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Vandals, angry artists, and mustachioed tinkerers: The story of New York City’s weather forecasting castle
Step inside the Belvedere.
Apr 24, 2019
Rats love climate change
Warmer winters allow rats to breed into the previously too-cold months.
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The weirdest things we learned this week: Rats with fetishes and America’s first banana
Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.
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This dress changes color to show how polluted your air is
The attention-grabbing garment highlights a deadly problem.
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Why thousands of dead fish flooded a New York canal
Caught between a lock and a hard place
Oct 26, 2016
UK’s Iconic Red Telephone Boxes Will Be Replaced With Wi-Fi Kiosks
Learning from New York's experience, they will not have in-kiosk web browsing capability
Sep 19, 2016
NYPD Uses Its ‘Total Containment Vessel’ To Safely Transport Bombs
Protecting bystanders from potential enroute explosions
Sep 08, 2016
Climate Change Is Knocking On The Door Of Our Urban Fortresses
How should cities respond?
Aug 30, 2016
First Great White Shark Nursery Found In Northern Atlantic
Where great whites spend their childhoods
