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'Flowers Are Not Salad,' Today's Comic by Benji Nate

Olive attempts to teach her human-like cat the difference between plants you eat and plants you don't.
Benji Nate
12.13.18
#metoo

Members of Congress Can't Use Tax Dollars for Harassment Settlements Anymore

Lawmakers in the House and Senate changed a decades-old rule that let members of Congress accused of sexual misconduct pay settlements with taxpayer dollars.
Marie Solis
12.13.18
TRANS RIGHTS

Pastor charged with murder of black trans woman near notorious Detroit park

Keanna Mattel joins the known 23 transgender individuals killed in America this year.
Emma Ockerman
12.13.18
ETA - Created with GEICO

Meet the Students Trying to Make the Dream of a Hyperloop a Reality

The real story of the hyperloop's origins and its future.
Motherboard Staff
12.13.18
hyperloop

Meet the Students Trying to Make the Dream of a Hyperloop a Reality

The real story of the hyperloop's origins and its future.
Motherboard Staff
12.13.18
NHL

Alex Ovechkin Can Break Wayne Gretzky's All-Time Goal-Scoring Record

The Washington Capitals superstar is showing no signs of slowing down, giving himself a real shot to eclipse Gretzky's seemingly untouchable record.
Brandon Maron
12.13.18
therapy diaries

When I Couldn’t Find a Therapist I Liked, I Tried Brain Stimulation

I originally wanted to find a talk therapist about my depression, but it didn’t seem like that was going to happen anytime soon.
Tonic Editors
12.13.18
WTF

Wine Shop Worker Finds Long-Lost Election Ballots in Basement

The date on the envelopes, some of which contained absentee ballots? September 4, 1984.
Jelisa Castrodale
12.13.18
IoT

Swarms of Sensor-Wearing Bees Could Monitor Crops Better Than Drones

Bumblebees carrying electronic sensor backpacks could monitor crops like agricultural drones.
Samantha Cole
12.13.18
Culture

a photographic story of a family's journey from sudan to tel aviv as refugees

Alan and his brothers are refugees from Sudan, trying to create a new life in a new land.
Clementine de Pressigny
12.13.18
Future Proof

This algorithm reads X-rays better than doctors do

Artificial intelligence has some radiologists worried about automation.
Dan Ming
12.13.18
endangered species

Kid Scientists Capture Rare Footage of Endangered Animals on Camera Traps

A unique project turned students at schools around the world into citizen scientists.
Sarah Emerson
12.13.18
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