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Entertainment

The New Smithsonian Looks Like a Fortress: Last Week in Art

09.26.16

By Nathaniel Ainley
Tech

As Elephant Populations Drop, We Learn Even Their Footsteps Serve a Purpose

09.01.16

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

Most Wanted Kenyan Ivory Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Jail

07.23.16

By Louise Matsakis
Tech

How Anti-Terrorism Tactics Are Being Used to Fight Elephant Poaching

07.13.16

By Kaleigh Rogers
Tech

Can the US Ivory Ban Actually Stop Poaching?

06.02.16

By Kaleigh Rogers
Travel

This Photographer Captures Striking Photos of Environmental Disasters

05.19.16

By Laurence Butet-Roch
News

In Photos: The Largest Burning of Ivory in History

05.02.16

By Frederick Paxton and Ben Bryant
News

Kenya Just Incinerated Millions of Dollars Worth of Elephant Tusk and Rhino Horn

04.30.16

By Ben Bryant
News

Kenya Is About to Stage the Largest Ivory Burn in History

04.29.16

By Ben Bryant
Tech

Do Auctions Have a Poached Ivory Problem?

03.11.16

By Kaleigh Rogers
News

Threatened by Militias and Traffickers, Mali’s Desert Elephants Could Be Extinct in 3 Years

02.03.16

By Marie Doezema
News

Hong Kong Says It’s Going to Ban Its Trade in Ivory and Elephant Trophies

01.16.16

By Hannah K. Gold

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Life

College Students Can’t Put Their Phones Down—Not Even During Sex

According to a new study, more than one in three U.S. college students admit they’ve checked their phone during sex.

11 minutes ago

By Ashley Fike
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News

Why Germany Is Giving Away So Many Free Potatoes, Explained

After the largest potato harvest in 25 years, farmers found themselves buried under a surplus so massive it earned a nickname.

29 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
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News

How Scientists Are Using Old Mattresses to Help Save Lives

Your old, filthy mattress could one day be turned into a fire-resistant building installation grown with fungus.

37 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
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News

Everything We Know About the Asteroid That Might Hit the Moon in 2032

A strike would release around eight megatons of energy, more than enough to make it the most energetic lunar impact ever observed by humans.

44 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
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Horoscopes

Tonight’s Moon Phase: February 9, 2026

Wondering how tonight’s moon will impact you? Here’s everything you should know about the current moon phase.

57 minutes ago

By Sammi Caramela