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Photo: JHVEPhoto / Getty Images eBay Paying Couple $50 Million After Employees Mailed Them Live Insects and Other Bizarre Stuff
The EcommerceBytes founders said former eBay employees targeted them with threats, surveillance, and bizarre deliveries.
By Luis Prada
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Photo: TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images A College Lab Mix-Up Left Over 30 People Thinking They Were Exposed to a Deadly Pathogen
CDC says 32 people took preventive antibiotics after a Utah lab exercise appeared to involve a deadly bacterium.
By Luis Prada
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A Man Faked His Own Death to Avoid a Drunk Driving Sentence. It Did Not Go Well.
Police say Si faked an overdose and fled after his staged funeral, but records and surveillance exposed the scheme.
By Ashley Fike
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Lacheev/Getty Images Scientists Found the Perfect Amount of Information to Put in Your Dating Profile (And Most People Are Getting It Wrong)
Researchers found moderately detailed dating profiles seem more attractive and serious than empty or oversharing bios.
By Ashley Fike
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Speeding Barely Saves You Any Time, New Study Finds
Researchers found speeding saves little time while wasting fuel, increasing emissions, and making roads more dangerous.
By Ashley Fike
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A Florida Restaurant Is Letting People Trade Dead Pythons for Pizza
An Everglades restaurant offered free pizza for dead Burmese pythons during Florida’s annual Python Challenge.
By Ashley Fike
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A Shopping Mall Contest Had People Drinking From Toilets for Cash: ‘Game of Thrones’
The retailer said the toilets were clean and unused, but locals still complained the stunt made the city look bad.
By Ashley Fike
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Japan’s Answer to Deadly Summer Heat Is a Refrigerator for Humans
The Do Hiemon Box blasts chilled air at overheated users, giving workers and visitors a quick escape from extreme heat.
By Ashley Fike
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This Is the Thing That Actually Makes People Happy, According to Research
Research suggests strong relationships and helping others may matter more for happiness than money or self-improvement.
By Ashley Fike
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Gen Z Is Blaming Their Parents for Their Problems, and Psychologists Say They Have a Point
Therapists say blaming parents can reveal old wounds, but healing means turning that anger into insight and reflection.
By Ashley Fike
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What Is a ‘Ride-or-Cry Friendship’? The Bond Built Through Breakups, Job Losses, and Chaos
A new survey found many close friendships start during hard times, but experts say the bond has to grow beyond crisis.
By Ashley Fike
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Why Some Gen Z Women Are Choosing the Rich Husband Fantasy Over the Career Grind
A viral Reddit post about marrying rich tapped into Gen Z burnout, tradwife fantasies, and fears about financial independence.
By Ashley Fike