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The Fukushima Nuclear Plant Is Leaking, Again

Despite efforts to contain the leak, around 80,000 gallons of water has managed to escape so far and the problem seems to be getting worse, not better

China Will Stop Harvesting Organs From Prisoners in November

China is the last to give up the practice, one that human rights organizations and the World Health Organization have been pushing against for years

Chemists Determine the Perfect Way to Melt Cheese on Toast

The answer comes from a collaboration between the Royal Society of Chemistry and the British Cheese Board

Magic Mushrooms, LSD And Peyote Don’t Seem To Be Bad for Your Health

There may be some reasons for justifying making these products illegal, but detrimental impacts on health are likely not one of them

Chemicals in the Blood Could Warn of Suicidal Thoughts

Preliminary work has found chemical signs, hidden in the blood, of peoples’ internal struggles

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This Map, With a Dot for Every American, Shows the Country’s Racial Divisions

With one dot for every person, color-coded by race, this map shows the distribution of Americans

What Happens to the Internet When Google Goes Down?

For five minutes on Friday, Google.com went down. While it was down the internet saw a 40% drop in traffic

Iranian Schools May Soon Teach “Drone Hunting”

The details of the new high school curriculum remain elusive, but the plan was likely inspired by the drones being deployed to the Middle East these days

Before Crime Novels, the Late Elmore Leonard Specialized in Westerns

The author was in the middle of a 46th novel when he passed away following complications from a stroke

To Exercise More, Sleep More First

Exercise is not a quick fix for sleeplessness, but rather a sleep aid that kicks in only with a long term investment of a regular schedule at the gym

It’s 95 Percent Certain That We’re the Main Cause of Climate Change

A leaked copy of an upcoming report reinforces the fact that we are the main cause of modern climate change

Here’s an Incredible Image of Venus Passing in Front of the Sun

The tiny black dot on the top lefthand side is Venus.

From 1700 to 2000, the evolution of American anthromes

Watch How America’s Lands Changed From Forests to Fields

“Arthromes” are like biomes, but they acknowledge humanity’s influence

Millennials’ Raucous “Hookup Culture” Is All a Big Myth

From the 80s to today, college-aged kids aren’t having any more sex than before

Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza with President Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in 1962

The CIA Finally Admitted It Orchestrated the Iranian Coup of 1953

A newly-released 1970s internal CIA report admits the agency’s involvement in the 1953 coup

183 Children Died in a Stampede for Toys in 1883

Victoria Hall had at least one good outcome: the invention of outward opening emergency exits and the invention of the “push bar” emergency door

Before Robots, Japan Had Tiny Dolls That Tumbled Down Stairs And Served Tea

Automata paved the way for the creepy, lifelike robots we see today

Crashed Costa Concordia Is Still Sitting in the Water in Italy

It’s been 19 months since the crash, but the ship is still in the water

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These People Are Living in a Tiny Apartment in the Middle of a Museum

These designs for tiny apartment-living are being put to the test

Discoveries by European explorers that didn’t involve claiming land where people were already living.

These Are All the Places That Europeans Actually Discovered

Of all the places you think were discovered by Europeans, how many were actually discovered by Europeans?

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