#science
# longform
Unfortunately, despite what you're told in most movies and TV shows, the cops are not your friends, and they may not be there to help you.
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We already know that highly processed foods are bad for you. But several new studies show that it's even worse for you than we thought, damaging both your waistline and mood.
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With the planet heating up in more obvious ways, new models show that up to six billion people could be stranded in zones too hostile for humans by 2100.
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We've made an awful lot of plastic, and it's a global ecological disaster. Now, bacteria that can eat it might be our best bet to get rid of it. At a steep price.
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As researchers study how narcissists truly see the world, they're learning a lot of new things about their views of others' competence and humility.
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Researchers trying to model what our planet will be like in 250 million years have some very bad news for us.
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Thawing permafrost is revealing a ticking time bomb of climate change that doesn't get nearly enough attention for the devastation it could cause.
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New discoveries in South Africa may redefine human history according to a new Netflix documentary, but critics are far from impressed by the evidence.
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Farm to table protein is about to become lab to table. The environmental benefits could be massive, but will people be willing to eat it, and can they afford it?
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A deep dive into the technology behind the horrors unleashed on humanity after Oppenheimer's gadget successfully exploded in New Mexico.
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Global warming is making heat weaves in already scorching years much worse. And none of us are ready for just how nasty things could get.
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According to science, we tend to see ourselves through rose-tinted glasses and forgive ourselves a lot more than we should. And that can be a real problem.
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New research into the psychological roots of greed shows that greed may mean access to more money and luxuries, but at the cost of damaging literally everything else.
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Is time travel possible? What would happen if you did it? How would you do it? The answers to these questions are surprisingly complicated and weird.
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According to the news, our planet's core has stopped spinning and will soon reverse. What's really happening is a lot less exciting, but still pretty neat.
