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From Seattle to Atlanta, host cities used the tournament to speed up rail and bus upgrades years in the making — while trying to avoid the mistakes of past World Cups.

Psychologists call it cognitive offloading, and it has upsides and downsides for your memory.

It's a myth that Epsom salt works in gardens.

From high-speed battering rams to gravity tractors, the technology exists to protect the planet. The question is whether humanity will act in time—and in concert.

From shelter dogs to stickleback fish, the forces that shape animal personality are surprisingly familiar.

Black, white, and beautiful.

Get ready to batten down the hatches, maybe.

‘It’s safety, it’s warmth. And that really does help with these animals in rehabilitation.’

Skip the essential oils.

Whether you're smashing burgers, smoking a brisket, or just grilling up some dogs, every kind of outdoor cooker is on sale at Weber's site right now.

San Francisco cops remain stumped 6 months after the crime.

Better, faster boarding methods exist, so why don’t we use them? 

From massive firework displays to grocery store banners.

It's the farthest object of its kind ever seen by astronomers.

University of North Dakota grad students will test the system that's destined for the moon.

Crannogs may have been built by the country's early inhabitants some 4,000 years ago.

Built to track enemy submarines, the Navy’s underwater listening network inadvertently revealed that whales may be singing across entire oceans.

The 14,103-square-foot engineering marvel and Guinness world record holder filled a basketball court.

Four 'wings' helped the crow-sized avian dinosaur glide.

But don’t worry, mama Jackie slept not too far away.