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Stop blaming blue light for all your problems

Stop blaming blue light for all your problems Stop blaming blue light for all your problems

By Alex Schwartz

Updated on Jul 7, 2021

Why do we love game shows like ‘Jeopardy!’ so much? Why do we love game shows like ‘Jeopardy!’ so much?

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Sep 2, 2020

A galaxy named NGC 1803 as imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.

Why does space look so dark? Why does space look so dark?

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Jul 16, 2020

You’ll never have as many bones as you did at birth (and other strange skeleton facts) You’ll never have as many bones as you did at birth (and other strange skeleton facts)

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Feb 5, 2020

South Pole Science Lab

How one of the most remote places in the world hosts some of the most incredible science How one of the most remote places in the world hosts some of the most incredible science

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Dec 21, 2019

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How your tongue tells your brain what you’re tasting How your tongue tells your brain what you’re tasting

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Dec 11, 2019

Here’s how PrEP medications outsmart HIV Here’s how PrEP medications outsmart HIV

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Dec 4, 2019

PreP HIV antiretroviral drugs

What it means to have ‘undetectable’ HIV—and why you need to know What it means to have ‘undetectable’ HIV—and why you need to know

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Dec 2, 2019

Octopus illustration

When you give octopus MDMA they hug it out When you give octopus MDMA they hug it out

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Nov 19, 2019

Maya the agave plant through glass ceiling

After busting through a glass ceiling, Maya the agave plant is dying as dramatically as possible After busting through a glass ceiling, Maya the agave plant is dying as dramatically as possible

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Sep 2, 2019

Why doesn’t anyone live on the moon yet?

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Why doesn’t anyone live on the moon yet? Why doesn’t anyone live on the moon yet?

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Jul 17, 2019

How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug

How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Jun 28, 2019

These bowls suggest humans were already smoking weed by 420 BC

These bowls suggest humans were already smoking weed by 420 BC These bowls suggest humans were already smoking weed by 420 BC

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Jun 13, 2019

Dozing off in a meeting? It could be the air.

Dozing off in a meeting? It could be the air. Dozing off in a meeting? It could be the air.

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Jun 12, 2019

This island is many frogs’ last hope for surviving the world’s deadliest pathogen

This island is many frogs’ last hope for surviving the world’s deadliest pathogen This island is many frogs’ last hope for surviving the world’s deadliest pathogen

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on Jun 7, 2019

Hurricane season is early—again

Hurricane season is early—again Hurricane season is early—again

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on May 23, 2019

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on May 22, 2019

Listen to a haunting song composed using climate data

Listen to a haunting song composed using climate data Listen to a haunting song composed using climate data

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on May 17, 2019

‘Record-setting’ doesn’t do our CO2 levels justice. This chart does.

‘Record-setting’ doesn’t do our CO2 levels justice. This chart does. ‘Record-setting’ doesn’t do our CO2 levels justice. This chart does.

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on May 15, 2019

The UN’s devastating extinction report, explained in 5 charts

The UN’s devastating extinction report, explained in 5 charts The UN’s devastating extinction report, explained in 5 charts

By Alex Schwartz

Posted on May 8, 2019

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