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Tijuana2014/Getty Images Wild Animals Are Thriving in Chornobyl 40 Years After the Disaster, and the Reason Why Is Pretty Depressing
A new study found that wolves, bears, lynx, moose, and wild horses are thriving within Chornobyl’s exclusion zone.
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Softulka/Getty Images ‘Period Hair’ Is a Real Thing, and Experts Say Your First Instinct Might Make It Worse
If your hair gets oilier, flatter, or harder to manage before your period, your hormones may be the culprit.
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Two Americans Were Arrested After a Memecoin Stunt Terrified Japan’s Favorite Internet Monkey
Punch the monkey went viral earlier this year after videos showed him clutching a stuffed orangutan doll for comfort.
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Students Keep Booing AI During Commencement Speeches, and Honestly, They Might Be Right
After years of being told the future belongs to AI and automation, students seem less than thrilled to hear it at commencement.
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Timnewman/Getty Images The ‘Perfect’ Male and Female Bodies Have Been Revealed, and It’s Bad News for Dad Bods
So the dad bod survives, but in a supporting role. Apparently, it’s great for relationships and terrible for Hinge.
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People Are Choosing Sexting Over Real Sex (Even When Real Sex Is an Option)
A new Dating.com survey found that digital intimacy offers excitement, validation, fantasy, and a very convenient logout button.
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The AI Boom Is Taking Over the U.S. Power Grid, and This Map Shows Where It’s Happening
A new map shows how thousands of data centers are spreading across the country and putting more pressure on the grid.
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This Guy Built a Personal Mosquito Defense System That Shoots Bugs With Real Lasers
The device uses the same broad idea as LiDAR systems in self-driving cars, only for backyard bloodsuckers.
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Everything We Know About Asteroid JH2, the Washington Monument-Sized Space Rock That Just Flew Between Earth and the Moon
Scientists say the asteroid was never going to hit us, which is nice, since they only spotted it days before it passed.
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Two People Were Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Smuggle Baby Monkeys in Their Underwear
Authorities in Colombia say three baby monkeys were hidden in the suspects’ clothing before a flight to the Dominican Republic.
