Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a magnificent view of the Flaming Star Nebula blazing in the night sky some 1,500 ...

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The author and his neighbors in Point Lay Alaska had several close encounters with polar bears in the mid-90s.

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The five new heroes of Overwatch comprise an entire team: one tank (Domina), two damage (Anran and Emre), and two support ...

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Ever dreamed of creating a calm and cozy spot at home to relax and recharge, but don’t think you can spare the space? Plant ...

The invention of tiny devices capable of precisely controlling the direction and behavior of light is essential to the ...

They combined optical tweezers with metasurfaces to trap more than 1,000 atoms, with the potential to capture hundreds of ...