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The world is a little bit darker and sadder after the death of this talented and beloved parrot
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Snowpack levels across a wide swath of western US states are among the lowest seen in decades, even as regulators struggle to negotiate water rights in the region.

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. For the past week, I’ve been thinking about the fact that Oura has gone to Washington. The Oura […]
This psychology-based problem-solving quiz reveals whether you solve problems through logical analysis, gut instinct, emotional intelligence or strategic manipulation.
Decades of cognitive research reveal that parrots can understand what numbers represent. Here’s how these birds use them to describe the world around them.
NOAA is forecasting a turbulent solar wind of Saturday, Feb. 14 (Valentine’s Day) and Sunday, Feb. 15, with displays of the aurora borealis possible in northern states.