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In the early 1970s, Dr. Seuss was struggling. 

Amid the growing environmentalist movement in the United States, punctuated by President Richard Nixon's creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the establishment of the now-beleaguered Endangered Species Act, Dr. Seuss — otherwise known as Theodore Geisel — wanted to write a conservation-themed book for children. 

But stricken with writer's block, he couldn't.

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It may still be July, but if retailers are to be believed, it's already time to start taking a look forward to the fall. For students, that means hearing the three words they fear the most: "back to school." Whether it's heading to college at the end of August or high school after labor day, education is going to be the priority again.

It may still be July, but if retailers are to be believed, it's already time to start taking a look forward to the fall. For students, that means hearing the three words they fear the most: "back to school." Whether it's heading to college at the end of August or high school after labor day, education is going to be the priority again.

Have you ever seen something that makes you truly question the fate of humanity?

Ciera Rogers translated her Instagram popularity into a successful online clothing business Babes and Felines. The label features clothing for women with curvier body types that are often overlooked in the fashion industry.

In fairy tales, kindness always wins. The good are rewarded, the wicked are justly punished, and the lessons learned by all affirm human values like selflessness and personal growth. 

Everybody, I'd like to you meet Jason Spencer. 

Jason is a soon-to-be-former state representative in Georgia — he lost the election primary in May to a newcomer, too bad so sad — who's enjoying some last-minute infamy in office as the butt of a Sacha Baron Cohen joke. You see, it's still poor form in the USA (for now) to publicly perpetuate racist stereotypes and scream the N-word repeatedly.

SEE ALSO: Sacha Baron Cohen's new show: Is it worth watching?

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London-based tech designer Obirux turns retro games into modern working inventions. His latest work involves turning a Gamecube into a PC.  Read more...

Millennials are blamed for ruining almost everything these days. They're held responsible for messing with the diamond industry, department stores, and even the U.Seconomy, according to various media outlets. Now they've been accused of coming for the classroom.

Forget Shark Week, it’s Bark Week on Mashable. Join us as we celebrate all the good dogs, which we humans do not deserve.

Holy mackerel! Everyone's favorite summer obsessions are colliding. (No, not Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and Hereditary. But, I'm here for that too.) 

If you're looking for a new TV for your living room, or if you're just looking to upgrade your old television for something newer and sexier, then we have some of the best deals on 4K smart TVs for you. We rounded up deep discounts from Amazon, Walmart, and Target.

Apple's iPhone X is one of the most advanced smartphones you can buy, successfully combining an edge-to-edge display, best-in-class cameras, fast performance, and a secure operating system into a stunning glass and metal sandwich.

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Forget Shark Week, it’s Bark Week on Mashable. Join us as we celebrate all the good dogs, which we humans do not deserve.

Forget Shark Week, it’s Bark Week on Mashable. Join us as we celebrate all the good dogs, which we humans do not deserve.

The House of Representatives is sitting on its hands instead of calling a vote to protect net neutrality. But those same members of Congress have had their hands in the pot of the anti-net neutrality telecommunications industry for years.

Scientists have discovered the remnants of a galaxy hiding in plain sight.

EcoQube from Aqua Design Innovations (ADI) is adding a new product to their already impressive lineup of self-sustaining and very low maintenance aquaponic aquariums and aquatic ecosystems. This time around the company is putting out the EcoQube Sprout, seeking funding on Kickstarter for the modular and stackable micro-garden that nutritious micro-veggies and microgreens in your own home.

A new report suggests that while Apple was hush about the HomePod at its 2018 Worldwide Developer Conference, new features are coming in the fall.

Love it or hate it, it's been a year since bike-shares flooded the United States. 

Hyperloop technology just broke another record.

SpaceX hosted its third Hyperloop Pod Competition on Sunday, and the fastest looping team broke the 240 mph world record set by Richard Branson's Virgin Hyperloop One last year.

The winning team — a group of students from the Technical University of Munich — got its pod to travel at 284 mph.

SEE ALSO: Elon Musk and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel hold 'Loop' press conference to shut down the haters

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Twitter may not be outright banning its most toxic users, but it appears to be making it harder for you to find them.

Studying the most delicate creatures of marine life without damaging them is a tough challenge, but researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute have now cracked the code. They developed an origami-inspired folding sampler that carefully traps jellyfish and octopuses and then safely releases them back to the ocean. Read more...