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How to Thrive in the Age of Megadrought

06.02.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

The 10 Billion Tons of Coal That Could Erase Obama’s Progress on Climate Change

05.29.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

The World’s Biggest Sovereign Wealth Fund Is Dumping Coal

05.28.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

The Augmented Reality Binoculars That Let Us See the Future Under Climate Change

05.20.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

NASA Wants to Fly Electric Planes in 20 Years

05.18.15

By Maddie Stone
Tech

There Hasn’t Been This Much Carbon in the Atmosphere for Millions of Years

05.07.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

‘Pollen Tsunamis’ Will Keep on Crashing, and the Allergic Don’t Stand a Chance

05.07.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

The First Spacecraft To Orbit Mercury Will Die Today, Alone

04.30.15

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Deforestation Could Be Worse for Carbon Emissions Than We’ve Calculated

04.28.15

By Emiko Jozuka
Tech

Oil Drilling Causes Longer-Lasting Damage to Landscapes Than We Thought

04.24.15

By Kari Paul
Tech

The Viral-Ready Occupation of Shell’s Arctic Oil Rig

04.07.15

By Brian Merchant
Tech

Two-Thirds of Canada’s Glaciers Will Disappear by 2100, Study Finds

04.06.15

By Becky Ferreira

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike