“Scientists are abandoning conventional thinking to search for extraterrestrial creatures that bear little resemblance to Earthlings.”
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In a Famed Kenyan Game Park, the Animals Are Giving Up
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“When I started writing for ‘Texas Monthly’ in 1973, I didn’t expect it to last very long. But it’s still here, five decades later.”
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In 1848, An Enslaved Couple Fled to Boston in One of History’s Most Daring Escapes
“Risking their lives for liberty and for love, Ellen and William Craft devised a bold plan: They’d don disguises — she as a white man — and embark on the perilous journey north.”
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“We were born a week apart, in the same hospital, to different mothers.”
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“Monorail!” How Conan O’Brien Came Up With an Iconic ‘Simpsons’ Episode
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Can 3-D Printing Help Solve the Housing Crisis?
“Standard construction can be slow, costly, and inefficient. Machines might do it better.”
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I Disconnected from the Electric Grid for 8 Months—in Manhattan
“On May 22, 2022, I began an experiment. I unplugged everything in my apartment, with the goal of drawing zero power from the electric grid for one month.”
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Jelly Is Ready for Its Redemption Arc
“It’s delicious, but it’s also disgusting. It looks inedible, but it is edible.”