Caving

Tech

Cavers Reached the Bottom of an Ancient ‘Well of Hell’ For the First Time

09.24.21

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

The Geomicrobiologist Searching for the Origins of Life

08.23.18

By Samantha Cole
A Teen Survived on Dew and Clif Bar Wrappers in a Cave for Three Days

09.25.17

By River Donaghey
Games

How ‘Dance Dance Revolution’ Helped Me Rebuild My Broken Leg

01.27.16

By Luke McKinney
Health

How ‘Dance Dance Revolution’ Helped Me Recover After a Gigantic Boulder Fell on Me

01.27.16

By Luke McKinney
Cave Diving in the Nullarbor Is Like Floating in Space

11.18.15

By Royce Kurmelovs
Travel

Going Deep with One of Canada’s Most Extreme Young Cavers

02.12.15

By Joshua Rapp Learn

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Music

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Dad Rock and Cigarette Mom genres often boil down to a simple concept: mainstream music that white people like. Here’s more of that.

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By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

North Carolina Man Must Pay Back the Millions He Acquired in First-Ever Streaming Fraud Case

Michael Smith used AI-generated songs and bots to scam millions from streaming platforms since 2017, and now must face the music.

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By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

Norovirus Turns Cruise Ship Into a Poop-and-Vomit Wonderland. Here’s How This Keeps Happening.

Cruise ships may be affordable and accessible, but the trade-off is spending your vacation on a giant floating petri dish of disease.

4 hours ago

By Luis Prada
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Life

NASA’s Hubble Caught a Comet Breaking Up in Real Time, and the Images Are Wild

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers captured detailed images of a comet as it began to tear itself apart.

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By Luis Prada
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Life

Scientists Discovered a New Dinosaur Species in South Korea, and It’s Named After a Cartoon

Paleontologists in South Korea have identified a new dinosaur species and named it after a beloved Korean cartoon character.

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