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Lego Lego and Sega have announced a new set coming next month that’ll hit you right in the nostalgia: the Lego Sega Genesis Console. The $40 model is a slightly scaled-down version of the gaming system, with the option to give it either the Genesis branding, as it was known in North America, or Mega Drive, as it was released in Japan and other regions. The Lego Sega Genesis Console will be available starting June 1 from Lego’s online and physical stores. The set includes a total of 479 pieces,…

The Sega Dreamcast’s dramatic launch campaign left a distinct mark on the late ‘90s. Zipping around its masthead, chased by a killer whale, was Sonic Adventure. It debuted a new look and attitude for the beloved blue mascot, with longer limbs, weirder friends, and a then-modern setting. As we inch closer to Sonic’s 35th birthday, a nostalgic Sega has begun digging up materials. Starting with never-before-seen concept art for Sonic’s big millennium adventure. “Get a load of this early concept art for Sonic Adventure we found in our archives,” posted official Sonic socials. This thread of lovely concept pieces shows…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. In a move that will certainly tug on the heartstrings of anyone that grew up in the 90s, Representative Sam Liccardo (D-Ca.)and other co-sponsors have introduced the Save Willy Act, aiming to protect the whales that enter the San Francisco Bay. The bill’s appropriate name is inspired by the 1993 drama Free Willy, in which an orphan boy befriends and ultimately saves a captive orca.  “With at least eight whale deaths already recorded this year in the San Francisco Bay Area, we welcome the…

Mark Gerhard and Leslie Benzies, the two co-CEOs of Build a Rocket Boy, recently decided to take some time out of their busy schedules, which usually consists of telling people they’re redundant via LinkedIn posts and allegedly using spyware to snoop on their employees, to “vibe-code” some new “in-game voice assistant” for MindsEye.  Well, technically, ElevenLabs and the BARB co-CEOs actually helped vibe-code some nonsense for Arcadia, which is a “unique feature” within MindsEye. And by “unique feature,” I mean user-generated content. The AI-coded feature they managed to create–and by “they” I mean the AI–was “Arcadia Voice,” which is just……

There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies — everything from AI to wind turbines, as well as cellphones, electric vehicles and defense systems — depend on critical minerals. But many of the communities where those minerals are mined end up with polluted water and poorer health because of the mining.Lithium powers batteries. Cobalt stabilizes them. Copper carries electricity. Rare earth elements make wind turbines and digital devices efficient and durable. Each of these are essential to the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution, but they are also…

Suppose your giftee loves growing mushrooms but has graduated to more challenging varieties. In that case, North Spore makes an automated monotub ($165) that can be paired with either substrate or the brand’s fruiting blocks. It keeps the growing environment with the proper airflow and humidity, and I’ve grown so many mushrooms in mine that I’ve turned into a Crazy Mushroom Lady, leaving bags on neighbors’ porches and chasing down acquaintances in the grocery store.(Note that the photo above shows golden oyster mushrooms, which mycologists are investigating as a potential invasive species. North Spore says it is currently phasing out…

This is really useful if you, like me, tend to swap out your Bluetooth trackers between items as you’re using them. If you’ve attached a Pebblebee Clip to your luggage, you can pop it out and put it in your pocket for when you grab dinner by yourself while you’re traveling. Pebblebee works with both Apple Find My and Google Find Hub. If you’re nervous about triggering the siren, you can also grab the Pebblebee Card 5 ($35), which is the same price and doesn’t have the siren.Tips and Tricks for Finding Your LuggagePhotograph: Adrienne SoI have been losing my…

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. “Sugar rots your teeth!” You’ve likely heard those words, in some shape or form, coming from a parent, grandparent, teacher, or TV show. In school, you might have even conducted a classic experiment: putting an egg into a cup of soda to see how the shell softens and becomes flabby after a few days. That, the lesson implies, is what sugary soda does to your teeth. However, sugar is not the direct cause of cavities. Nor is it a corrosive substance, like the common…

So, what’s not to like? Well, early compatibility problems slowed the initial uptake of Snapdragon X, and the CPU’s integrated graphics performance turned out to be pretty terrible. And to date, powerful onboard AI features just haven’t proven important, as most AI workloads are still being done in the cloud. With the second-generation X2, Qualcomm set out to deliver on the original promise of faster performance.But what exactly does “faster” mean? As with most claims in the PC computing space, it’s all about the benchmarks. On the Zenbook A16, the tests I ran indeed showcased exemplary performance from the X2…

The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak overnight from May 5-6, giving skywatchers a chance to spot fast-moving “shooting stars” created by debris from Halley’s Comet.The Eta Aquariids (also spelled Eta Aquarids) are active from April 19 to May 28 each year, with meteors appearing to radiate from the constellation Aquarius, specifically near the star Eta Aquarii, according to Time and Date. The star, which is 168 light-years away, is visible to the naked eye — however, that distant star really has nothing to do with the shower.The shower is one of two annual meteor displays linked to the famous…