What An Everest Climb Looks Like In 2019

What An Everest Climb Looks Like In 2019
From Kathmandu to the top of the world, here's an overview of the most popular route to Everest's summit.

April 2, 2019 at 06:05AM
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Something on Mars Is Producing Gas Usually Made by Living Things on Earth

Something on Mars Is Producing Gas Usually Made by Living Things on Earth
Methane gas periodically wafts into the atmosphere of Mars; that notion, once considered implausible, is now widely accepted by planetary scientists. But why the methane is there is still a bewildering mystery.

April 2, 2019 at 04:56PM
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As Trump threatens to close border, experts warn of billions in economic damage

As Trump threatens to close border, experts warn of billions in economic damage
It is probably impossible to close the entire 2,000-mile-long border. But Trump could shut some or all of the 47 official entry ports, which process more than 1 million people and about $1.7 billion in commerce every day.

April 2, 2019 at 06:05AM
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How To Fight An Outrageous Medical Bill, Explained

How To Fight An Outrageous Medical Bill, Explained
Five patients tell us how they pushed back — and won.

April 2, 2019 at 04:01AM
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How The Big Five Tech Companies Make Money, Visualized

How The Big Five Tech Companies Make Money, Visualized
Together, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Alphabet and Microsoft raked in $800 billion in revenues last year, but their revenue sources are surprisingly different.

April 1, 2019 at 10:32PM
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The 50 Greatest Grunge Albums

The 50 Greatest Grunge Albums
Twenty-five years ago, Kurt Cobain predicted that grunge would become corny. "Grunge is as potent a term as new wave," he told Rolling Stone. "You can't get out of it. It's going to be passé."

April 1, 2019 at 11:44PM
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Inside The Mind Of A Hurricane Chaser

Inside The Mind Of A Hurricane Chaser
Josh Morgerman is an obsessive stormchaser. As hurricanes grow fiercer and more destructive, what does it mean to be someone who loves them?

April 1, 2019 at 07:07PM
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Why Do I Put Off Doing Things I Love?

Why Do I Put Off Doing Things I Love?
It's like hoarding, except instead of trash bags and cat litter, I'm stockpiling actual pleasant experiences.

April 1, 2019 at 03:00AM
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'Breaches Everywhere': Flooding Bursts Midwest Levees, And Tough Questions Follow

'Breaches Everywhere': Flooding Bursts Midwest Levees, And Tough Questions Follow
Hundreds of miles of levees in the Midwest have been overwhelmed by the floods, leaving "Swiss cheese" infrastructure and reigniting a flood control debate.

April 1, 2019 at 03:00AM
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How Paleontologists Figure Out How To Assemble The Dinosaur Bones They Discover

How Paleontologists Figure Out How To Assemble The Dinosaur Bones They Discover
The bones they dig up are often an incomplete jigsaw. Here's how they put them all together.

April 2, 2019 at 02:32AM
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This Ingenious Vehicle Attachment Reduces The Risk Of A Road Accident By Automating A Simple Task

This Ingenious Vehicle Attachment Reduces The Risk Of A Road Accident By Automating A Simple Task
You don't want to see people out on the road, moving these cones by hand, especially when you're cruising on the highway.

April 1, 2019 at 05:55AM
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What Happens When You Go To Sleep High?

What Happens When You Go To Sleep High?
If weed makes you sleepy, you're not alone. But what happens when your extremely twisted head hits the pillow?

April 2, 2019 at 12:18AM
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What An Instagram Influencer Won't Tell You About Reality

What An Instagram Influencer Won't Tell You About Reality
From the outside, it all looks quite glamorous. But in reality, "influencing" is a business, and a competitive one.

March 31, 2019 at 01:03AM
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Man Creates An Impractical Ruler That Combines Metric And Imperial Measurements

Man Creates An Impractical Ruler That Combines Metric And Imperial Measurements
Tedious conversions and funky tools like this will continue to be required as the US has made it clear that there is no way, no how they will switch to a measurement system used by pretty much everyone else in the world.

April 1, 2019 at 11:17PM
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Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware

Researchers Find Google Play Store Apps Were Actually Government Malware
Security researchers have found a new kind of government malware that was hiding in plain sight within apps on Android's Play Store.

March 30, 2019 at 10:59PM
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The Inside Story Of How The Ricketts Family Schemed And Feuded Their Way To Owning The Chicago Cubs

The Inside Story Of How The Ricketts Family Schemed And Feuded Their Way To Owning The Chicago Cubs
The documents and emails come from the inbox of Joe Ricketts, founder of TD Ameritrade and billionaire patriarch of the Ricketts family.

March 30, 2019 at 02:45AM
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Apollo Astronauts Left Their Poop On The Moon. We Gotta Go Back For That S**t

Apollo Astronauts Left Their Poop On The Moon. We Gotta Go Back For That S**t
What 50-year-old dirty diapers can teach us about the potential origins of life on Earth.

April 1, 2019 at 09:38PM
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An Oral History Of 'The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind'

An Oral History Of 'The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind'
The third numbered entry in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series cemented a formula and a set of expectations that are still alive and well today in games like "Fallout 4" and "The Witcher 3."

April 1, 2019 at 05:49AM
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All Of March 2019 In One Big Post

All Of March 2019 In One Big Post
March came in like a lion and out like a lamb... or something like that. Anyway, here are the nine most important things that tell the story of the third month of the year.

April 1, 2019 at 04:29PM
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Why Satellite Mega-Constellations Are A Threat To The Future Of Space

Why Satellite Mega-Constellations Are A Threat To The Future Of Space
A recent Indian anti-satellite test was hazardous but plans for mass satellite launches by SpaceX and OneWeb could pose even greater risks in orbit.

April 1, 2019 at 05:49AM
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