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"The past 10 years have been the hottest on record, a dramatic increase that has raised ocean temperatures and elevations, melted glaciers, and increased damage from natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and tornadoes — effects that threaten wildlife species and human health. Scientists are clear that reigning in the greenhouse gases that are warming the planet requires major shifts to renewable energies. Fortunately, the world is increasingly adopting these technologies. In 2025, coal dropped below renewables like solar and wind as the primary source of global electricity."

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The Retropian Color is basically a cheat code for reliving your pixelated glory days. It comes with 1,000+ retro games preloaded — no cartridges, no internet tantrums, just instant SNES-GBA-PS1 magic. It's the gaming console 10-year-old you dreamed of and 30-something you can finally afford. Get it for yourself to finally beat your old score or pass the torch to your Y2K-obsessed teen. [Ad]

"You're looking at a dark, volcanic stretch of Mars, known as Syrtis Major, that spans some 800 miles in diameter. This image was captured with color filters to highlight the gritty details of these sand dunes and plains, some of the oldest ever discovered on the Red Planet. Syrtis Major is the Greek name for the Gulf of Sirte on the north African coast, which also has a triangle-like shape, and it translates to 'the great sand bank.' This is the 100,000th image taken by the HiRISE camera, or High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. It was shot in October and released last month. Such a specific view will help pinpoint the origins of the sand that's whipped around by wind and built up into dunes, which may emerge in part from the area's dark, weathered basalt rocks."

"Year after year, it's the same argument. If Hollywood just continues to release sequels and remakes of popular franchises, how will it ever get around to making new franchises? In 2026, there is, obviously, plenty of that happening as usual, but, for the first time in a long time, there is a noticeable uptick in originality from big-name filmmakers. So yes, while we're getting new DC, Marvel, Star Wars, and more this year, there are also several big swing ideas scattered throughout the release schedule that scream 'potential franchise.'"

Look, if learning a new language is the secret to keeping our brains spry, then we're all just one "Ou est la bibliotheque?" away from immortality. Babbel makes it easy to sneak some linguistics into your daily scroll with real human-taught lessons that won't make you scream into the void. And with lifetime access — plus an AI Conversation Partner you can chat with — it's language learning for grown-up brains that still wanna party. Save with code LEARN. [Ad]

"You've probably experienced it — your alarm is set for 6:30 AM, yet somehow your eyes snap open a few minutes before it goes off. There's no sound, no external cue, just the body somehow knowing it's time. It might seem strange, but you didn't wake up by chance. It's your body clock at work — an amazingly precise internal timing system that regulates when you sleep and wake. But how exactly does this built-in alarm clock work?"

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