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These 3D-printed homes can be built for less than $4,000 in just 24 hours
Business Insider - Aria Bendix
Printable homes represent the latest wave in construction, but they're not always cheap to build. Earlier this year, Branch Technology, an architectural startup, developed a prototype of a 1,000-square-foot
Vitamin D
Millions of Americans take vitamin D. Most should just stop.
Vox - Julia Belluz
Outside of rare cases, rigorous studies of the supplement don’t find any health benefit. Americans love a quick health fix in pill form: something to protect against illness, with minimal effort. For one
Flying
The 10 Cheapest International Trips You Can Take Right Now
Coastal Living - By Allana Akhtar
It’s suddenly August, and you’re nowhere near using up your vacation days. For many people, it’s because taking a real vacation just sounds too …
Technology
This speculative SpaceX timeline reveals roughly when, where, and how Elon Musk plans to colonize Mars
Business Insider - Dave Mosher
Elon Musk is hell-bent on colonizing Mars. That's the spirit with which he founded SpaceX, his rocket company, in 2002. Musk was frustrated that NASA wasn't doing more to get people to the red planet and
McDonald's
This Is Why McDonald’s Coke Tastes Better Than All the Others
Southern Living - Kimberly Holland
If you’ve ever gone out of your way to get to a McDonald’s just to satisfy a craving for their tongue-tingling Coca-Cola, you know how special the …
Natural Gas
By 2035, the ‘great fuel switch’ will mark the end of the age of oil and gas, analysts expect
ThinkProgress - Mark Hand
Solar and wind energy will meet 20 percent of global power needs sooner than previously forecast. Close to 20 percent of global power needs will be …
Women's News
10 eye-opening benefits of walking
Mother Nature Network - Mary Jo DiLonardo
From your heart to your head, here's why you should get moving. Whether you work hard to get 10,000 steps a day or just like a daily stroll with your …
Nifty
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Amoebas
Brain-eating amoebas are spreading—and that’s just as bad as it sounds
Popular Science - By Sara Chodosh
Here's everything you never wanted to know about the subject. Nothing strikes fear and paranoia into the public’s heart like the phrase “brain-eating amoeba.” Those ominous words dominated headlines this
Planetary Habitability
Here’s why NASA is working on a concept manned mission to Venus
Popular Science - Gareth Dorrian and Ian Whittaker/The Conversation
The upper atmosphere of Venus is surprisingly similar Earth. Popular science fiction of the early 20th century depicted Venus as some kind of wonderland of pleasantly warm temperatures, forests, swamps,
Bumblebees
Bees deal with darkness the same way humans do
Popular Science - By Charlie Wood
It just took an eclipse, some microphones, and a bunch of schoolchildren to prove it. Even the industrious honey bee rests when the sun goes down, and that goes for other solar disappearances as well.
Solar System
Why is Pluto no longer a planet?
Popular Science - By Charlie Wood
Short answer: Because we changed the definition of the word “planet” to better fit its meaning. When I need to remember the order of the planets I recite the phrase I learned in school: My Very Excellent
Animals
Our favorite finalists from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
Popular Science - By Jeanette D. Moses
So majestic. Award-winning wildlife photographs usually feature an elk set against a backdrop of trees or a lion during golden hour. Not these. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, founded in 2015 wildlife
Geek
Photos: 33 Surreal, Alien-Like Landscapes on Earth
Geek - By Stephanie Valera
1. Ural Mountains, Russia Photo Credit: Getty Images The north Urals of Russian are home to unique Manpupuner rock formations. 2. 'Black Desert,' …
Photography Tips
Photographer Searching for Couple in His Epic Yosemite Engagement Photo
petapixel.com - Michael Zhang
Michigan freelance photographer Matthew Dippel was in Yosemite National Park in California recently when he spotted a man walk out to the edge of a …
Ban passwords
Fast Company - By Mark Wilson
The solution to internet security doesn’t have to be hard. Just ban passwords on a vast majority of services. My password manager stores 853 passwords for my accounts. That may sound extreme, but the person
Wildlife
A Sloth Can Hold Its Breath for 40 Minutes Underwater — and 6 Other Facts For International Sloth Day
Travel + Leisure - Stacey Leasca
Let’s just get one thing straight: Sloths are the most magical creatures on earth. They are adorable, love warm climates, laze about all day, and …
Photos
Stunning Winners of the 2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
My Modern Met - Jessica Stewart
The winners of the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been announced, with Dutch photographer Marsel van Oosten taking the top prize for his beautiful portrait of a pair of
Libraries
The founder of the Little Free Library has died
Quartz - Thu-Huong Ha
You may have seen them: Quaint, sturdily built wooden boxes shaped like houses, stuffed with esoteric books about birding and worn novels by Danielle Steel. Todd Bol, the founder who started the vast of
Making a Murderer
Making a Murderer is coming back. Here’s all that’s happened since the first season.
Vox - German Lopez
The first season was a huge hit, and quite a bit has happened since it premiered. The Netflix true crime docuseries Making a Murderer will return for a second season on Friday, October 19, providing a
Onions
Slimy 'pauper's fruit' hailed by supermarkets and chefs as answer to meat-free living
The Telegraph - By Katie Morley and Helena Horton
Spiky, strenuous to prepare and containing foul smelling slime, it has until recently been regarded as a "paupers fruit". Now, the jackfruit is being hailed as a meat replacement superior to soy by restaurants,
Bachelor in Paradise
From the Author of “The Five Love Languages”
The New Yorker - Grace Henes
“The Five Love Languages” has helped couples all over the world better understand their unique language of love. Countless partners have grown closer by learning what they prioritize: words of affirmation,
Watches
Helm Personal Email Server
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Even the largest companies can be hacked: just ask Google and Facebook. The Helm Personal Email Server wants to keep your email, calendar, and …
Hyperloop
Hyperloop One takes first step on a promising test road in America's heartland
CNBC - -Ryan Weber, president of the Kansas City Tech Council
The last new form of transportation, the airplane, was invented 115 years ago. But a contender for the 21st century's biggest travel breakthrough, …
Motherhood
10 positive phrases Montessori teachers use instead of 'good job'
mother.ly - Christina Clemer
I sometimes wonder how many times in a day small children hear "good job." It is so ingrained in the way we talk to kids, but in the Montessori …
University of Maryland
What the Heck Is the Deal with This Weird, Square Iceberg?
Live Science - Rafi Letzter
Look at that iceberg. It's beautiful. Perfectly rectangular. An object of near geometric perfection jutting into a polar sea of the usual squiggly, …
Sleep Disorders
What Does It Mean if You Fall Asleep Instantly Every Night?
Self - Nina Bahadur
If getting into bed at night is the best part of your day, I feel you. What happens next, though? Is it lights out in your brain as soon as you …
Wellness
This Might Be The Secret To Raising A Child Who Isn't Materialistic
mindbodygreen.com - By Julia Guerra
As parents, your child is going to look to you for direction: What should they value, and how should they behave? Research claims materialism has …
Cannabis Industry
The Post Weed Legalization Crackdown Has Begun
VICE - Manisha Krishnan
Weed is legal in Canada now, but people are still getting in trouble over it. It’s been two days since recreational weed became legal in Canada and already we’re starting to see a crackdown on black and
Social Work
9 Interesting Orgasm Facts That Will Surprise and Delight You
Brides - Gigi Engle
We understand orgasm in the grand sense. An orgasm is that great release at the height of sexual pleasure. It’s when you get to a peak and involuntarily cross over. For some, it is a wave of bliss; for

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These 3D-printed homes can be built for less than $4,000 in just 24 hours

Millions of Americans take vitamin D. Most should just stop.

The 10 Cheapest International Trips You Can Take Right Now

This speculative SpaceX timeline reveals roughly when, where, and how Elon Musk plans to colonize Mars

This Is Why McDonald’s Coke Tastes Better Than All the Others

By 2035, the ‘great fuel switch’ will mark the end of the age of oil and gas, analysts expect

10 eye-opening benefits of walking

Nifty

Brain-eating amoebas are spreading—and that’s just as bad as it sounds

Here’s why NASA is working on a concept manned mission to Venus

Bees deal with darkness the same way humans do

Why is Pluto no longer a planet?

Our favorite finalists from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Photos: 33 Surreal, Alien-Like Landscapes on Earth

Photographer Searching for Couple in His Epic Yosemite Engagement Photo

Ban passwords

A Sloth Can Hold Its Breath for 40 Minutes Underwater — and 6 Other Facts For International Sloth Day

Stunning Winners of the 2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

The founder of the Little Free Library has died

Making a Murderer is coming back. Here’s all that’s happened since the first season.

Slimy 'pauper's fruit' hailed by supermarkets and chefs as answer to meat-free living

From the Author of “The Five Love Languages”

Helm Personal Email Server

Hyperloop One takes first step on a promising test road in America's heartland

10 positive phrases Montessori teachers use instead of 'good job'

What the Heck Is the Deal with This Weird, Square Iceberg?

What Does It Mean if You Fall Asleep Instantly Every Night?

This Might Be The Secret To Raising A Child Who Isn't Materialistic

The Post Weed Legalization Crackdown Has Begun

9 Interesting Orgasm Facts That Will Surprise and Delight You