Where the Water Goes

Where the Water Goes
The Colorado River system supplies water to more than thirty-six million people, but it is being threatened by overuse, long-term drought, and climate change.

April 3, 2017 at 02:36AM
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AOL and Yahoo will become Oath after merger closes

AOL and Yahoo will become Oath after merger closes
When Verizon merges Yahoo with AOL after its acquisition of Yahoo closes, the newly created division will get a new name.

April 4, 2017 at 01:41AM
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Why Men Rape

Why Men Rape
It's not a profound mystery, or explained by deep psychosocial complexity. For rapists, rape is easy. And that must stop.

April 3, 2017 at 08:48PM
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Want to Fight Climate Change? Move to a City

Want to Fight Climate Change? Move to a City
The average New Yorker emits 30 percent less greenhouse gases than any other American.

April 3, 2017 at 11:04PM
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Dirty Birds

Dirty Birds
People in town call them Dutch Harbor pigeons. The rest of us call them bald eagles.

April 3, 2017 at 04:31AM
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Cancer Isn’t A Logic Problem

Cancer Isn’t A Logic Problem
Cancer cells are not simply a disorder or breakdown in a mechanism, but an organism going on a full-tilt offensive, using multiple, often shifting strategies to produce and use molecular fuel, win resources, and evade the immune system.

April 2, 2017 at 05:33PM
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The route to high-speed quantum computing is paved with error

The route to high-speed quantum computing is paved with error
Quantum computing: fast, rough, and repeat, or slow, precise, and right?

April 3, 2017 at 09:44PM
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Is Fat Killing You, Or Is Sugar?

Is Fat Killing You, Or Is Sugar?
What we do and don't know about dietary science.

April 3, 2017 at 08:48PM
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Russia: 10 dead in St Petersburg metro explosion

Russia: 10 dead in St Petersburg metro explosion
At least 10 people have been killed in twin blasts on a metro in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, state-run TASS reported.

April 3, 2017 at 06:00PM
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The Genius of Pinheads: When Little Brains Rule​

The Genius of Pinheads: When Little Brains Rule​
Bigger brains are not always better.

April 3, 2017 at 05:36PM
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A US federal judge greenlights a lawsuit against Donald Trump for inciting violence

A US federal judge greenlights a lawsuit against Donald Trump for inciting violence
Three protesters were allegedly shoved, struck and punched after Trump told his supporters to "get them out of here."

April 3, 2017 at 05:36PM
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The Chechen Government Is Reportedly Kidnapping And Murdering Gay Men

The Chechen Government Is Reportedly Kidnapping And Murdering Gay Men
But the Chechen government denies that gay men even exist in Chechnya. “You cannot arrest or repress people who just don’t exist in the republic,” a spokesman told Interfax.

April 3, 2017 at 04:34PM
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In The Next 100 Years, Half Of Us Will Be Replaced By Robots

In The Next 100 Years, Half Of Us Will Be Replaced By Robots
Scientists take a stab at predicting the future and estimate that by 2100, 47% of US jobs will be done by robots and much more of us will be living in cities, and not the country.

April 2, 2017 at 06:33PM
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The Tricks That Help Some Animals Live For Centuries

The Tricks That Help Some Animals Live For Centuries
For mammals, once you take out the influence of body size, it's those with higher metabolic rates that live longer.

April 2, 2017 at 05:36AM
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A Long-Sought Proof, Found and Almost Lost

A Long-Sought Proof, Found and Almost Lost
When a German retiree proved a famous long-standing mathematical conjecture, the response was underwhelming.

April 2, 2017 at 07:38PM
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Bridge Collapses in Atlanta Freeway Fire During Rush Hour

Bridge Collapses in Atlanta Freeway Fire During Rush Hour
In a telling collapse of American infrastructure, one of the busiest commercial throughways in America has burst into flames in Atlanta.

March 31, 2017 at 05:27PM
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These Recently Declassified Photos From The 9/11 Attack On The Pentagon Are Striking

These Recently Declassified Photos From The 9/11 Attack On The Pentagon Are Striking
The FBI released a small collection of previously classified photos taken during the aftermath of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon, and they are absolutely stunning.

April 1, 2017 at 12:04AM
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Democrats close in on 41 votes to block Gorsuch

Democrats close in on 41 votes to block Gorsuch
Mitch McConnell reiterates that he's prepared to kill the filibuster to get the high court nominee confirmed.

April 3, 2017 at 06:27AM
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Disabled, Or Just Desperate? Rural Americans Turn To Disability As Jobs Dry Up

Disabled, Or Just Desperate? Rural Americans Turn To Disability As Jobs Dry Up
While disability rates for working-age people have increased nationwide since 2004, rural counties have seen the steepest increases overall.

April 1, 2017 at 08:03PM
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Norway Gets a New Doomsday Vault That Stores Data

Norway Gets a New Doomsday Vault That Stores Data
Just in time for doomsday, Norway’s “Doomsday Vault” is getting an expansion.

April 3, 2017 at 04:31AM
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