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Tech

Man Swims Through Ocean Garbage Patch for Months, Finds Amazing Life

05.10.22

By Maddie Bender
Tech

Even the Deepest Parts of the Ocean Are Full of Trash

04.30.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Where All the Debris From Japan’s Tsunami Went

02.21.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

A ‘River of Rubbish’ Is Flowing From London Into the North Sea

01.03.14

By Jason Koebler
Tech

To Study Our Toxic Oceans, Scientists Are Turning to Polluted Birds

05.02.13

By Jason Koebler
Tech

There’s a Great Plastic Garbage Patch in the Great Lakes, Too

04.11.13

By Mat McDermott

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Life

Conspiracy Theorists Are Already Trying (And Failing) to Discredit the Artemis II Mission

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Life

How Many Times Can You Reheat Leftovers Before It Gets Risky?

The microwave is a lot of things. A time machine isn’t one of them.

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Life

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These are some of the common, disturbing lies my OCD has told me.

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Music

Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize Just Announced an Album as Nine Inch Noize

The collaborative album is coming April 17.

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By Nick Stockton
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What ‘Dinergoth’ Gets Wrong About Class in 21st-Century America

Robert Mariani’s viral “dinergoth” essay, about a supposed new type of American weirdo, is blinkered and self-serving.

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