Jirishanca and Mituraju: Twin Spires of Peru’s Huayhuash
They rise like serrated cathedrals above a chain of turquoise lakes, their ice flutings catching the first light in a…
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How one mistyped command stalled a chunk of the internet
It began as routine maintenance on a quiet Tuesday morning. Minutes later, a sizable slice of the internet flickered and…
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When Happy Hour Hurts: The Hidden Costs of Work Invites
Happy hour is supposed to be easy. For some employees, an invite from colleagues feels like a small vote of…
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Can Chernobyl’s Black Fungi Turn Radiation Into Food?
In the shadow of Chernobyl’s ruined reactor, something black and stubborn has taken hold. Clinging to concrete and steel where…
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The Gigamoon reveals the Moon in astonishing detail
You think you know the Moon until a billion-plus pixels stare back. In Andrew McCarthy’s colossal 1.3-gigapixel mosaic, every wrinkle,…
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Fact-Checking New Zealand’s Cannibalism Myths And First Contacts
Few episodes in Pacific history attract more heat than the claim that early encounters between Europeans and Māori involved cannibalism….
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How fur-bearing mammals meet their vitamin D needs
Sunlight threads through forests, deserts, and oceans, touching creatures with skin, scales, and fur. Yet many of those animals are…
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When Memory Lies: How False Memories Reshape Truth
You remember the moment clearly, or at least it feels that way. The texture of a sweater, the tilt of…
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The Five-Second Spat Hidden Inside a Global Pop Hit
A single throwaway couplet can hide a sly punch line. In the middle of Tears for Fears’ gleaming 1985 hit…
