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The key to a successful egg drop experiment? Drop it on its side

There was a key difference, however, between how vertically and horizontally  squeezed eggs deformed in the compression experiments—namely, the former deformed less than the...

Where hyperscale hardware goes to retire: Ars visits a very big ITAD site

Inside the laptop/desktop examination bay at SK TES's Fredericksburg, Va. site. Credit: SK tes ...

How farmers can help rescue water-loving birds

Not every farmer is thrilled to host birds. Some worry about the spread of avian flu, others are concerned that the birds will...

200 mph for 500 miles: How IndyCar drivers prepare for the big race

What to expect on Sunday? Kirkwood was bullish about his chances despite starting relatively deep in the field, qualifying in 23rd place. "We've been...

Penguin poop may help preserve Antarctic climate

The ammonia from the guano does not form the particles but supercharges the process that does, Boyer said. “It’s really the dimethyl sulfide from...

Feds charge 16 Russians allegedly tied to botnets used in cyberattacks and spying

The hacker ecosystem in Russia, more than perhaps anywhere else in the world, has long blurred the lines between cybercrime, state-sponsored cyberwarfare, and espionage....

College Board keeps apologizing for screwing up digital SAT and AP tests

Don't worry about the "mission-driven not-for-profit" College Board—it's drowning in cash. The US group, which administers the SAT and AP tests to college-bound students,...

Researchers cause GitLab AI developer assistant to turn safe code malicious

Marketers promote AI-assisted developer tools as workhorses that are essential for today’s software engineer. Developer platform GitLab, for instance, claims its Duo chatbot can...

In 3.5 years, Notepad.exe has gone from “barely maintained” to “it writes for you”

By late 2021, major updates for Windows' built-in Notepad text editor had been so rare for so long that a gentle redesign and a...

The Pentagon seems to be fed up with ULA’s rocket delays

Some of the displeasure was apparent in April when the US military announced that it would ask SpaceX to launch a plurality of its...

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