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Who feels the heat in Houston?
houstonlanding.org · Elena Bruess / Staff writer
The story of why so many Houstonians are hot in their own home might be best told by a map buried in a government website.
The coral that does it with the lights on
Hakai Magazine · Chloe Glad
Scientific wisdom says corals reproduce at night. But on reefs around the Indo-Pacific, sex also happens in broad daylight.
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What do ‘chance of rain’ percentages mean in weather forecasts?
Snopes · Aleksandra Wrona
“The probability of precipitation forecast is one of the most least understood elements of the weather forecast,” the National Weather Service says.
Human toddlers are inspiring new approaches to robot learning
TechCrunch · Brian Heater
We may be on the cusp of new breakthroughs when it comes to deploying this technology, and three-year-olds are helping.
What is a spite house?
familyhandyman.com · Rebecca Wright Brown
We’ve all had bad neighbors, but were they really bad enough to drive you to build a spite house?
How a TikTok parody of ’90s Europop became the song of the summer
TODAY · Sophie Caldwell
“Planet of the Bass” was written as a joke, but the TikTok song is now everywhere.
Homicidal mice and 4 other strange origin stories of royal families
bigthink.com · Jonny Thomson
Almost all royal lines try to legitimize their rule with legendary origin stories. Here are five of the strangest examples.
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