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‘Our Generation Is Lonelier So We’re Friendship Matchmakers’

Meet the Glasgow University students going on friendship dates to connect with new people and tackle loneliness.

He Thought He Would Die in Putin’s Gulag. Now He Has a Message for the World.

Leading Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza talks about the “surreal” experience of sudden freedom.

How to Use Fabric Gift Wrap (and Why You Should)

There’s really no downside, unless you enjoy paper cuts and cleaning up discarded shreds of paper.

How Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Can Use AI to Extend Immigration Crackdown

AI is already being used at the U.S.-Mexico border to enforce homeland security. Trump’s mass deportation plan will likely expand that well beyond the border.

Scientists Gather to Decode Puzzle of the World’s Rarest Whale

The careful study of the creature — which washed up dead on a New Zealand beach in July — is the first ever to take place.

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The Australian Town Where People Live Underground

In one unusual outback town, everything is subterranean – from churches to campsites. As the world heads for 2.7C (4.9F) of global warming, should we be heading underground?

The Great Flattening Is Here to Stay

I studied the latest hiring numbers, and things don’t look good for experienced supervisors.

The Great Abandonment: What Happens to the Natural World When People Disappear?

Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria.

30 Things Your Home Doesn’t Really Need

Let it go, let it go…

America’s 17 Best Streets for Christmas Lights

Spot everyone from Kris Kringle to Rudolph.

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All the Home Maintenance Chores You Should Tackle in December

Keep the heat inside and your pipes flowing.

A Tale of Two Tamaris

A visit to rural Japan to look closely at the past, present, and future of the salty Japanese condiment.

10 Ways to Lay Out a Living Room

Be your own designer with these flawless floorplans.

Is It Possible to Dig All the Way Through the Earth to the Other Side?

If the cartoons said it, it must be true.

Seven Signs the Tree in Your Yard Is About to Fall

If you see any of these signs of tree distress, it’s time to call a tree removal service before it winds up in your attic.

Forced Into Treatment

As involuntary treatment gains political traction in Canada, CBC News goes to Washington state to find out how it can help — and what can go wrong.

We’re Treating Friendships Like Transactions, and It’s Ruining Relationships

Friends should be more than people who we use to improve ourselves.

Your Chaotic Sleep Schedule Might Be Hurting Your Heart

New research suggests that sleeping and waking up at the same time each night is important to maintaining your cardiovascular health.

Scientists Have Discovered a New Bee in Texas. It’s Blue and Lives Underground.

The identity of this reclusive species was a mystery that took decades to solve.

Goodbye, Chain Drugstores. Hello, Golf Simulators.

New York’s retail landscape is changing. But it’s not cheese shops or butchers that are taking over those vacant neighborhood storefronts.