HUMANS

Food

3,500-Year-Old Trash Proves Ancient Civilizations Were Just as Lazy and Wasteful as We Are

12.17.19

By Jelisa Castrodale
Tech

Highways Are Driving Cougars to Inbreeding and Extinction In Southern California

03.20.19

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

‘Runaway Collapse’ of Environment Could Cause the Next Great Recession

02.12.19

By Becky Ferreira
‘What Are You Most Afraid of?’ Today’s Comic by Sung Hyun Kim

01.03.19

By Sung Hyun Kim
Identity

I’m Sick of Not Having Been Abducted by Aliens

12.28.18

By Diana Tourjée
Tech

Our Main Takeaways From Motherboard’s Poll About the Future

12.07.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

We Asked 105 Experts What Scares and Inspires Them Most About the Future

12.05.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Climate Change Killed the ‘Siberian Unicorn,’ Study Says

11.28.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

What Monkeys and ‘Dognition’ Can Teach Us About the Human Brain

10.18.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Goats Like to See Us Smile, According to Science

08.29.18

By Nicole Clark
Tech

A Hybrid of Humanity’s Closest Relatives Has Been Identified From 50,000-Year-Old Bone

08.22.18

By Becky Ferreira
‘Big City Life,’ Today’s Comic by Zane Zlemeša

05.09.18

By Zane Zlemeša

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Science

These Are the Ages When Your Body Starts Aging Faster, According to Science

A new study found major bursts of tissue aging in the 30s and 50s, with different organs changing on surprisingly different timelines.

4 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
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Entertainment

How Rick James Accidentally Destroyed a One-of-a-Kind Salvador Dalí Drawing

The legendary artist once drew a portrait of James on a napkin, which was neglected by the ‘Super Freak’ singer almost immediately

9 minutes ago

By Tony Alpsen
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Science

Scientists Think Campfires May Have Helped Humans Invent Language. Here’s Why.

Researchers theorize that firelight, storytelling and shared attention may have helped push human communication beyond basic survival signals.

15 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
(Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)

Music

Macklemore’s ‘Free Palestine’ Remarks at Ed Sheeran Show Spark Petition To Have Him Dropped From Tour

2 hours ago

By Caleb Catlin
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Music

Superstar DJ Goes To Extreme Measures To Escape Burning Man Festival: ‘These People Are Sick in the Head I Love It’

3 hours ago

By Caleb Catlin