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WHICH CUP WILL FILL FIRST?

How Ukraine’s “Secret Weapon” Shrugs Off Russian Radio Interference

The Pentagon’s Hypersonic Rocket Engine

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This Tip to Make Drilling Thick Steel Easier

When Gas Really Expires

If We Can Eradicate Zombie Cells

A LIVING HISTORY OF THE HUMBLE PAPER AIRPLANE • FOR CENTURIES, PAPER AIRPLANES HAVE UNLOCKED THE SCIENCE OF FLIGHT—NOW THEY COULD INSPIRE DRONE DESIGNS.

Weird Ways to Generate Lift • Here’s how strangely shaped objects—from Frisbees to honeybees—generate lift to soar through the air.

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Leroy Hood Wants to Show You How to LIVE FOR A REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME

IN THE WAR AGAINST THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY, TWO TINY WASPS COULD BE THE SECRET WEAPON

There Has Never Been a Better Time to Buy a SMART GRILL

Can AI Really Teach a Novice Woodworker

The Best Cordless Angle Grinders for Cutting, Grinding, and More

5 Made Right • GEAR TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME

Brava’s Glass Smart Oven Cooks at the Speed of Light

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