’ sold for nearly $45 million to a billionaire
Popular Science - Andrew Paul
A hedge-fund billionaire has purchased a nearly complete stegosaurus skeleton dubbed “Apex” for $44.6 million. Confirmed first by The Wall Street Journal, founder and CEO of Citadel LLC Ken Griffin paid about ten times Sotheby’s pre-sale estimate of somewhere between $4 and $6 million. His purchase …
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flipped into The Best Audio Gear
1 day ago
JBL sets the Stage 2: New lineup lets you easily assemble a modern home theater setup
Popular Science - Tony Ware
Imagine you’ve finally received the new two-channel setup or complete immersive audio system you finally committed to after weeks of researching and deliberating. You’re getting more wired as you plug in each cable. You can’t wait to fire up your favorite film and bump some new album. The one thing …