Monday's total eclipse of the sun won't be just any old eclipse; it's being referred to as the Great American Eclipse, because it's going through some very populated areas of the United States ...

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This simple test allows you to check the health of your car's battery. A lead-acid car battery creates electricity through a chemical reaction between lead and lead dioxide. The electricity is ...

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There will be a total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, in various states across the U.S. and provinces in Canada. This rare event can produce breathtaking images and videos using a smartphone. A ...

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The Volvo XC40 returns this year with a new base engine and more standard features than ever before, making the XC40 one of the most luxurious options on the market. With three trim levels, four ...

Want to "walk" through a real Viking village? The sequences below from the NOVA film "The Vikings" offer a fascinating and unprecedented look at Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists ...

The researchers created a machine-learning model that uses its virtual "eyes and fingers" and working memory to type out a sentence, just like humans do. That means it also makes similar mistakes ...

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