By the time Stephanie Deitrick started writing an AI policy for the city of Tempe, Arizona, she worried it was already too late. “It had been on my mind as something that we really need to look at … before we’re hit with something we’re not expecting,” said Ms. Deitrick, the city’s chief data and analytics officer....
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Save $120 on the excellent Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ telescope this Cyber Monday
News Skywatching (Image credit: Celestron/Future) As the Black Friday weekend comes to a close and gives way to Cyber Monday, deals on telescopes and skywatching equipment still continue to roll in. The latest from Amazon is excellent for beginners: you can grab the Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ for just $199.96, down from $319.95 this Cyber Monday...
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Cyber Monday Fire TV Stick deals start at $16 in 2023
Fire TV Stick Cyber Monday deals are finally here. And in case you’re wondering, yes, they do indeed bring you the lowest prices of 2023 on multiple models. Our readers are flocking to Amazon during Cyber Monday to pick up the company’s various Fire TV Stick devices on sale. Among the deals is the Fire...
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Best Ecobee thermostat deals for Black Friday 2023
There are literally hundreds of thousands of awesome deals available right now on Amazon for Black Friday. But there’s one particular set of deals that should be a no-brainer. Amazon’s Ecobee thermostat Black Friday deals for 2023 will save you money today. Then, thanks to Ecobee’s smart features, you’ll keep saving money every month on...
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Inside ‘Earthrise’: A historian’s take on the origins of the Apollo 8 ‘image of the century’
News Spaceflight The iconic Earthrise image from the astronauts of NASA’s Apollo 8 mission taken on Dec. 24, 1968. (Image credit: NASA) The recent death of Frank Borman, commander of Nasa’s Apollo 8 mission in 1968, has focused attention on that incredible first voyage to the Moon. It took place eight months before Apollo 11, where Neil Armstrong...
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This Max Black Friday deal for $2.99 will get you 6 months of streaming at 70% off
News Skywatching You can watch the entire run of Tom Hanks’ From Earth To The Moon and save 70% this Black Friday. (Image credit: Max) The streaming service Max is home to tons of science fiction, fantasy and some epic space TV series (“From Earth To The Moon,” anyone?) and right now, you can great...
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These tiny worms are no match for carnivorous fungi
Arthrobotrys oligospora sets traps for nematodes as part of a ‘constant evolutionary arms race.’ By Laura Baisas | Published Nov 21, 2023 2:00 PM EST An aquatic nematode living in pond water among cyanobacteria. The small worms are sometimes trapped and eaten by carnivorous fungi. Getty Images SHARE If nematodes have nightmares, they might be...
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Inside the secret world of the Hopewell Mounds—our newest World Heritage site
Published November 20, 2023 9 min read An earthen circle large enough to contain the Empire State Building on its side. An octagonal earthwork capable of holding four Roman Coliseums. A vast hilltop enclosure overlooking a dramatic river gorge. These wonders are among the eight sites in central and southern Ohio that UNESCO recently placed...
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China wants to complete a Mars sample return mission before NASA
Published Nov 18th, 2023 3:47PM EST China wants to steal NASA’s thunder by launching a Mars sample return mission that brings back Martian soil and rocks roughly two years before the U.S.-based space agency can. Currently, NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is hitting a few snags. And those snags may be just enough to get...
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Why dogs usually can’t tell what you’re pointing at
While we may never be able to read a dog’s mind, new research indicates that some “smarter” dogs may be able to better interpret where an object is in space. By studying how this phenomenon called spatial bias may reflect what dogs see, researchers could potentially show that dogs process information similarly to the way...