At first glance, it looks like nothing more than a peaceful snowy scene — serene, still and blanketed in white. But hidden somewhere in this frozen landscape is a polar bear, and spotting it is far trickier than you might think. Ready to put your eyes — and brain — to the test? The rise of optical illusions online There’s …
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For the past 18 months, Polar has been making steps towards a Whoop competitor. Back in May 2024, they announced the Polar 360, which was a business version of such a device, aimed primarily at healthcare scenarios and workplace/wellness entities. Then, earlier this summer they announced it’d be coming to consumers on September 3rd. At the time, it lacked …
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File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the vertical position at sunset at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is preparing to launch 24 Starlink broadband satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday evening on a Falcon 9 rocket launch less than 30 minutes after sunset. The mission dubbed Starlink 17-7 …
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Polar bears have become something of an icon for the Arctic. The world’s largest land predators, they are big, they are beautiful, they are – not white, actually. Across their evolution they’ve developed some curious adaptations for life in the cold, and we don’t yet understand all of them. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign …
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New research published in the Australasian Journal of Palaeontology has revealed a detailed portrait of an ancient polar ecosystem in what is now southern Australia and Antarctica during the Early Cretaceous period. Despite months of winter darkness, sub-zero temperatures, and icy winds, a variety of dinosaur species lived and adapted to these extreme conditions. Life on the Edge of the …
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