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Inflation Ticks Up, Oldest Shipwreck, and a Cat Tour

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Inflation Rise Continues
  1. 0.55 · explainers · keep 0.14 · Inflation is a monetary phenomenon in which consumers see a broad rise in the prices of goods and services across the economy over time
  2. 0.54 · news-in-context · keep 0.34 · US cities where inflation is rising the most
  3. 0.54 · news-in-context · keep 0.13 · Wedding cost increases have outpaced inflation
  4. 0.54 · news-in-context · keep 0.55 · Enter your ZIP code to see its median income, median home value, and how affordable a typical home is there.
  5. 0.54 · explainers · keep 0.51 · The highest inflation ever recorded in US history was estimated at 30% in 1778, just after the Revolutionary War.
  6. 0.53 · explainers · keep 0.45 · Prices can still feel high even if inflation is slowing
  7. 0.51 · explainers · keep 0.11 · Check the current Consumer Price Index
  8. 0.50 · news-in-context · keep 0.10 · In President Trump's first year of his second term, inflation fell from 3% year-over-year in January 2025 to 2.7% in December
  9. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.17 · US inflation can generally be split into to two periods—before and after the Federal Reserve
  10. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.73 · Inflation explained in under 3 minutes
  11. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.43 · Fast-food prices have increased more over the past 10 years than both full-service restaurants and inflation.
  12. 0.45 · news-in-context · keep 0.39 · Why car insurance rates are skyrocketing
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Nord Stream Pipeline Trial
  1. 0.43 · longform · keep 0.04 · German Nazi war crimes suspect, 96, who went on the run goes on trial
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World's Oldest Shipwreck
  1. 0.72 · curiosity · keep 0.50 · Historians estimate that only 1% of shipwrecks have been discovered.
  2. 0.66 · curiosity · keep 0.75 · The Dokos shipwreck, the second-oldest discovered to date, is more than 4,000 years old.
  3. 0.50 · experiences · keep 0.52 · Explore a database of more than 220,000 shipwrecks, the largest compilation to date.
  4. 0.50 · experiences · keep 0.61 · Less than 1% of shipwrecks have been explored, partly because a single dive can cost millions of dollars.
  5. 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.10 · Researchers discover a massive Lake Superior shipwreck
  6. 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.84 · The Antikythera mechanism: The oldest-known analog computer
  7. 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.78 · Explore fascinating artifacts found in different shipwrecks, including centuries old alcohol, love letters, and a Titanic musician's violin.
  8. 0.48 · experiences · keep 0.41 · Thanks to digitized archives, shipwreck hunters can now do in a day the research that once took them at least a week or two.
  9. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.80 · Watch footage from the moments the Titanic wreck was discovered by a joint US-French research team in 1985.
  10. 0.45 · curiosity · keep 0.60 · In the 2010s, Australian researchers turned 220-year-old yeast preserved from a 1797 shipwreck into a new beer.
  11. 0.44 · experiences · keep 0.68 · Explore an interactive map of WWII shipwrecks.
  12. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.52 · A pottery jar from the Naqada II period is the oldest depiction of a sailboat
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Animal orthotist, dubbed the "Wizard of Paws," creates world's first prosthetic limb for a bear.
  1. 0.54 · curiosity · keep 0.63 · Prosthetics and orthotics have been 3D printed to improve the lives of animals
  2. 0.45 · curiosity · keep 0.21 · An experimental bionic knee has been directly integrated into the user's muscle and bone—not an external socket—marking a significant prosthetic advancement.
  3. 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.48 · Listen to how bionic limbs are reshaping what it means to live as an amputee in this award-winning 2022 podcast series covering the stories of two amputees who struggled with shortcomings in prosthetic technology.
  4. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.48 · About 2,000 US babies are born annually without some portion of their limbs, potentially leading to a lifetime of pricey prosthetics.
  5. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.67 · Wojtek the bear fought for Poland in World War II
  6. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.33 · Limb regeneration research may lead to treatments for arthritis
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Winnie the Pooh marks 100th anniversary since teddy bear's first book of stories on Oct. 14, 1926
  1. 0.46 · curiosity · keep 0.12 · The Walt Disney Co. has existed for over 100 years
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Houston Astros will not renew manager Joe Espada's contract after three seasons and two American League West t
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Netflix lays off around 6% of its workforce, eliminating roughly 1,000 jobs and marking the company's largest
  1. 0.44 · curiosity · keep 0.08 · Dating app Bumble laid off roughly 30% of its staff in June 2025
  2. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.54 · Netflix, explained
  3. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.33 · Most of Netflix's subscribers are outside the US
  4. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.53 · Contrary to popular belief, Netflix didn't kill Blockbuster, though it did intentionally position itself as an alternative to the movie-rental store.
  5. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.59 · Netflix positioned itself as a logical alternative to movie rentals
  6. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · How Netflix battled Blockbuster
  7. 0.40 · news-in-context · keep 0.55 · Explore why layoffs are the biggest driver behind unemployment in the US with this interactive.
  8. 0.40 · explainers · keep 0.26 · In recent years, Netflix has shifted away from scripted originals toward low-cost reality programming.
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Overlooked brown fat linked to reduced risk of diseases like Type 2 diabetes and improves mental health, per l
  1. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.75 · Addressing lifestyle factors, which influence inflammation, can cure some chronic diseases
  2. 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.43 · Strength training appears to make for a healthier, youthful-looking brain.
  3. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.14 · GLP-1s are linked to reduced worker illness and cost savings—a 2026 economic analysis finds the weight-loss drugs are tied to a 17% drop in worker sick leave days.
  4. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.33 · How meal timing factors into health outcomes
  5. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.20 · Blood Pressure and Diabetes
  6. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.27 · GLP-1s may lower inflammation, possibly helping to combat cognitive decline
  7. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.61 · Even brief physical activity can trigger the release of neurotransmitters that provide mental health boosts.
  8. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.34 · Supplements ahead of exertional heatstroke helped protect mice against brain damage
  9. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.46 · Bears may have evolved natural mechanisms to prevent blood clots during hibernation, an important development, since inactivity typically leads to blood clots in other animals.
  10. 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.67 · Multiple research avenues aim to slow (or even reverse) aging, including fasting, epigenetic reprogramming, and parabiosis.
  11. 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.43 · Can humans delay or reverse old age?
  12. 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.80 · Exercise improves brain blood flow, stimulates neural growth, and more.
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New dinosaur species identified from a fossil found roughly a century ago on England's Isle of Wight provides
  1. 0.53 · experiences · keep 0.15 · Watch animations of the creation and excavation of dinosaur tracks
  2. 0.52 · experiences · keep 0.39 · The booming fossil industry on the Jurassic Coast
  3. 0.52 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · Civilizations of the past mistook dinosaur fossils for dead mythological creatures
  4. 0.51 · curiosity · keep 0.62 · The first dinosaur bone ever discovered in Antarctica—a tail bone from a titanosaur—sat in storage for over 40 years before scientists realized what it was.
  5. 0.50 · curiosity · keep 0.53 · Uncovering the evolution of history's largest dinosaurs
  6. 0.50 · explainers · keep 0.29 · Dinosaurs suffered from cancer, arthritis, and infections seen in modern animals
  7. 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.46 · Richard Owen coined the term 'Dinosauria' to group three giant reptiles
  8. 0.48 · curiosity · keep 0.55 · Fossilized bite marks suggest some dinosaurs may have engaged in cannibalism
  9. 0.48 · curiosity · keep 0.39 · New scientific tools, such as radiocarbon dating and DNA analysis, have transformed what we know about who built Stonehenge.
  10. 0.48 · curiosity · keep 0.20 · Herd behavior has been seen in 193-million-year-old dinosaur fossils
  11. 0.47 · experiences · keep 0.57 · View a directory of more than 300 dinosaurs
  12. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.83 · Millions of years of evolution produced dinosaurs with bizarre features
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Dogs appear to link spoken sounds to shapes, a trait once assumed unique to humans; "bouba" is associated with
  1. 0.55 · curiosity · keep 0.54 · Button boards may be the next step in human-canine communication
  2. 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.76 · Some animals may speak because of duplicated connections in the brain
  3. 0.48 · experiences · keep 0.40 · The science of dogs, from wolf origins to color-blindness
  4. 0.45 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · Sleep research indicates dogs likely dream about their toys, food, and owners.
  5. 0.44 · curiosity · keep 0.63 · Some animals possess sensitive hearing to help pinpoint prey and map the world
  6. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.39 · Dogs' disease-sniffing skills were first identified in 1989 when a dog reportedly detected cancer in a human handler.
  7. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.79 · Efforts to create disease-sniffing capabilities for phones still can't match those of dogs.
  8. 0.42 · curiosity · keep 0.64 · Squeaky toys mimic prey sounds, appealing to dogs' hunting instincts
  9. 0.42 · curiosity · keep 0.79 · Nine different studies exploring animals' relationship to music
  10. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.67 · Early 20th-century debates about horses with 'paranormal mathematical abilities' helped shape modern approaches to psychological research.
  11. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · Dogs smell a lot of stuff humans can't, including bed bugs and chemicals in electronic devices.
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Social Security Administration announces 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment, the largest hike in four years; payme
  1. 0.64 · explainers · keep 0.26 · Social Security beneficiaries have received cost-of-living adjustments almost every year since 1975
  2. 0.52 · explainers · keep 0.20 · A rising number of Social Security beneficiaries are taxed on their Social Security income
  3. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.10 · The 2025 Social Security Trustees Reports reaffirmed that beneficiaries will be paid 100% of total scheduled benefits until 2033
  4. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.27 · The maximum Social Security benefit is $5,181 per month as of 2026
  5. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.27 · The Social Security Administration (SSA) accounted for 22.4% of all federal spending in 2024
  6. 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.33 · Social Security trust funds are expected to be unable to pay full benefits by 2035
  7. 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.18 · On this day in 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating a social safety net that now covers more than 70 million Americans.
  8. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.15 · Consumers reported losing more than $126M to Social Security scams in 2023
  9. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.56 · Social Security's model assumes more people are paying than receiving, but that's no longer true
  10. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.23 · Social Security is one of the most popular government programs
  11. 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.53 · Roughly 22% of US tax dollars go to Social Security
  12. 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.60 · Estimate your Social Security benefits
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China reports its exports rose 36.3% last month compared with September 2025, including a 40% increase in expo
  1. 0.53 · explainers · keep 0.15 · Trade between the US and China has significantly increased in recent decades.
  2. 0.50 · news-in-context · keep 0.11 · Imports of hormone and peptide compounds from China soared in 2025.
  3. 0.48 · news-in-context · keep 0.15 · The US exported more crude oil and petroleum products than it imported in 2025
  4. 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.09 · The Lunar New Year is a major driver in China's economy
  5. 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.48 · See every US state's top import partner as of 2024, with Mexico, Canada, and China being the top trade partners for 42 states.
  6. 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.13 · US holiday retail sales reached $973B in 2024
  7. 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.27 · The US exported $426.3B in goods to Canada and imported $453.6B in goods from Canada in 2025.
  8. 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.17 · Track how American tariffs have impacted different countries and industries.
  9. 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.19 · In 2022, the US exported more than 450,000 metric tonnes of cheese worldwide
  10. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.10 · China had an inflation rate of -0.4% in August 2025
  11. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.54 · Ranking the world's economies: 1980 vs. 2025
  12. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.14 · China is now viewed more favorably than the US in a majority of 36 countries surveyed this year.
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Bending Spoons shares soar 41.2% on news Berkshire Hathaway will invest another $330M in the Italian tech comp
  1. 0.56 · news-in-context · keep 0.17 · In 2023 and the first half of 2024, Berkshire Hathaway bought back more than $12B of its own stock
  2. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.62 · Warren Buffett turned a struggling textile mill into Berkshire Hathaway
  3. 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.18 · See Berkshire Hathaway's current market cap and cash on hand
  4. 0.46 · curiosity · keep 0.43 · In 1965, Warren Buffett took over Berkshire Hathaway, a failing textile company
  5. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.16 · Deemed the 'Woodstock for Capitalists,' Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting draws thousands of attendees
  6. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.43 · Read Berkshire Hathaway shareholder letters from 1977 on
  7. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.41 · Berkshire Hathaway's origin story is strongly intertwined with Warren Buffett's
  8. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.33 · American Express is one of Warren Buffett's top stocks
  9. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.11 · Blackstone acquired a majority stake in Bumble's former parent company in 2019 ahead of the dating app's IPO
  10. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.36 · Former Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett is among the world's most generous philanthropists, having given away more than $68B.
  11. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.36 · Warren Buffett has been criticized for avoiding investing in tech stocks during the 1990s dot-com boom, as he wasn't confident in the future growth of the tech industry.
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Iranian-backed Houthi rebels strike Saudi Aramco headquarters in the kingdom's eastern city of Dhahran, causin
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Justice Department seizes Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D, MN-5) phone, subpoenas family members amid investigation into
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Student-led protests in Albania over education costs, allegations of corruption erupt into violence as Educati
  1. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.07 · In 2025, Gen Z-led protests swept across Indonesia, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, and Timor-Leste.
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See the 2026 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award winners.
  1. 0.77 · curiosity · keep 0.36 · 2025's Nature Photographer of the Year winners
  2. 0.70 · experiences · keep 0.51 · See a gallery of winning photos from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards for 2025
  3. 0.69 · experiences · keep 0.29 · See 2026's Ocean Photographer of the Year winners.
  4. 0.64 · experiences · keep 0.44 · Explore the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year winners and finalists
  5. 0.64 · experiences · keep 0.27 · A resting rhino tops the best travel photos of the year
  6. 0.63 · curiosity · keep 0.53 · See the winners of the 2023 dog photography awards
  7. 0.63 · curiosity · keep 0.40 · National Geographic's 2022 Photo of the Year
  8. 0.57 · curiosity · keep 0.58 · See the winning photos from a major European nature photography contest
  9. 0.57 · curiosity · keep 0.69 · See hilarious photos from the Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025
  10. 0.56 · experiences · keep 0.55 · The best photos of scientists at work in 2025
  11. 0.54 · experiences · keep 0.62 · Images of jumping lemurs and octopus moms promote conservation efforts
  12. 0.52 · curiosity · keep 0.56 · The funniest pet photos of 2022
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Welcome to the age of the middle-aged millionaire.
  1. 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.44 · Almost one in five US households counted themselves among the millionaire class as of 2023.
  2. 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.44 · The 'ultrawealthy' in 2026 hold $30M or more.
  3. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.59 · History’s largest intergenerational wealth transfer is happening in the next few decades
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The food that may actually be healthier as leftovers.
  1. 0.50 · explainers · keep 0.57 · Just because leftovers look and smell okay doesn't mean they're safe to eat
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How short is too short for an airport layover?
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The infections behind roughly 1 in 8 new cancer cases.
  1. 0.61 · explainers · keep 0.75 · Roughly 1 in 5 cancers are caused by viruses
  2. 0.57 · explainers · keep 0.56 · Explore global maps of cancer prevalence, with incidences that reflect various risk factors, including smoking rates, HPV infections, sunscreen use, and alcohol consumption.
  3. 0.56 · explainers · keep 0.50 · The seven viruses that cause human cancers
  4. 0.52 · news-in-context · keep 0.36 · Breast, prostate, and lung cancer are the most common forms of cancer.
  5. 0.52 · explainers · keep 0.41 · About 40% of cancer cases are linked to preventable risk factors
  6. 0.51 · news-in-context · keep 0.24 · See a breakdown of US annual cancer deaths and newly diagnosed cases.
  7. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.75 · Alcohol may be responsible for about 5% of cancer cases and 4% of cancer deaths in the US.
  8. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.66 · Many cancers arise from genetic mutations inherited from your parents
  9. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.12 · The FDA has approved 9 cancer drugs that target specific mutations, regardless of which organs harbor the tumors—a growing trend that will require insurers to revise their treatment approval processes.
  10. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.32 · Specific gut microbiome 'fingerprints' are associated with cancer recurrence, with up to 94% accuracy.
  11. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.49 · The HPV vaccine reduces cervical cancer rates by about 90%.
  12. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.75 · How does cancer spread through the body?
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An Etsy witch reveals the secrets behind love spells.
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What happens in your brain when you can't stop laughing?
  1. 0.48 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · Humans are wired to pick up on each other's emotion, making laughter contagious
  2. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.61 · What is the brain up to when the mind wanders?
  3. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.79 · What happens to your brain when you burn out?
  4. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.80 · 'Susan's Brain': what happens to the brain during addiction
  5. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.62 · A research lab in Colorado believes comedy is based on 'benign-violation'
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This shade of green is Benjamin Moore's Color of the Year for 2027.
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A Halloween costume tour for cats? We're not kitten.
  1. 0.46 · curiosity · keep 0.52 · A gallery of New York cats alongside their feline reflections
  2. 0.42 · longform · keep 0.13 · London pet detectives set out to prove a spate of cat killings is the work of a serial killer
  3. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.65 · Black cats' association with evil dates back to the Greek goddess Hecate, who kept a black cat as her supernatural aide.
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