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Actually, It’s Not Safe to Crouch During a Lightning Storm

‘When thunder roars, go indoors.’

Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Surpasses 2,700 As Hope Fades for Finding More Survivors

With many areas hit by Friday’s earthquake still not reached by rescue crews, those numbers are still expected to rise.

Is This the New Way to Climb Mount Everest?

Austrian guide Lukas Furtenbach will lead a one-week trip to the top of Everest and back this year. Prior to the ascent, he and his clients will inhale xenon gas, which he says helps with acclimatization.

4 Subtle Signs of Emotional Unavailability to Look Out For

Dating someone who won’t let you in is frustrating…but it’s not always a lost cause.

This ‘Normal’ Advice Is Secretly Making Parents Feel Like Failures

You hear it all the time, and it’s said with good intentions — but it can create a cloud of self-doubt.

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How to Not Get Lost When Your GPS Fails

Your GPS is a modern marvel of navigation—until it fails. Here’s what to do next.

Tourists Are Cancelling Trips to the US – Here’s How This Could Affect Its Economy

Travellers around the world are reconsidering trips to the US, as cancellations expected to create a US$18 billion dip from tourism revenues.

What Trump’s Executive Order on Ticket Price-Gouging Could Mean for Concertgoers

Trump signed an executive order aiming to address ticket price-gouging, but an industry analyst doubts it will do much.

Rhythms of Tamale: Ghana’s New Hip‑Hop Wave

In Northern Ghana a new hip-hop hybrid is captivating audiences and filling up stadiums as a fresh reminder of Tamale’s long musical tradition.

Humans Are Bad at Reading Dogs’ Emotions – But We Can Learn to Do Better

Even experts get dog body language wrong at times.

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More Billionaires Than Ever Ranked in Forbes’ Annual List. Here Are the Top 10

There are now more than 3,000 billionaires in the world, according to Forbes’ annual ranking of the wealthiest people. They collectively hold about $16.1 trillion in wealth.

Everyone Should Be Doing This Peculiar, Pleasurable, Underappreciated Kind of Crossword

How to get started with cryptic crosswords, the most rewarding kind of puzzle.

Eight of Literature’s Most Powerful Inventions—and the Neuroscience Behind How They Work

These reoccuring story elements have proven effects on our imagination, our emotions and other parts of our psyche.

When I’m 84

The world still needs Ringo Starr.

She Went Out for a Solo Evening Trail Run. Then She Locked Eyes With a Bear

A longtime trail runner went for an evening run in a remote area of San Bernardino County. ‘What’s the worst that could happen?’ she joked to a friend before she left. ‘I get eaten by a bear?’

Bigger Social Security Checks Are Arriving in April

Payments to eligible retired public sector employees will increase starting in April due to the Social Security Fairness Act (SSFA).

Here’s How a Pro Waxes a Car by Hand

Wax on left, wax off right. Seems simple enough, yeah? Not so fast, grasshopper.

Quantum Computing Approach Generates First Ever Truly Random Number

The task, which even conventional supercomputers can’t perform, could improve online security and make some processes, such as choosing a jury, truly fair.

Which Banana Bread Recipe Is Worth All the Fruit?

To find the best banana bread recipe on the internet, we tested four popular recipes that use different ingredients and techniques