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video games Microsoft's 'Xbox-exclusive' Indiana Jones game is coming to PS5 Grant St. Clair

Science Traffic noise creates angry birds in the Galapagos Gail Sherman

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health Learn to sneeze more quietly with these science-backed techniques Mark Frauenfelder

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politics Amid intense controversy, Kanye releases album to relatively modest fanfare Grant St. Clair

happy mutants Free music in They Might Be Giants' refurbished "Dial-A-Song" app Jennifer Sandlin

adorable animals Does the adorable American woodcock "peent" or "meep"? Jennifer Sandlin

Science Male proboscis monkeys show off their "large fleshy noses" Jennifer Sandlin

AI Watch as scam call centers crumble under an AI siege launched by clever YouTuber (video) Jason Weisberger

isolated dictatorships Dire warning from Canada MP: "I urge people not to travel to the United States" (video) Carla Sinclair

An apple a day keeps tinnitus at bay (and so might coffee) Allan Rose Hill

delightful creatures Kayaker saved baby otter, then released her — but 1-1/2 years later she hasn't forgotten (video) Carla Sinclair

movies How does "Darren Aronofsky's Stephen King's Cujo" sound to you? Rob Beschizza

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adorable animals A seal moves on land by "galumphing" Jennifer Sandlin

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politics Chuck Schumer cancels appearances after cratering Democratic party Jason Weisberger

Business Companies named Lumon embrace unexpected fame Mark Frauenfelder