These Animals Don’t Have Brains. Can They Still Think?
A jellyfish doesn’t have a brain, but it still knows when to sting you. A sea star can crawl toward...
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Why They Mask
A few days after President Donald Trump took office, I got an invitation from ICE officials to observe the administration’s...
Why It Could Take All Week to End the Government Shutdown
After 40 days, the longest government shutdown in American history finally appears to be lurching toward an end. But even...
Putin’s Shriveled Hand Sparks Debate About Despot’s Ailing Health
Footage of the Russian president captured at a conference last week shows the 73-year-old despot’s right hand looking sickly and...
The MacBook Air M4 Is Going for a Stupidly Good Price Right Now
Oh, Apple, what’s your game plan? Or maybe I should direct that toward Amazon, because that’s the only place I’ve...
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Earlier this year, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, a graveyard was spared by the fire that sent...
Hollywood’s Nicotine Habit Is Back
People have smoked tobacco for millennia, so naturally, characters have been smoking on film for almost as long as the...
New Leak Claims the PS5’s About To Get a Major Price Cut—but Only in Japan
A new leak claims that Sony is going to announce a new PlayStation 5 console that is substantially cheaper than...
I’m a single mom who likes to keep cooking simple. I always buy these Costco items for effortless meals.
Rao's marinara sauce is one of my favorite things to buy at Costco.Theresa Meeker PickettAs a business owner and mom...
What Actually Changed in 1776
America’s year of independence, 1776, began with virtually all of those living in Britain’s 13 North American colonies content to...
Dems Who Caved on Shutdown Battle Have One Key Thing in Common
Of the seven Democrats and one Independent who broke ranks to support a continuing resolution that will fund the government...
Purdue’s Famous Peanut Butter Man Was Actually Covered in Sunflower Butter
The news has been a bit chaotic lately. And depressing. And disheartening. Life is miserable. Anyway, you may not have...
I was stranded in Tokyo for 24 hours. I did 3 things right, but made 2 mistakes I’ll avoid on all future trips.
Getting stuck in Japan due to delayed flights was frustrating, but it was also surprisingly expensive as our out-of-pocket expenses...
The Costs of Instant Translation
When I heard about the “Live Translation” feature of Apple’s newly released AirPods, what came to mind was my first...
Retired airline pilot saved over 400 lives after an engine explosion midair. He says AI could make the job harder, not easier.
Would you hop on a plane piloted by AI?gece33/Getty ImagesIn 2010, Qantas Flight 32 faced engine failure shortly after takeoff,...
