10 Obvious Superhero Weaknesses (That Supervillains Hardly Ever Exploit)
We think of superhero weaknesses as being fancy or complicated — radioactive fragments of their old home planets, or the people they love. And that’s why superheroes win. In fact, most superheroes have super-obvious weak points. Here are 10 obvious superhero weakness that villains almost never attack. Top image: Artwork by Tara Jacoby 1) The…
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The Forgotten Era: When Bed Bugs Were Tested for Combat in Vietnam
In 2004, Brooke Borel got bed bugs in New York. Then she experienced them again in 2009—twice in two different apartments. Because of those experiences, which were part of a widespread bed bug resurgence in the US, Borel, a science journalist, decided to explore why the bugs were back. This excerpt is one of many…
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