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The Tour de France bikes, ranked

The Tour de France bikes are, of course, fast, light, and expensive. They’re worthy of most any cyclist’s dream quiver, but some of the bikes are nicer than others. As we did last year, we went to the Tour and…

How to Survive an Alligator Attack

In late August of 2018, a woman was walking her dog at a golf course on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. As she approached the 13th green, an alligator appeared and attempted to attack the woman’s dog. When she…

LightSail 2 is now surfing on sunlight

LightSail 2, the crowdfunded spacecraft designed to be powered by the sun’s photons, has officially set sail. The Planetary Society announced today that LightSail 2 deployed its solar sail on Tuesday as it was flying south of the continental United…