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Human beings have enjoyed a unique and lonely role among intelligences. Do other minds exist in life's other kingdoms? With AI, the answer may now be "yes." ...
Asheville is bouncing back from Hurricane Helene. This Western North Carolina mountain town is ready for your visit.
The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in Sandy Springs, Georgia, is exactly that kind of wonderful contradiction.
Tucked between rolling hills and the sparkling Pacific, Avila Beach is the California coastal gem that somehow escaped the tourist invasion plaguing its flashier neighbors. This sun-kissed hamlet ...
Fortunately, there’s an interactive map that can help with that. As Boing Boing explains, TimeMap.org combines the what, who, and where of history into one convenient world map.
The bold question-askers at What If explain why a flat Earth couldn’t support an atmosphere or sustain life as we know it.
The map that NASA launched in 1972 could lead extraterrestrials to Earth. A new map, nearly 50 years later, provides even better directions.
In May and June, I spent 100 hours painting my largest mural yet — a 2,000-square-foot wall in NoMa, in what sociologists ...
If you’re wondering how tariffs might affect your grocery bill, use this interactive to trace the origins of your food.
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is drawing comparisons to future Hall of Famer Kyrie Irving but for all the wrong reasons. Herro recently appeared on a live strea ...
Understanding the similarities and differences of the deserts on Earth and Mars will help space travelers survive future ...
Future There are galaxies far, far away but how big is our own solar system? Come with us... Earth Troposphere Troposphere Stratosphere Stratosphere Mesosphere Start of Low Earth Orbit Mesosphere ...