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40 Places Young People Are Moving

Americans are far less likely to pick up and move now than they have been in decades. Just 32.4 million Americans moved to a new home in 2018, the fewest since at least 1999,…

Sam Stebbins · 7 years ago

Why Orangutans Are in Danger of Becoming Extinct

Orangutans, the world’s largest tree-climbing mammal and Asia’s only great ape, are in danger of extinction, and we are losing them fast. Orangutans, which means “persons of the forest” in Malay, live primarily on…

John Harrington · 7 years ago

100 Best Albums of All Time

In a time when streaming services dominate the music industry and singles and individual plays drive the business, some might consider albums to be a dying art form. Since the emergence of Napster in…

Steven M. Peters · 7 years ago

States With the Highest and Lowest Vaccination Rates

The world before vaccines was vastly different than today. Children — and adults — regularly contracted serious infectious diseases that up until recently have been but a distant memory. The paralytic disease polio has…

Steven M. Peters · 7 years ago

16 Warning Signs Your Child May Be Bullying Other Kids

Bullying is often described as aggressive behavior among children in school that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. Bullying can be teasing, hitting, name-calling, and it can also be online abuse.  This kind of…

Hristina Byrnes · 7 years ago

Biggest Auto Recalls of All Time

Since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was established in 1970, manufacturers of motor vehicles and parts have been required by law to comply with NHTSA safety standards and issue recalls when safety-related…

Evan Comen · 7 years ago

The Artists Who Never Got to Woodstock

The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, held from Aug. 15-18, 1969, wasn’t the first big outdoor music concert. Monterey Pop in California in 1967 had featured major performers such as Otis Redding and the…

John Harrington · 7 years ago

Fastest Shrinking County in Every State

U.S. annual population growth recently hit its lowest level in 80 years. Even with the recent slowdown, the U.S. population has been growing steadily for years. There are nearly 18.5 million more people living…

Sam Stebbins · 7 years ago

Hero Humanitarian Workers You Should Know About Now

Every year, Americans spend millions of dollars going to movies about superheroes. These comic book characters possess all kinds of special powers that enable them to save humanity. But we don’t have to sit…

John Harrington · 7 years ago

The 25 Best Milkshakes in America and Where to Try Them

Milkshakes and malts — which are just shakes with malted milk powder added — have been around for generations. There was mention of a prototype milkshake, described as “an Atlanta drink,” in the Atlanta…

Steven M. Peters · 7 years ago

Why Are Bees Dying and Why We Should Save Them

For more than a decade, the bee population has been dying at an alarming pace in the United States and around the world. Bee colonies have been dying off at an average rate of…

John Harrington · 7 years ago