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Whether or not the show is about pandemics, AI, or some ungodly combination of the two, one thing’s for certain—there’s never a better time to travel than during the apocalypse.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026 -
On top of that, shocks from nature, such as pandemics and climate events, and waves of new technology disrupt economies and power structures.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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After eruptions in the 18th century buried farmland under ash, growers adapted by digging large pits called hoyos.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Much of the production is supremely pleasant to listen to, but just as hazy and confused as the plot, splitting between spacey expanses of synth and dramatic eruptions.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
22 Jan. 2026
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But the add-on to lock devices separated from their owner’s watch is a major plus point, especially as the smartphone theft pandemic plagues users worldwide.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Rubbermaid EasyFindLids Food Storage Containers Finding the right lid to fit your food storage container plagues just about all of us, but this set solves that problem.—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
30 Nov. 2025
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The post is now nearing a hundred million views and inspiring paroxysms of millennial self-reckoning.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
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Diving bell spiders, for example, trap air bubbles to survive underwater, while fire ants link their water-repellent bodies together to form floating rafts during floods.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Finally, as climate challenges grow, school meals can build local capacity, which can help communities endure droughts, floods, wars, and other crises.—
Reem Alabali Radovan,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Video footage that appeared to be taken at the scene captured loud blasts and the sky glowing following explosions that began around midnight and lasted about two hours in the area of Diori Hamani International Airport.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Using a telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, the team also detected and studied more than 1,500 supernova explosions of a type that can be used to track the expansion history of the Universe.—
Nature magazine,
Scientific American,
31 Jan. 2026
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Families who never qualified say their costs are rising, too, as insurers spread the increases across the entire market.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Those increases automatically increase pay as workers amass more years of experience.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Norovirus outbreaks lead to mass quarantining and can halt all activities, shows, entertainment, and congregating in communal areas.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2026
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Applications include spot-spraying of weeds, application of nutrients to specific plant zones, and treating disease outbreaks with minimal chemical usage and zero overspray.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Epidemics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epidemics. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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