Our Favorite Hobby-Friendly Gifts for Science Geeks and Gamers

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These science-themed gifts mix brains and fun.

The funniest wildlife photos of the year show animals striking hilarious poses in their natural habitats

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A gorilla appears to be giving a high five.
"High Five."

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National Geographic unveiled its Pictures of the Year. Here are 7 of the most striking wildlife photos.

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Wildlife in Botswana.
Wildlife in Botswana.

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Our Favorite Science Books to Gift This Year

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You’ll Never Guess What Took First Place at the Royal Society’s Photo Competition

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A black and white macro photo of spider silk

A Cold War nuclear bunker is buried deep inside a Colorado mountain. See inside the Cheyenne Mountain Complex.

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - MAY 11: At the entrance to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex headquarters for NORAD a military shuttle bus exits the mountain May 11, 2004 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Constructed during the Cold War period in 1958, NORAD (North American Aerospace Command) was responsible for external air, missile and space defense.

A 14-year-old won $25,000 for origami. He discovered a pattern that can hold 10,000 times its own weight, he says.

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Miles Wu of New York City won the 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
Miles Wu, 14, from New York City, has been folding origami for over six years.

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Russia's only way to send astronauts to space has suffered some serious blast damage

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A Soyuz spacecraft fires its booster engines.
The Soyuz MS-28 lifts off at the Baikonur spaceport. The facility's only launchpad was damaged during the takeoff.

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Tech CEOs can't stop talking about data centers in space

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai
Google CEO Sundar Pichai

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Why building a mile-high skyscraper is almost impossible

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How tall could we really build? After a century of competition, skyscrapers are reaching new extremes: Saudi Arabia's upcoming 1-kilometer-tall Kingdom Tower in Jeddah is set to triple the Empire State Building's height.

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