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Aire Images/Getty Images Subways Are Boiling the People Riding Them, and They’re Only Getting Hotter
Anyone who’s taken a summer subway ride in a major city already knows that stepping inside feels like you’re standing at the gates of hell.
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Finally, a Robot That Turns Humans Into Centaurs
For as long as man has walked on two legs, he has dreamed of walking on two more that are a little further back.
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Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images A 1,300-Pound NASA Satellite Crashed Back to Earth After 14 Years in Space
The satellite was expected to re-enter the atmosphere around 7:45 p.m. EDT, though predictions carry a margin of error of about 24 hours.
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Halbergman/Getty Images The 10 Happiest Cities in America, Ranked
America loves a ranking, especially when it promises to tell you which city has cracked the code on being a functional human being.
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ESA/YouTube A ‘Fireball’ Meteorite Smashed Into Someone’s Bedroom in Germany
Getting hit by a meteorite seems like one of those technically possible problems that belongs to somebody else.
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VICTOR de SCHWANBERG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/GETTY IMAGES Why a California Startup Wants to Put Thousands of Mirrors in Earth’s Orbit
A California startup wants to build a giant mirror in space to bounce sunlight back to Earth after the sun goes down.
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Pixdeluxe/Getty Images Scientists Say Doing This More Often Will Make You Happier
All of those grudges you’re holding are rotting you from the inside out. That’s not opinion; that’s according to scientific research.
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Mikroman6/Getty Images What Archaeologists Found in That Strange Sarcophagus Sealed With Molten Lead
Archaeologists in Hungary have uncovered a Roman sarcophagus that has remained untouched for roughly 1,700 years.
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Guido Mieth/Getty Images You Might Be Allergic to Your Boyfriend
Falling for a man is already enough of a health risk. Then the internet had to introduce one more nightmare for us to worry about.
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Kilito Chan/Getty Images ‘AI-Sexual’ Couples Are Having Threesomes With Chatbots
I apologize in advance, but there’s a new phrase that’s been floating around out there to describe sexuality.
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Mint Images/Getty Images Are America’s Insects Dying Off?
Scientists are having a really hard time determining which insects in North America are at risk of extinction.
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Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images Open Office Plans Turn Workers Into Unhinged Bullies
The open office plan seems to have been created either to save money on cubicles or to promote a culture of openness and communication.
