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Political world map using the Equal Earth projection, showing countries at their relative sizes.
Science

New world map makes Africa look bigger: what’s the fuss about? Cartographers explain

A different map can change how we see an entire continent.

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Technology

Only 17% of people can pass this 3-question IQ test on the first try. Can you?

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Exploration

Earth’s missing continent rediscovered 375 years after sailors first set foot there

Millions of people fly safely every day, but when plane crashes do happen, they can be catastrophic.
Science

Compared to driving, flying is extraordinarily safe – but why doesn’t it feel that way?

Gene Roddenberry, second from right, and Star Trek cast members visit the Space Shuttle Enterprise in 1976 with NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher, left. NASA
Science

‘Star Trek’ and NASA have intertwined legacies – the show championed diversity and inspired generations of real space scientists

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Environment

How D.C.’s ‘humanure’ fertilizer creates lush gardens and big profits while improving the environment

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Billionaire sees ‘useless’ Gobi Desert is the key to bountiful, money-saving clean energy

“This could be the new space of our civilization.”

Erik Barnes – 08/29/25
Billionaire sees ‘useless’ Gobi Desert is the key to bountiful, money-saving clean energy
Lei Zhang believes our future lies in a desolate desert.

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Environment

A Spanish park has been free of wildfires for over a decade thanks to 18 donkeys

Erik Barnes – 7/9/2026
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Science

Spanish zoo study suggests that giraffes can do basic math

Erik Barnes – 7/9/2026
Does that look tasty?
Environment

Beyond birds and mice, free‑ranging cats eat a surprising number of insects

Good Partner – 7/8/2026
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Environment

The University of Cambridge found a way to reduce plastic waste and create clean hydrogen energy at the same time

Erik Barnes – 7/8/2026
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Technology

Texas engineers develop a jacket that pulls fresh drinking water out of thin air

Erik Barnes – 6/30/2026

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Environment

Kenyan teens create award-winning, affordable car exhaust filters made with corn cobs and algae

Erik Barnes – 6/25/2026
This look familiar?
Science

The drawer problem: Why so many of us can’t let go of our old electronics, and what we can do about it

Good Partner – 6/24/2026
Many U.S. apartments have individual heating and cooling systems that are less efficient than current technology.
Science

How window‑mounted heat pumps can give tenants efficient heating and cooling

Good Partner – 6/17/2026