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It's a sweltering hot afternoon and you wonder why the air conditioning hasn't kicked on yet. So you head to the thermostat and see the words "Cool On" blinking on the display screen. You immediately ...

A thermostat showing the "Cool On" code on its digital display. - DIY Bandit/YouTube It's a sweltering hot afternoon and you wonder why the air conditioning hasn't kicked on yet. So you head to the ...

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World Turtle Day is celebrated every May 23 to raise awareness about the threats faced by turtles and tortoises. Turtles, tortoises and terrapins, which together make up the order Testudines, have ...

As tools like Claude Code get better, more and more developers are happy to hand off coding tasks to them. The way software gets built has changed for good. The vibes were strong at Code with Claude, ...

A global conservation observance enters its 26th year this week with a new website, expanded resources and a renewed push to grow its international reach — all as scientists warn that more than half ...

High schooler Evan Budz's award-winning invention can identify coral bleaching, invasive species, and microplastics without disturbing marine ecosystems. By Laura Kiniry Published May 12, 2026 9:01 AM ...

The popular Notepad++ coding editor is now available as a native macOS app, following an unofficial open-source community port of the original Windows codebase. The Notepad replacement runs as a ...

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Long lines at the California Department of Motor Vehicle offices could soon be a thing of the past. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that a new in-office QR code check-in system is coming to DMV ...