studies

The Earth Has Less Nutrients Due to a Shortage of Animal Poop

12.16.15

By Mark Hay
Sarcasm Is Good For The Soul (Or At Least Your Mind)

12.16.15

By Emerson Rosenthal
Tech

Canada Is Finally Stepping Up Its Maple Syrup Research Game

12.16.15

By Stephen Buranyi
Tech

The Strangest, Most Spectacular Bridge Collapse (And How We Got It Wrong)

12.14.15

By ALEX PASTERNACK
Tech

New Measurements Confirm That Electrons Will Outlive God

12.14.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Pee-Powered Microbial Fuel Cell Socks Are Here To Save Wearable Technology

12.13.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

A New Object-Recognition Algorithm Could Change the Face of Machine Learning

12.13.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

New Rotting Corpse Research Shows Just How Ready Nature Is to Consume You

12.10.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Here Are the Apps People Check First Thing in the Morning

12.10.15

By Rachel Pick
Tech

Google Claims Its D-Wave Quantum Computer Is the Real Deal—Sort Of

12.10.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Behold: The Cockroach Internet of Shit and Gut Bacteria

12.09.15

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Genetic Kill-Switches Promise to Keep Bioengineered Bacteria in Check

12.09.15

By Michael Byrne

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Music

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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.

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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.

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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.

4 days ago

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

4 days ago

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.

4 days ago

By Ashley Fike