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The energy released by a good-sized impactor is mind boggling... Kring and his colleagues used photogeologic mapping of the canyons, Vallis ...

In the day, it was assumed that this was going to be the electric car of the dystopian cyberpunk future: There was no way of envisioning th...

 

I thought you needed at least a high school diploma to be an ICE cop? How do you get to that point and not know that Puerto Rico is part of ...

A realistic look at relying on an older gun as your primary defensive piece: If you want to carry a blaster that’s outside the mainstream, i...

I can’t imagine trying to explain to early-mid Nineties me that Billy Joel and Sting would be touring together in 2025. When did the arcs ...

Jim Grey's blog is old enough to vote now. Hot topless pics for a cold day. Report on H5N1 feline-to-human transmission posted then in...

Once upon a time Nigeria was the center of internet scams, as any fan of the old 419eater site will remember. These days it's centered ...

When I compared the sizes of the Honda Fit to the second generation Honda Accord from the early Eighties, it was a surprise. The wheelbase o...

While EV sales in Europe are still trending upward, that doesn't seem to apply to every manufacturer. In the United Kingdom, registratio...

Is there any retail space as soul-crushing as the interior of a Dollar General? Walmart is uplifting by comparison and Target is the godda...

AI-Generated Slop Is Already In Your Library . Before the Global War on a Noun, Gitmo was used for migrant detention by both the GHWB and C...

The Northstar V-8 gave the Cadillac Allanté legitimate performance chops . It's too bad that it only showed up for the 1993 model year, ...

Short sellers are probably doing okay, though... President Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on some of America’s largest trading ...

Whether it's the local TV station or newspaper, getting snapped up by a national conglomerate has deleterious effects on the quality of ...