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The best Apple Watch gifts are a mixture of brand-new watches, accessories, and everything in between. I got myself my very first Apple Watch just two years ago and it has already become one of my favorite Apple devices, due to how great it looks, how convenient it is, and how it encourages me to keep track of my exercise. It's the perfect device to complement my excellent iPhone 15 Pro Max, too.If you're looking to get a gift for an Apple Watch fan or know someone who doesn't own one yet, we have a multitude of gift…

If you're struggling to think of a gift for the gaming fan in your life this Christmas, then Hyper Mega Tech (the company owned by Evercade creators Blaze Entertainment) might have just the thing for you. The Super Pockets are a pair of new handheld devices that look a bit like the old Game Boy Colour. There's a Taito version containing 18 of the company's finest arcade classics, as well as a Capcom edition featuring 12 arcade and home console releases.These delightful throwback devices are incredibly small and light,…

A Christmas gift turned out to be a Christmas fail when an actor was stopped at the airport, documenting the incident on social media.Brett Gaffney, an actor based in Los Angeles, US, took to his social media page to share how his grandmother’s Christmas present, supposed to be a surprise to him, got him into trouble with airport security.In the video, which has been viewed nearly 600,000 times, Brett explained: “I got stopped at the airport security, and you know what? It was because of this briefcase my grandma gave…

A new paper published in Science says that as glacier ice melts, new land and rivers are being revealed in the ice-covered transboundary region shared by northern B.C., Alaska, and the Yukon. The peer-reviewed paper was a collaboration among researchers from Simon Fraser University, the Gitanyow Hereditary Chiefs' Office, the University of Montana Flathead Lake Biological Station, and Taku River Tlingit First Nation.Researchers say that for Pacific salmon, these emerging territories may present an opportunity to offset…

Busted will expand their recent hits collection with the release of ‘Greatest Hits 2.0 Another Present for Everyone’ on 5th January 2024. The expanded version includes the new single ‘One of These Days’, which is out now. An alternate Live Edition of the album will also be released, which features ten tracks recorded at their three recent sold-out London O2 shows. Band member Charlie Simpson says, “We are stoked to be releasing live recordings from our Greatest Hits UK & Ireland Arena tour. We had the best…

The Camanducaia is one of the rivers in the PCJ Basin. Credit: Cassiana Carolina Montagner/UNICAMP The Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí (PCJ) River Basin comprises 76 municipalities in São Paulo state, Brazil, with more than 5.8 million inhabitants and a drainage area of more than 14,000 square kilometers. These three rivers and their tributaries are essential sources of drinking water, energy, irrigation for agriculture, and…

Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled "Our Changing Planet" to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page.Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday.This week: Frazzled by all the plastic packaging on your produce?  Turning invasive fish species into spies Climate scientists are tired of hearing how every month or year is one for the record books…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a new psychology paper titled "Present generation's negotiators realize their interests at the cost of future generations," researchers from Leuphana University Lüneburg and the University of Hildesheim have uncovered critical insights into the challenges of intergenerational negotiations and their far-reaching implications. …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain One Amazon review is written in the past tense: "I was thrilled when I put on this shirt!" Another reads, "I will definitely wear this shirt a lot." Yet another says, "I love wearing this shirt." It turns out that the third version, written in the present tense, is significantly more persuasive…

Sustainability is one of those words that has lost most of its meaning thanks to a steady drumbeat of corporate marketing and greenwashing. “Going green” often means buying some useless carbon credits or slapping a few choice buzzwords on a label. Rarely does it seem to hold any value anymore. But as the planet careens toward a future made uncertain by climate change, true environmental stewardship requires we take a closer look at the meaning of sustainability — and how we can achieve better results in a world ruled by…