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Environment
Australia expands its list of national species
Australia has added 750 new species of plants, animals and other organisms to its official list of species living on the continent.
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Business
Why some of the country’s wealthier people say they don’t feel especially well off
A new report from a financial services company finds that only one-third of millionaires consider themselves to be wealthy.
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World
Selfies taken in desirable locations makes people less likely to go there, study finds
A new study finds that seeing other people in photos at a desirable locale — especially selfies — makes people less likely to go there.
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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.
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Environment
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.
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Arts & Life
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.
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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.
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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.
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Food
People on the internet are going cuckoo for -- cucumbers?
A review of the coolest cuke recipes circulating on TikTok.
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Sports
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.