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Where Are All the Baby Pigeons?

To city dwellers, it might seem that pigeons multiply magically: All the birds swooping down at us, or scurrying out of the way when we walk, are fully grown. How come...

WORLD’S MOST AMAZING OFF-GRID SMART HOMES

Every day developers around the world are looking for ways to keep their real estate development off the grid and energy-efficient. While there are more and more properties around the world...

Does Your Local Museum or University Still Have Native American Remains?

In 1990, Congress passed a law recognizing the unequal treatment of Native American remains and set up a process for tribes to request their return from museums and other institutions that had...

Why Are Some Farts Noisy

Farts can make a lot of different noises. Some are high and squeaky, while others explode like a car backfiring—and some don’t make any noise at all. How loud a fart is depends...

Slang for Weed: A modern terminology guide

What to call the plant, the paraphernalia, and the products (without sounding like an old hippie)   Cannabis lovers are constantly coming up with new ways to talk about cannabis, cannabis consumption, and...

How the 1969 Cuyahoga River Fire Sparked the U.S. Environmental Movement

On August 1, 1969, millions of TIME subscribers across the country received an issue that would go down in history in more ways than one. Edward Kennedy, the senator from Massachusetts, was on the cover in a neck...

He/She/They/Weed – Marijuana Affects Genders Differently

No matter what you identify – marijuana can have different impacts on you based on gender.  Research based on women/men is rare and there needs to be much more medical marijuana...

In Honor of Black History Month, 30 Black History Facts You May Not Be...

From trailblazers to inventors, Olympians, and politicians, numerous Black historical figures have left their marks on American history for decades. Unfortunately, a lot of their accomplishments are unsung and under-acknowledged. Their...

What to Know About Cellphone Radiation

To many people, the notion that cellphones or cell towers might present a health risk long ago receded into a realm somewhere between trivial concern and conspiracy theory. For decades, the...

Inside the Controversial Sales Practices of the Nation’s Biggest Title Lender

In her mid-20s, Cordelius Brown thought she had found the perfect job. She was thriving as a store manager at TitleMax, a Savannah, Georgia-based company that dominates a segment of the...