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An aerial picture shows bergy bits and growlers floating in front of the Apusiajik glacier, near Kulusuk (aslo spelled Qulusuk), a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality located on the island of the same name on the southeastern shore of Greenland. (JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

When Greenland was green

Paul Bierman, Tammy Rittenour - The Conversation

Frozen soil extracted during the Cold War reveals a time when Greenland was free of ice. It could happen again

Dish with a single grape (Getty Images/miguelangelortega)

The allergy-eating disorder connection

Mary Elizabeth Williams

"Disordered eating combined with a co-occurring medical condition is a complicated mix"

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Getty Images)

Pelosi on McCarthy's fear of Trump

Kelly McClure

“This is about being afraid," she said during a segment of “State of the Union”

Coffee Beans and Tea Bag (Getty Images/Ivan Martynov)

Are coffee bags worth the convenience?

Michael La Corte

“Steeping coffee still feels like ‘brewing’ in a way that dissolving instant doesn’t. It has more romance"

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Passion in bed (Getty Images/Prostock-Studio)

The science of better orgasms

Rae Hodge

Ladies and gentle-femmes, welcome to Pleasuredome

The boat carrying migrants before it sank, near Kalamata, Greece, on June 15. More than 600 people are believed to have died after the boat sank in international waters of the Ionian Sea. The Greek coast guard rescued more than 100 people and recovered more than 80 bodies. (Greek Coast Guard/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

War and the migrant boat tragedy

Andrea Mazzarino - TomDispatch.com

Hundreds died in the Mediterranean while we were focused on that submersible. Looking the other way was a choice

Reeves Gabrels, Robert Smith, and Simon Gallup of The Cure perform at Madison Square Garden on June 20, 2023 in New York, New York. (Sacha Lecca/Rolling Stone via Getty Images)

I saw The Cure with my parents

Gabriella Ferrigine

An ongoing struggle with learning to let others love the music I've grown up on

Elon Musk (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Musk hints at logo change for Twitter

Kelly McClure

Late Saturday night, Musk tweeted a flickering "X," indicating a big change for the platform

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A 4 month old baby girl yawning (Catherine Delahaye via Getty Images)

Is white noise bad for sleepy babies?

Nicole Karlis

Many people rely on white noise to sleep. Now, scientists say it could do more harm than good

Gloria Steinem Wearing Playboy Bunny Costume | Barbie in her various incarnations (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How feminists are catching up to Barbie

Susan Shapiro

Beauty standards aside, the doll has been a wildly progressive lifestyle mentor ever since she won us over in 1959

Lone Blue Donkey Among Red Elephants (Salon/Getty Images/Carol Yepes)

Blue in a red state: It's important

Kirk Swearingen

My friend ran for state Senate in Iowa and got creamed. He knew he would. It was definitely worth it

(Getty/PhonlamaiPhoto)

Alien contact could be a disaster

William Lempert, Kim TallBear, David Delgado Shorter - The Conversation

A public ET message could initiate cascading events, including military actions to corporate resource mining

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3 varieties of Hotdogs (Getty Images/Lauren Mclean)

For better char, try spiral-cut hot dogs

Joy Saha

Aesthetics aside, this cut also makes a little more room for extra condiments and toppings

Jackdaw Crow on a Bird Feeder (Getty Images/David Pardoe)

With age comes birds

Kelly McClure

Apparently, I'm in my bird era now, and I've got the feeders to prove it. It happens fast

Pictured: (l-r) Luann de Lesseps, Sonja Morgan in "Luann and Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake" (Nick Fochtman/Bravo)

"Crappie Lake": Money can't buy class

Kelly McClure

Money can't buy you class, but watching rich people fart is hilarious. So who cares?

Sound of Freedom (Angel Studios)

It's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" – but for QAnon

Melanie McFarland

God's children may not be for sale, but box-office hit "Sound of Freedom" is making a run on the public's credulity

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The view from Kowloon Peak shows apartment buildings and office blocks lights at night on November 3, 2016 in Hong Kong. (Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)

Why won't we fix light pollution?

Matthew Rozsa

Light pollution is an existential threat that belongs in the same conversation as climate change, experts say

Arepa spread with accouterments (Irena Stein)

Arepas: a 4-ingredient, ancient staple

Michael La Corte

"The popularity and growth of the arepa around the world is increasing every year"

How I dressed as Barbie ... and then Zombie Barbie in 2022 (Deena ElGenaidi)

Decolonizing Barbie from my dress-up

Deena ElGenaidi

It had become a running joke with my friends that I'd always dress as a blond-haired white woman for Halloween

Painting of leaders presenting the Declaration of Independence | African Slave Trade (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Democracy's deep and troubled roots

Paul Rosenberg

Democracy was spread around the world by Europeans, a new book argues — and it often became a tool of oppression

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Barbenheimer Brownies (Mary Elizabeth Williams)

A two-in-one treat for "Barbenheimer"

Mary Elizabeth Williams

Need snack ideas for a movie marathon? This two-in-one dessert has you covered

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Ronda Churchill/Getty Images)

DeSantis says Harris is "chirping"

Kelly McClure

"She's going to come down to the state of Florida and try to chirp and . . . try to demagogue," he said

Former Beatles drummer Pete Best at the Beatles Museum in Liverpool, in front of posters used to advertise the Beatles playing live at the Casbah in Liverpool. (Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images)

Playing "Twist and Shout" with a Beatle

Kenneth Womack

At Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp in New York City, adults learn to play from the best — including Pete Best

J Robert Oppenheimer Standing at Blackboard (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

The atomic truth behind "Oppenheimer"

Matthew Rozsa

The man who christened the nuclear age with violence regretted the crater he left on the world

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