mysteries Nuclear engineers analyze a possible piece of Amelia Earhart's airplane David Pescovitz

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drugs Sonic Drive-In customer finds bag of cocaine in her hot dog David Pescovitz

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reddit Readying to sell off, Reddit shuts off third-party clients Rob Beschizza

privacy How voice data is being used with AI to generate "predictive" medical diagnoses Elías Villoro

twitter New research shows Twitter ignores hate speech posted by Twitter Blue subscribers Jennifer Sandlin

architecture Mark the 130th anniversary of the Chicago World's Fair by reading "The Devil in the White City" this summer Jennifer Sandlin

twitter Twitter storms onto America's most hated companies list at #4, but has a long way to go to topple The Trump Organization Rob Beschizza

Science Russian spy beluga trying to come in from the cold Ruben Bolling

Science Mutation causes woman to live virtually pain, fear and anxiety-free, with ability to heal rapidly Ruben Bolling

Sargassum blooms 'High amounts' of flesh-eating bacteria and ocean plastics create 'perfect pathogen storm' in Florida seaweed Carla Sinclair

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public health RFK Jr.'s journey from environmental lawyer to anti-vax presidential candidate Jennifer Sandlin

animal behavior Researchers ponder why orcas attack boats Gareth Branwyn

science fiction William Gibson on how he coined the word "cyberspace" (video) David Pescovitz

Russian spy whale spotted off Sweden David Pescovitz

privacy concerns Air New Zealand starts weighing passengers before they board their flight Carla Sinclair

police A new study confirms what Black people already know about traffic stops Jason Weisberger