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Why cities are quietly rebuilding their traffic lights around AI, not humans

A handful of mid-sized cities have handed intersection timing over to adaptive systems — and commute times are dropping faster than anyone predicted.

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The forgotten grain that's showing up in bakeries again

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Why your phone gets hot — and when it's actually something to worry about

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Inside the port city that banned cars from its old town — and thrived

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The waggle dance: how bees give each other driving directions

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Elephants hold funerals — here's what researchers have observed

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The paint-on solar cell that could turn any wall into a power source

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Why some tea ceremonies take three hours — and what you're missing by rushing

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