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• Video game Black Myth Wukong explores traditional mythology

  The new video game Black Myth: Wukong is one of the most popular video games in the world -- and yet another adaptation of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West.

  Sep 03, 2024 at 1:16 pm

• Corn sweat is real, and it's made extreme heat in the Midwest even more uncomfortable

  Corn sweat is real. Corn draws in water, then releases it into the air through evaporation. And all that moisture produced by more than 90 million acres of corn nationwide can make it more humid.

  Sep 03, 2024 at 12:13 am

• Our quest for romance through dating apps is only making us lonlier, studies find

  Tired of swiping left and right? And out of patience? You’re not alone. Our quest for romance through dating apps is only making us lonelier.

  Sep 02, 2024 at 12:29 am

• The mythical 1982 DC Comics Style Guide is finally being reissued

  The guide was created in 1982 to help ensure a consistent look for characters. For years fans have pushed for a way to buy this guide.

  Aug 29, 2024 at 4:20 am

• The physics behind a very annoying thing that could ever happen to you: a paper cut

  Scientists have figured out why paper cuts hurt so much. Kaare Jensen, associate professor of physics at the Technical University of Denmark, explains.

  Aug 28, 2024 at 2:08 am

• People on the internet are going cuckoo for -- cucumbers?

  A review of the coolest cuke recipes circulating on TikTok.

  Aug 27, 2024 at 4:17 am

• MLB player switches team mid game in unusual scenario

  No matter the outcome of today’s Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox game, catcher Danny Jansen will be able to call himself a winner.

  Aug 26, 2024 at 1:47 pm

• The Poison Book Project is looking for Victorian-era books made with toxic dyes

  Members of the Poison Book Project are working to identify old books that contain toxic pigments such as arsenic.

  Aug 23, 2024 at 1:14 am

• The satirical newspaper 'The Onion' is back in print — really

  The satirical newspaper is now available in physical form for the first time since it stopped printing in 2013 because of a drop in paper ad sales.

  Aug 22, 2024 at 1:40 am

• Disney reverses wrongful death decision

  The Walt Disney Company has reversed its decision to toss a wrongful death suit over a Disney+ agreement.

  Aug 21, 2024 at 1:42 pm