A family gathers around the Christmas tree while a young girl opens her present. Mike Kurtz/Getty Images Families have long decked out their homes for the holidays. Some decorations, such as tinsel, r...
New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown....
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I made a web game inspired by Geoguessr and Wordle, where you get shown a 3D model of a random human protein each day, and you have to triangulate its gene name using similarity clues. My background i...
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From matching pajamas to dance parties, here's a look at how your favorite stars are spending the Christmas holiday....
i've been a big fan of fedora's atomic distros and i decided to make my own but arch based to get the best of both worlds, which is kind of funny now because it looks exactly like silverblue. is it wo...
I built a CLI tool that lets you do common video/audio operations without remembering ffmpeg syntax. Instead of: ffmpeg -i video.mp4 -vf "fps=15,scale=480:-1:flags=lanczos" -loop 0 output.gif You writ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Hyundai is gearing up to reveal its biggest EV yet at the Brussels Motor Show next month. ✓ The new EV is just one of the...
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I wanted to share this fun craft activity for the holidays that I've been doing with my family over the last few years. I came up with these while cutting up some cans trying to make an aluminum versi...
OpenSea and Magic Eden have evolved throughout the year, now that NFT mania feels like a distant memory. Here's how....
2025 was a year heavily dominated by US President Donald Trump's disruptive policies. While some of his actions caused harm, African governments also managed to improve their geo-political position....
Return of in-person work has made tax-planning apps for the richest and most mobile Americans more popular than ever...
Hey HN, We analyzed 4,010,957 Hacker News submissions to find what actually makes posts perform well. Key findings: - 93.2% of posts never hit 50 points - Top 1% starts at 270 points - Certain keyword...
A car sits buried in mud after flooding Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. Wally Skalij/AP Photo An atmospheric storm caused heavy rain across Southern California over Christmas. The Nati...
i started the selenium project 21 years ago. vibium is what i'd build if i started over today with ai agents in mind. go binary under the hood (handles browser, bidi, mcp) but devs never see it. just ...
The popularity of Chinese dramas is exploding, creating a multibillion-dollar industry. Global viewers find themselves attracted to these "universal" stories and appreciate their glimpse at Chinese cu...
Garry Tan is a top seed investor. Courtesy Y Combinator founders seized the AI boom in 2025, with increasingly younger teams securing millions in seed funding. Founders launched companies ranging from...