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Custom shoes for a teen with Weaver-Smith syndrome

2

3D-printing with bioluminescent algae

3

Sweet corn: summer sweetheart

4

Are Cento San Marzano tomatoes fake?

5

The new elephant habitat at The San Diego Zoo

6

The Book of Mormon and Broadway fire hazards

7

F1 drivers may have the solution for 'tech neck'

8

Should we buy Spirit Airlines?

9

Southwest celebrates retiring Spirit Airlines captain

10

A missing pig statue in North Carolina

11

Barefoot life: Chanel's sandal and weightlifting

12

The Met Gala, costumes, and a life in theatre

13

A new commemorative passport featuring Trump's portrait

14

Sabastian Sawe, Adidas, and the sub-2 hr marathon

15

I spent the night at the LaGuardia Au Bon Pain.

16

Should the U.S. buy failing Spirit Airlines?

17

The new Jell-ometer measures hockey fan excitement in "jiggles"

18

A wild axolotl in the UK?

19

James Ortiz, puppeteer, is eligible for an acting Oscar

20

Driving from London to Cape Town on 3 wheels

21

A hot air balloon's backyard emergency landing

22

Feeling lucky AND hungry? It's meat raffle time!

23

Sir Patrick Stewart and Shakespeare's sonnets

24

Ohtani says: Nap, and carry a big mattress

25

Kyoto has the most scenic train route in the world

26

Ants: more valuable than you think

27

Smart glasses and a blind marathon runner's independence

28

Helping kids and their vocabularies

29

Floss: check. Brush: check. TONGUE: CHECK.

30

An Amsterdam Zoo becomes a dark sky sanctuary

31

It's time to clean your suitcase

32

The annual ladybug release at the Mall of America

33

A 10-year-old teaches us how to survive a gator attack

34

Fluffy juice? Egg white froth? There's no place like foam.

35

Nobody's eating baguettes anymore

36

The end of the CIA World Factbook

37

A handbag in.. dinosaur leather?

38

KC Royals rookie sleeps through alarm, gets cut from lineup

39

Norway's Easter crime obsession

40

Free furniture if UConn teams make the March Madness finals?

41

KitKat announces a tracker to find stolen chocolate

42

Google now allows username changes

43

Stephen Colbert takes on the LOTR mantle

44

The chocolate eggs of Easter

45

Rolex's free Dallas training center

46

Is 2026 the year of the black currant?

47

Malls are making a comeback

48

Would you watch Jaws in the water?

49

Tennessee Williams: inspiring shouting contests nationwide

50

Cabbage: 2026 is your year.

51

Use your "inside clothes", it's allergy season

52

Basket + Ball = BASKETBALL

53

Camels, Botox, and beauty pageants

54

Meteorite hunters descend on Ohio

55

Man hacks 7,000 robot vacuums (could one be yours?)

56

Pokémon Go uses players to create a hyperspecific world map

57

Corned beef: the Irish-Jewish fusion food

58

If you pluck a grey hair, what happens?

59

State Department makes renouncing citizenship cheaper

60

Become a taste-tester for Hidden Valley Ranch and Pizza Hut

61

King penguins love global warming -- who knew?

62

It's new emoji time!

63

Get your free burger at Five Guys

64

Sober at a work party: the new normal

65

United Airlines enforces headphones rule

66

No finishers at the 2026 Barkley Marathons

67

The Brady Bunch house is officially a landmark

68

American women's quality of life: not equal

69

Lindsey Vonn's injuries and how elite athletes recover

70

Punch the monkey: the influencer

71

Marcus, the labrador therapy dog

72

Americans abroad warned to be cautious

73

A Florida man uses taco seasoning packets to steal from self-checkouts

74

Group chat etiquette, because it's 2026

75

Orlando swans and their fight against bird flu

76

On Cloud shoes and the squeaky lawsuit

77

Trader Joe recalls fried rice due to glass

78

Avoiding being a flu superspreader

79

TSA PreCheck & Global Entry won't be suspended by DHS

80

Ring feels privacy pressures and rethinks partnerships

81

Barcelona's Sagrada Familia achieves its height destiny

82

The Olympic medals: all symbol, no strength

83

Pim: the reigning Girl Scout cookie seller

84

The goat gardeners of Dallas

85

The sweet and the bitter of grapefruit

86

LSU's biodegradable Mardi Gras beads are on parade

87

Neti pots and nasal rinses, the singer's armor

88

Peanut butter *could* be good for you...

89

The plastic-eating 3D-printed robot fish

90

A year to read classics

91

February holidays (not for lovers)

92

Dumplings are universal

93

This Valentine's Day, name a cockroach after your ex

94

Jan Van Eyck vs. AI -- a story of attribution

95

The Olympics torch lighting ceremony

96

Beethoven, father of bone conduction

97

Ring doorbells is looking for lost dogs (for now)

98

Artemis II readies for launch and to make history

99

Goodbye, frozen juice concentrate

100

Preparing for Punxsutawney Phil

101

Martha Stewart listens to her granddaughter

102

Blind fans can experience the Super Bowl in a new way

103

The University of Colorado's "food racism" settlement

104

Keeping warm at home, even if the power goes out

105

An autistic Barbie has entered the Mattel family

106

The Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors: should the show go on?

107

Alex Honnold ascends the Taipei 101 skyscraper

108

Minnesota: the cold never bothered them anyway

109

Vicks VapoRub and the cold and flu season

110

Scandal at the opera: Met Opera director and designers drop names from 'Carmen'

111

The emus who defeated the Australian artillery

112

Reserving a room at the new lunar hotel

113

The power of avalanches

114

Korean theaters using AI subtitle glasses

115

Chinese app formerly known as Are You Dead is popular worldwide

116

New U.S. mail postmark rules could affect you

117

Dr. Martin Luther King on nonviolence

118

The cheese recall is brie-lly important

119

Orchestra conductors make the music happen

120

Barber's Adagio for Strings: a soundtrack for the times

121

Is eco-friendly toilet paper actually good for the environment?

122

Consumer Electronics Show 2026: we're in the future

123

Fifty sheep and their grocery store adventure

124

The Palm Beach Frozen Iguanas take the field

125

New year, new us: Betty Boop, Blondie, and Nancy Drew join public domain

126

It's a holiday hiatus! See you in January!

127

Sleeping animals: the great multitaskers

128

An Australian woman bests the competition at the Antarctic Ice Marathon; "Cantique de Noel" bonus track

129

Understudies: the heroes of the season

130

A silver steward makes off with the goods

131

`Twas the night before Christmas...

132

Sustainable gift wrapping -- get into it

133

Archaelogy dogs: smelling back in time

134

Professional dart players and their nicknames

135

A (Western) history of Christmas meals

136

White elephant exchanges are a holiday party staple

137

Dick Van Dyke: a hundred years is not enough

138

A volleyball coach tackles the ponytail problem

139

The Cathedral of Notre Dame & Steinmetz Hall: acoustic marvels

140

A Utah hiker gets rescued from quicksand

141

The Geminids meteor shower is putting on a show this weekend

142

Australia officially restricts children's social media access

143

Formulaic Christmas romance movies -- sign me up!

144

Pantone's color of the year is white. Are we getting snowed?

145

Rainbow Wool: saving gay sheep and making it fashion

146

A thief swallows a $19,000 Fabergé pendant. 6 days later, it showed up.

147

Violinists and their air travel woes

148

Not having a Real ID could cost you, but a flight delay may even it out

149

In honor of World AIDS Day.

150

Fake disability parking permits; a senior wedding in a pool; Coke Freestyle machines are focus groups

151

A man has been walking around the world. He's almost home.

152

€90,000 of escargot goes missing

153

Urban raccoons may be on the road to domestication

154

Your favorite musical artist may. be A.I. (yikes)

155

A Galapagos tortoise's incredible life

156

The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade preps for step-off

157

Moving walkways are disappearing from airports

158

Americans are waiting longer to upgrade their phones

159

Will Japan's first female leader step into the sumo ring?

160

New crash test dummies will keep women safer

161

Luxury cinemas make the movies an event

162

Be nice to crows. Very, very nice.

163

Eswatini: small country, big deals

164

The War of the Worlds and other hoaxes

165

What makes soda addictive?

166

Banana peels are worth something, too

167

Celebrity riders: you get what you ask for

168

Don't burn this in your fireplace. Snack instead!

169

Produce and your fridge: a high-maintenance relationship

170

The Space Out Competition: do nothing and win it all

171

Same-sex marriage is here to stay!

172

The Trackchair helps make nature more accessible

173

Tips on cleaning your water bottle (DO IT NOW.)

174

The Brooklyn Public Library is lending out art

175

Paris residents can enter a lottery for a chic final resting place

176

Japan's military fight against bears

177

This artificial reef is made of subway cars

178

Norman Rockwell: champion of the oppressed

179

China's space race and Shenzhen's rise

180

A U.K. family gets fined for truancy after Disney World trip

181

McDonald's is the latest to feel the loss of pennies

182

SNAP 2: How we can help

183

SNAP benefits: by the numbers

184

Chessboxing: no pain, no brain.

185

Passion projects: a Brazilian arthouse cinema and a Brooklyn art gallery

186

Rome's Colosseum gives new meaning to "arena tour"

187

Coffee prices keep climbing

188

Volcanos: be vigilant, especially during the shutdown

189

The Jim Henson Company is auctioning things for the first time

190

Mosquitos are found in Iceland for the first time

191

AI-generated videos are getting harder to spot

192

Ashraf Mahrous just pulled a 700-ton ship using his teeth

193

A heist! And a big opera controversy...

194

The Met Opera Live -- attend the opera in a recliner

195

The Western Alaska floods; the truth about knuckle cracking

196

A Manchester United fan wanted to change his name in support

197

Body diversity -- an ongoing acceptance

198

The Royal Ballet School is nurturing artists these days

199

The Haenyeo women, the freediving superstars

200

Air traffic controllers are working for free to keep you safe

201

Anguilla's web addresses are a moneymaker

202

The Nobel Prizes were born out of redemption

203

Wordle: from indie darling to the New York Times -- and now TV?

204

Pudding with a fork and Einstein's violin

205

It's Banned Books Week! Read on!

206

Thomas Kinkade: painter of light (or else)

207

The game of Columbia House and music-by-mail

208

Women in STEM: The X-Files and The Scully Effect

209

Emilia D'Albero is America's first champion at the Olympics of cheese

210

St. Francis and the Blessing of the Animals

211

A teen shepherd and her bestie sheep (and more sheep tales)

212

Reading Rainbow returns with new host Mychal Threets

213

Love the roundabout. (Don't be square.)

214

A mystery man surprises hikers with mountaintop ice cream

215

South Korea creates a market for hangover cures

216

Shark bite-resistant wetsuits on, jewelry off: a brave swimmer's guide

217

A day at the "Big E," the Eastern States Exposition

218

Bill Nye gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

219

A woman tries to sell Graceland and defraud the Presleys

220

Some Chinese restrooms are requiring payment for toilet paper

221

Halloween costumes 2025: win your contest.

222

Anna Hall wins a heptathlon title, 2nd American after Jackie Joyner-Kersee

223

Rupert Everett has been pulling pints. Cheers!

224

Skipping and skimming stones is an art and a science

225

A robbery at Walt Disney World in scuba gear (and a swim away escape)

226

Tourists get caught diving into the Venice canals...

227

The $110,000 speeding ticket

228

A new Girl Scout cookie flavor is coming

229

Holy rebels: A group of Austrian nuns break out of their care home

230

Albania appoints an AI-generated minister

231

MINNEAPOLIS! Exploring the Mall of America

232

Condensed Community; a slug that keeps you up at night

233

Make sure your midnight snack isn't keeping you up!

234

Ten-hut! A retiree joins the LSU marching band

235

Scandal at the beach: sunscreen labels may be lying

236

Left-coiling snail shells: dating woes and evolutionary advantages

237

It's National Cheeseburger Day; Dairy Queen and Orange Julius

238

Using the new hand signal for help in distress

239

James Patterson sponsors 12 authors in "Go Finish Your Book" campaign

240

Scaring off wolves with drones and heavy metal

241

Secrets: China's proposed mega-embassy, a diplomatic gift that spied for years; finding hidden cameras in Airbnbs

242

You can get arrested for throwing your beer bottle off that balcony

243

Redheads, assemble: Redhead Days in the Netherlands

244

Grab bag! The Yankee Stadium squirrel; the Free Republic of Verdis; AI-generated podcasts

245

The great zipper merge debate: rage or right?

246

It's peanut butter jelly time!

247

Return to sender: Countries cut off U.S. package deliveries

248

Should you use Buy Now, Pay Later services for your vacations?

249

Moo-ve over, cows, there's a "better" butter

250

147: Your Instagram is stalking you.

251

Putting the rainbow back: Orlando's Pulse memorial crosswalks

252

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a ... burrito

253

A Swedish town is moving a church... very slowly

254

Don't eat the radioactive shrimp!

255

142 | Waking up is hard to do...

256

141 | In France, you can sell tickets to your wedding. C'est... chic?

257

140 | Grocery store etiquette

258

139 | The sky is falling! No, it's a shooting star.

259

138 | A ten-year-old from London keeps a chess grandmaster in check

260

137 | Go with your gut: hosting awards shows and travel superstitions

261

136 | It's the International Year of the Glaciers' Preservation! Someone tell Mendenhall.

262

135 | Fashion crime: The ski jump suit scandal

263

134 | Communal living: it goes both ways

264

133 | The Labubu economy

265

132 | Romeo & Juliet in Estonia: car-crossed lovers

266

131 | Running: Jacory Patterson; the world's deepest marathon

267

130 | Grab Bag: Theo Huxtable got me grounded.

268

129 | Jesus Christ Superstar and the art of theatre

269

128 | 'Gigil' is in the dictionary -- and other evolutions of language

270

127 | Doritos is betting on sriracha (just like the rest of us)

271

126 | Filipino food -- outside of my mom's house!

272

125 | Burmese pythons vs the world (and robo-bunnies)

273

124 | Tales from the police blotter

274

123 | Rideshare tips and safety initiatives

275

122 | Impersonations and the legacy of William Douglas Street

276

121 | A man says boneless wings should be boneless. I say: chew your food.

277

120 | The Kennedy Center: you want to name it what?

278

119 | This summer is so hot (says science)

279

118 | Americans stick out abroad. Here's how.

280

117 | How bad are menstrual cramps, really?

281

116 | The rising costs of chocolate

282

115 | Earth is spinning faster, and days are short...

283

114 | Plumpy Nut, a lifesaving food, is stuck in warehouses -- not feeding kids

284

113 | When did dinosaurs get so expensive?

285

112 | How do you get your news?

286

111 | A Japanese gaming tournament crowns its 73-year-old winner

287

110 | The deadly Brightline train

288

109 | Chimps and their fashion trends

289

108 | Taking recycling into your own hands

290

107 | Steve Jobs's simple creativity hack -- walking!

291

106 | A grandma spearheads an online group returning items to Texas flood victims; mutual aid projects

292

105 | Is pearl jewelry a red flag? (Let's talk pearls.)

293

104 | The 'world's largest' time capsule has been opened!

294

103 | FaceID is just the tip of the iceberg of facial recognition

295

102 | "The show must go on" and performing through pain

296

101 | Cursive and handwriting -- it's good for your brain!

297

100 | A bridge with a 90-degree turn and other wonders of design

298

99 | Blue light glasses: are they a myth?

299

98 | The tragedy of the Texas floods; France gives asylum to "science refugees."

300

97 | Maurizio Cattelan: subversive and comic artist

301

96 | The end of the Chongqing red panda wake-up call; supporting The Lynx Watch

302

95 | This is a test: Licensed Battlefield Guides at Gettysburg National Park

303

94 | A man finds a model train set underneath his house; Miniatur Wunderland

304

93 | Friends running late? Understanding time blindness

305

92 | Audiobooks: sit back, relax, and listen.

306

91 | Housewarming traditions and thoughtful gift ideas

307

90 | Measles are here. Are you covered?

308

89 | Ways to volunteer, even if you're an introvert

309

88 | Public transportation abroad: you can do it!

310

87 | Dolly Parton, I will always love you.

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86 | The ice cream challenge "rewarding" Applachian Trail thru-hikers

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85 | Edible art: vegetable sculptures and butter cows