A Migrant Family Takes A Greyhound Across America

A Migrant Family Takes A Greyhound Across America
Entering the US at a rate of more than 5,000 a day, new arrivals from Central America are departing border towns by the busload. And that bus is usually a Greyhound.

May 27, 2019 at 07:19PM
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Confessions Of A Lapsed Catholic Dancer

Confessions Of A Lapsed Catholic Dancer
Kate Branca considers the body as an instrument of faith.

May 27, 2019 at 01:03AM
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How The For-Profit Prison Industry Keeps 460,000 Innocent People In Jail Every Day

How The For-Profit Prison Industry Keeps 460,000 Innocent People In Jail Every Day
Cash bail presents people with two choices: debt or jail.

May 27, 2019 at 03:00AM
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Kate Hudson Was Destined For Hollywood Greatness. Then She Pivoted To Leggings

Kate Hudson Was Destined For Hollywood Greatness. Then She Pivoted To Leggings
When Kate Hudson’s film career plateaued, she did what more and more Hollywood women have done: cashed out her image with an incredibly successful lifestyle brand.

May 27, 2019 at 04:57AM
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Women Are Happier Without Children Or A Spouse, Says Happiness Expert

Women Are Happier Without Children Or A Spouse, Says Happiness Expert
We may have suspected it already, but now the science backs it up: unmarried and childless women are the happiest subgroup in the population. And they are more likely to live longer than their married and child-rearing peers, according to a leading expert in happiness.

May 26, 2019 at 12:41AM
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The Geometry Of An Electron Determined For The First Time

The Geometry Of An Electron Determined For The First Time
Physicists at the University of Basel are able to show for the first time how a single electron looks in an artificial atom.

May 27, 2019 at 09:26PM
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Troubled Treasure

Troubled Treasure
Mined in a conflict zone and sold for profit, fossils in Burmese amber offer an exquisite view of the Cretaceous — and an ethical quandary.

May 27, 2019 at 09:26PM
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The Child Goddesses Of Nepal, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week

The Child Goddesses Of Nepal, And More Of The Best Photography Of The Week
A quest to photograph Australia's 10 deserts, recovering the memories of a 1943 massacre in eastern Europe and other best photos of the week.

May 26, 2019 at 01:09AM
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What An Extinct Bird Re-Evolving Says About 'Species'

What An Extinct Bird Re-Evolving Says About 'Species'
Can birds on different branches of the evolutionary tree really be part of the same species? The answer depends on what you mean by "species."

May 25, 2019 at 10:10PM
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This Heavily Altered Wood, Stronger Than Aluminum, Cools Passively

This Heavily Altered Wood, Stronger Than Aluminum, Cools Passively
A large team of US researchers has found a single solution that appears to manage everything using a sustainable material that both reflects sunlight and radiates away excess heat. The miracle material? Wood. Or a form of wood that has been treated to remove one of its two main components.

May 27, 2019 at 07:19PM
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In A Town Shaped By Water, The River Is Winning

In A Town Shaped By Water, The River Is Winning
Storms supercharged by climate change pose a dire threat to river towns. After two catastrophic floods, tiny Ellicott City faces a critical decision: Rebuild, or retreat?

May 25, 2019 at 07:35PM
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Anna The Anaconda Got Pregnant All By Herself — By 'Virgin Birth'

Anna The Anaconda Got Pregnant All By Herself — By 'Virgin Birth'
New England Aquarium's Anna the anaconda gave birth to a litter of baby snakes in January 2019 despite not having any contact with a male snake.

May 25, 2019 at 11:34PM
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This Week's Best Memes, Ranked

This Week's Best Memes, Ranked
It's an internet fight and only the funniest meme will emerge victorious. This week's challengers? "Game of Thrones," the Gay Rat Wedding and more.

May 24, 2019 at 09:13PM
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How An Internet Mob Falsely Painted A Chipotle Employee As Racist

How An Internet Mob Falsely Painted A Chipotle Employee As Racist
Dominique Moran knew something was wrong as soon as she awakened that Friday morning. She turned on her smartphone and saw the first of what would become a barrage of texts and voicemails.

May 25, 2019 at 10:30PM
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Owen Jones Delivers Fiery Response To Theresa May's Tearful Exit: 'I've Got Less Than No Sympathy For Her'

Owen Jones Delivers Fiery Response To Theresa May's Tearful Exit: 'I've Got Less Than No Sympathy For Her'
A Guardian columnist delivered a no holds barred response to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom's resignation.

May 25, 2019 at 07:40PM
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Would You Leave Your Life Behind For A House You Saw On Instagram?

Would You Leave Your Life Behind For A House You Saw On Instagram?
Such is the power of Cheap Old Houses — an Instagram account with over 400,000 followers that functions as part ruin porn, part e-commerce site — that dozens of people have bought a beautiful disaster they spotted on it.

May 25, 2019 at 12:05AM
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There Is Too Much Stuff

There Is Too Much Stuff
In the arms race to sell as many sandwich bags or beach towels as possible, a problem has become clear: Variety isn't infinitely valuable.

May 24, 2019 at 10:51PM
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This Chemistry Teacher Is Having The Time Of His Life

This Chemistry Teacher Is Having The Time Of His Life
Students really enjoy taking Tom Gulfrey's class at California State University, Long Beach.

May 26, 2019 at 02:35AM
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Shady Numbers And Bad Business: Inside The Esports Bubble

Shady Numbers And Bad Business: Inside The Esports Bubble
The esports industry is held together with wax and string, which, sources say, hasn't stopped it from flying too close to the sun.

May 24, 2019 at 06:25AM
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The Surprising Ways The 'Six Degrees Of Separation' Concept Is Transforming The Science World

The Surprising Ways The 'Six Degrees Of Separation' Concept Is Transforming The Science World
We are all more connected than we think.

May 26, 2019 at 12:05AM
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