America is experiencing a pedestrian fatality crisis — and Florida is one of the deadliest states to walk around in. Oh, the irony: air conditioning is making the world more difficult to air condition. It’s funny to be confronted with the many near-identical films that came out at the same time. No one can agree on what “emo” means but I’m down to figure it out. Loved the take that learning and memory is all about vibes. And such helpful advice for answering a very common question.
Being a pedestrian in the US was already dangerous. It’s getting even worse. Part of the July 2022 issue of The Highlight, our home for ambitious stories that explain our world. Drive along this part of US-19, a stretch of highway in Pasco County that parallels Florida’s Gulf Coast, and you’d be …
It keeps happening. Every summer, unprecedented heat surges through cities across the United States—in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho; in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio; and in Maryland, Virginia, and New Jersey. Last week, a heat wave melted records in Texas with unrelenting highs well into the 100s …
The long read: Every year, thousands of bikes are tossed into rivers, ponds, lakes and canals. What’s behind this mass drowning?
As psychedelic therapies for mental health go mainstream, companies are recruiting chemists to create patentable versions of hallucinogens. Critics …
In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age
They are showdowns that didn't need to happen — rival studios staring each other down, refusing to blink. In 1998, Earth-snuffing asteroids got blown up in the nick of time by nuclear warheads, not once but twice, in Armageddon and Deep Impact. That same year, animated insects skittered onto movie …
Are we crazy, or are we missing a big secret? The more I think about this, the weirder it seems. Almost all of us start going to school when we’re …
Do you have an unforgettable answer to that question? We introduce ourselves all the time, and if we’re honest, we usually blow it. Answering this question p...
“You create your future based on your energy in the present.” ~Unknown I’m usually a pretty happy person, but about a year ago—perhaps due to a lack …
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