2018 Chevy Equinox drops weight, offers 3 new engines and other top stories.

• 2018 Chevy Equinox drops weight, offers 3 new engines

  

  Like this topic? You may also like these photo galleries:AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideThe muscular exterior of the all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox echoes the global Chevrolet design cues seen on the Malibu, Cruze and Bolt.(Photo: GM)Chicago — General Motors Co. debuted the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox here Thursday night, showcasing a more modern, lighter compact crossover with an available turbocharged diesel that’s a first for the segment in North America.The automaker chos..

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• Studies on the perils of polyester underwear and the personality of rocks win Ig Nobel Prizes

  

  Not every scientific study can be about weighty topics, like gravity waves or gene editing. Sometimes you can gain a true scientific insight by discovering that mammals of vastly different sizes require roughly the same amount of time to empty their bladders, or by noticing that people who speak 10 disparate languages all came up with a version of the word “huh.” That’s why we celebrate the Ig Nobel Prizes. These awards are bestowed every fall by the editors of the Annals of Improbable Researc..

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• Aboriginal DNA points to an earlier human exodus from Africa

  

  Australian Aboriginal performers participate in a "Corroboree"showcasing traditional dance during National Reconciliation Week on Sydney's Coogee Beach in 2015. (David Gray/Reuters) Humanity was born in Africa. But at some point, many of our ancestors left. The question of when and how they bid farewell to the continent remains a subject of some debate: A mass exodus occurred roughly 60,000 years ago, according to DNA and fossil evidence, but signs point to some back-and-forth migration much..

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• Palmer Luckey: The Facebook Near Billionaire Secretly Funding Trumps Meme Machine

  

  Palmer Luckey—founder of Oculus—is funding a Trump group that circulates dirty memes about Hillary Clinton.A Silicon Valley titan is putting money behind an unofficial Donald Trump group dedicated to “shitposting” and circulating Internet memes maligning Hillary Clinton.Oculus founder Palmer Luckey financially backed a pro-Trump political organization called Nimble America, a self-described “social welfare 501(c)4 non-profit” in support of the Republican nominee.Luckey sold his virtual reality c..

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