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The combat tank as we know it debuted on the battlefields of Europe in World War I and has changed significantly in the decades since. Modern tanks are computerized, networked, and advanced vehicles, decked out with all kinds of technology that would have been unheard of in past conflicts. Advanced as they are, though, they still…

In the 1920s, Egyptologist Flinders Petrie theorized that numerous ancient Egyptian burials in Abydos represented human sacrifices. Around 100 years later, another Egyptologist has found evidence that he was likely right.

When you’re working in a manual labor field, every season has its unique frustrations. Winter can be especially problematic with its intense temperature drops. If you’re going to be working outside during the cold season, you’ll need the right jobsite apparel. It needs to be something that can keep you sufficiently warm without hindering your…

If you’re a Ford enthusiast, you may have been shocked when the automaker dared to put the galloping pony badge on a family-friendly electric SUV, considering how the symbol has always represented speed, performance and the open road. If you get behind the wheel of the Mustang Mach-E, however, you’ll realize it’s more than a simple…

Apple’s MacBook Neo really kicked all the other laptop makers in the pants earlier this year, and now even HP is trying its hand at a low-cost laptop that doesn’t feel “cheap.” The cheerfully colorful OmniBook 5 packs in a few features no other Neo clone has, but I would still be wary about its…

When you buy a laptop, your default assumption is that the speakers will be there just for when you need speakers, not to actually enjoy music or movies. And it makes sense. The laws of physics would seem to dictate that speakers crammed into a laptop chassis — particularly a thin-and-light one — can’t sound…

Arnold Schwarzenegger has done it all. He’s saved existence on Earth, on Mars, all through time, and more. He’s defeated every bad guy that’s ever been put before him. He’s made us laugh, made us cry, and he’s made us want to go to the movies again and again. Thirty years ago, he even rescued…

Right now, the United States pumps out around 5.3 million barrels of distillate fuels a day, which includes both diesel and home heating oil. Of that, the U.S. exports as much as 1.5 million barrels of diesel per day. The country sends it to a long list of buyers throughout South America and Europe, even…

In 1991, an oil company discovered a giant crater buried under Ames, Oklahoma. Subsequent investigations led researchers to propose the meteor responsible for the structure belonged to the many meteors that struck North America some 470 million years ago. New dating, however, challenges this account—while proposing an entirely different context for this enigmatic crater.

In the world of five-cylinder engines, you’ve never really had all that many choices to begin with. The Volkswagen Group and Volvo toyed around with the setup, with Volvo claiming fame in the V70 R turbocharged super wagon from the 1990s.