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Tech

High Voltage: How to Take Psychedelic Fractal Photos With Lightning

03.13.14

By DJ Pangburn
Tech

All of This Island’s Energy Will Be Renewable

02.13.14

By Euan Coe
On Climate Change, Ed Miliband Is Just Another Tory

10.04.13

By Martin Robbins
Tech

The Solar Power Industry Is Finally Producing More Energy Than It Uses

04.10.13

By Mat McDermott
Tech

The Best Grid-Scale Batteries Only Store Six Times the Energy Needed to Create Them

03.14.13

By Mat McDermott
Entertainment

15,000 Volts Turns A Piece Of Wood Into An Electrifying Short Film

03.04.13

By Kevin Holmes
The Bulgarian Spring Started In February

02.22.13

By Konstantin Mravov, Photos: Deyan Georgiev
Tech

The Vicious, Mysterious Cycle of Yemen’s Blackouts

02.08.13

By Adam Baron
Tech

Bacteria Are Mysteriously Producing Power Cables on the Ocean Floor

10.25.12

By Adam Estes
Tech

These Are the Cleanest-Powered, Most Energy Efficient Nations on the Planet

10.22.12

By Brian Merchant
Tech

Topsy: Edison’s Failed and Disturbing Power Grab

01.04.12

By Brian Anderson
Tech

Dolphins Can See Electricity

08.03.11

By Kimberly Haddad

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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
Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

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
Photo: O2O Creative / Getty Images

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
Photo: Francesco Carta fotografo / Getty Images

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