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The Sky Might Soon Be Flush With Self-Cleaning Bathrooms
A new Boeing prototype lavatory zaps germs with UV rays
A Restored Skyscraper in LA Will Feature a Terrifying Glass Slide
Going to the bank just got that much scarier
At Long Last, Santiago Calatrava’s World Trade Center Transit Hub Is Open
The $4 billion train station has been called beautiful and a boondoggle
Italian City Bans New “Ethnic” Restaurants
Verona, the home of Romeo and Juliet, is preventing new eateries from opening that primarily serve kebabs, gyros and fried food
New Zealanders Are Voting Whether to Adopt a New Flag
The country could drop the Union Jack in favor of a design with a more distinctive national symbol
One Artist Has a Monopoly on the World's Blackest Black Pigment
Artists are up in arms over Anish Kapoor’s exclusive rights to "vantablack"
Alaska Is Shipping in Snow for This Year’s Iditarod
Could a warm winter make the famous sled race go to the dogs?
The FDA Will Ban a Common Pesticide
Flubendiamide is used in about 200 crops like almonds and soybeans
Hamburg Is the First City to Ban Single-Use Coffee Pods
You won’t find coffee pods in its government buildings
Happy Leap Day! Brought to You by Julius Caesar
The leap year has a long history, stretching all the way back to 46 B.C.E.
What Killed 13 Bald Eagles in Maryland?
Officials want information on the strange die-off of a clutch of majestic birds
What the All Writs Act of 1789 Has to Do With the iPhone
How a law signed by George Washington is being applied to Apple
Mysterious “Music” Spooked Apollo 10 Astronauts
Archival audio reveals eerie sounds heard by astronauts on the dark side of the moon
Death Valley Bursts to Life With Rare “Super Bloom”
A rare spectacle covers Death Valley in wildflowers
Last Survivor of Treblinka, Final Destination for Up to 925,000 People, Has Died
Samuel Willenberg devoted the rest of his life to honoring those murdered at the camp
New Met Logo Typifies the Eternal Struggle of Rebranding
From the Met to the MoMA
Drought May Force 18 Elephants Out of Africa
As the driest rainy season in 35 years threatens southern Africa, elephants have become a flashpoint
Happy 543rd Birthday, Nicolaus Copernicus
The Renaissance scientist set the stage for modern astronomy
Five Things to Know About Harper Lee
The spunky and eloquent author is dead—but her legacy lives on
Here’s Why French People Are Getting Riled Up About the Circumflex
Little accent, big debate
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