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Daily Deal - Monkey Island Collection

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Today's Deal: Save big on Monkey Island Collection !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Wednesday at 10AM Pacific Time via Steam RSS News Feed "https://ift.tt/2TLRucU"

Moon dust kept sealed for 50 years will finally reveal its secrets

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Space NASA has been understandably stingy with the last of its pristine samples. Researchers hoped that future generations would be able to use more advanced technologies and leverage a better understanding of the geology and chemistry of Earth’s… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2FfBHdb"

The sad reason part of the Mars Rover's last image is black and white

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Space The rover took the shot, but never had the chance to send it back to earth. The Mars Opportunity rover sent back one last panoramic image. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2XZuaXu"

What is a super worm moon?

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Space What a strawberry moon? What is a blood moon? What is going on with my moon? Blue moons, strawberry moons, supermoons. For some reason your news aggregation algorithm of choice thinks you really really really want to know all about these moons. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2GJWQho"

NASA is using space lasers to measure trees on Earth

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Nexus Media News The new system onboard the International Space Station will help scientists gauge how much carbon is stored in forests. Forests store planet-heating carbon dioxide, but measuring how much can be challenging. NASA scientists have developed the technology to use lasers from space to help… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2TRIBh4"

Picture This: Timothy O’Sullivan and the Shoshone Falls

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Timothy O'Sullivan and the Shoshone Falls By Kristi Finefield Mr. Sullivan [i.e. O'Sullivan]. Photo by Wheeler & Angerman, circa 1873. https://ift.tt/2ue3cgR Details about the life of Irish American photographer Timothy O'Sullivan are sparse. He was either born in New York or emigrated with his parents at the age of 2 from Ireland in 1842. He died at the age of 42 from tuberculosis. He left few documents in his own hand, but the photographs he took during his relatively short life speak volumes. O'Sullivan worked for Mathew Brady and with Alexander Gardner documenting the U.S. Civil War as a photographer in the field. His photographs populate just under half the pages of Gardner's landmark work, the Photographic Sketch Book of the War. After the war, O'Sullivan would spend years traveling as the photographer for geographical and geological surveys as the

How to digitize all your VHS and cassette tapes

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DIY Preserve your baby videos forever. If your media collection stretches back before the digital age then you might be wondering how you can get all your older VHS and cassette tapes upgraded into formats… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2W3WWEj"

Daily Deal - Shadow Warrior 2, 75% Off

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Today's Deal: Save 75% on Shadow Warrior 2 !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Sunday at 10AM Pacific Time via Steam RSS News Feed "https://ift.tt/2HApYHM"

Daily Deal - Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, 50% Off

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Today's Deal: Save 50% on Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet and its DLC!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Sunday at 10AM Pacific Time via Steam RSS News Feed "https://ift.tt/2JjhcjY"

Free To Keep Weekend - GameGuru

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Have you ever wanted to make your own game? Well you're in luck this weekend! Get GameGuru for FREE starting now through Sunday at 11:59PM Pacific Time. That's right, get GameGuru this weekend and it's yours to keep forever! If you already have Steam installed, click here to install or use GameGuru. If you don't have Steam, you can download it here . via Steam RSS News Feed "https://ift.tt/2T9tPxN"

A brief hissstory of places snakes won't go

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Animals A list for the ophidiophobes. Snakes are sneaky. In their 150 million-odd years on this planet, they’ve managed to slither their way into most corners of the world. But Saint Patrick can’t take… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2UCMMdD"

Tesla's long-awaited Model Y electric SUV arrives next year, but you'll have to wait for the $39,000 version

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Cars There are four models to choose from, all of which borrow heavily from the Model 3. Elon Musk showed off his new SUV and it looks like he'll sell a lot of them. via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2W3p6PM"

How to actually recycle

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Environment Well-intentioned “aspirational recycling” is actually making to harder to recover materials. One of the reasons countries are refusing U.S. recyclables is because they're so contaminated. Much of what we put in our green and blue bins is non-recyclable waste,… via Popular Science "https://ift.tt/2Hnn49Y"