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DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLE: The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLE: The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

By Eleanor Cummins

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Designing spaces with marginalized people in mind makes them better for everyone

By Eleanor Cummins

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Why spacing out is good for you

By Eleanor Cummins

Why ASMR calms some people down and sends others into a rage

By Eleanor Cummins

A Camelot scene in miniature.

Why 2020 was the year of miniatures

By Eleanor Cummins

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Stuck at home? Trick your brain into treating a staycation like the real thing.

By Eleanor Cummins

The best books about the moon

The best books about the moon

By Eleanor Cummins

Masha Krasnova-Shavaeva illustration

Learn your sourdough starter’s funky secrets

By Eleanor Cummins

cancer evolution chart

This chart shows how far we’ve come in fighting cancer

By Eleanor Cummins

Atlantis isn’t real, but here are all the places it could have been

By Eleanor Cummins

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Meet the disease detectives fighting to understand COVID-19

By Eleanor Cummins

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We combined the most dangerous parts of every sport—this is the result

By Eleanor Cummins

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The office will never be the same

By Eleanor Cummins

Solve the famous water puzzle from Die Hard 3

Solve the famous water puzzle from Die Hard 3

By Eleanor Cummins

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Tomatoes, tempura, and other foods whose origins will surprise you

By Eleanor Cummins

We once thought nostalgia was a disease, but it might be key to our survival

By Eleanor Cummins

Meditation apps want to calm you down on the same device that stresses you out

Meditation apps want to calm you down on the same device that stresses you out

By Eleanor Cummins

The Nigerian prince scam is still fooling people. Here’s why.

By Eleanor Cummins

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How musicians like Radiohead and Massive Attack are making their tours less stressful on the environment

By Eleanor Cummins

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We finally know why stress turns your hair white

By Eleanor Cummins

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The Philadelphia Eagles are driving the NFL toward a greener future

By Eleanor Cummins

This frog’s signature chirp can be heavenly or hellish

By Eleanor Cummins

Phonautograph and Wax Cylinder recorders

Humans have been recording sound since before they could play it back

By Eleanor Cummins

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I built a room so quiet you can hear your own blood

By Eleanor Cummins

Should parents lie to kids about Santa Claus? We asked the experts.

Should parents lie to kids about Santa Claus? We asked the experts.

By Eleanor Cummins

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Fire-proofing California’s homes is possible—but at what cost?

By Eleanor Cummins

California is primed to burn—but humans aren’t exactly helping

California is primed to burn—but humans aren’t exactly helping

By Eleanor Cummins

America’s obsession with meat, explained

America’s obsession with meat, explained

By Eleanor Cummins

How many people can the planet actually hold?

How many people can the planet actually hold?

By Eleanor Cummins

19 evidence-based solutions to New York City’s subway disaster

19 evidence-based solutions to New York City’s subway disaster

By Eleanor Cummins

Meet the hero who saved everything you love about modern cities

By Eleanor Cummins

Oyster architecture could save our coastlines

Oyster architecture could save our coastlines

By Eleanor Cummins

The nuclear mutant is still evolving

The nuclear mutant is still evolving

By Eleanor Cummins

How humans created color for thousands of years

How humans created color for thousands of years

By Eleanor Cummins

Rising high in 19th-century Chicago required nerves of steel

By Eleanor Cummins

Here’s what makes ADX Florence the country’s most secure prison

Here’s what makes ADX Florence the country’s most secure prison

By Eleanor Cummins

The history of science is for sale

The history of science is for sale

By Eleanor Cummins

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

By Eleanor Cummins

What’s the best straw?

What’s the best straw?

By Eleanor Cummins

The real-world Mount Doom just erupted (again)

The real-world Mount Doom just erupted (again)

By Eleanor Cummins

Everything you need to know about uranium

Everything you need to know about uranium

By Eleanor Cummins

Vandals, angry artists, and mustachioed tinkerers: The story of New York City’s weather forecasting castle

Vandals, angry artists, and mustachioed tinkerers: The story of New York City’s weather forecasting castle

By Eleanor Cummins

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Keeping up with climate change: the latest news in one place

By Eleanor Cummins

Naturalistic design is thriving as actual nature dies

Naturalistic design is thriving as actual nature dies

By Eleanor Cummins

The secret to moving this ancient sphinx? Hoverboards

The secret to moving this ancient sphinx? Hoverboards

By Eleanor Cummins

How to stare at your phone all day without messing up your body

How to stare at your phone all day without messing up your body

By Eleanor Cummins

What sex is this tomato plant? It depends on when you ask.

What sex is this tomato plant? It depends on when you ask.

By Eleanor Cummins

What is the difference between a tree and a shrub?

What is the difference between a tree and a shrub?

By Eleanor Cummins

The Philippines wants to make planting trees a graduation requirement

The Philippines wants to make planting trees a graduation requirement

By Eleanor Cummins

The king behind Machu Picchu built his legacy in stone

By Eleanor Cummins

The increase in Everest deaths may have nothing to do with crowds or waiting

The increase in Everest deaths may have nothing to do with crowds or waiting

By Eleanor Cummins

Doctors are prescribing the great outdoors, but that’s not great for everyone

Doctors are prescribing the great outdoors, but that’s not great for everyone

By Eleanor Cummins

Naturally pink chocolate is finally here. But how is it made?

Naturally pink chocolate is finally here. But how is it made?

By Eleanor Cummins

The latest recommendations for preventing dementia are good advice for everyone

The latest recommendations for preventing dementia are good advice for everyone

By Eleanor Cummins

By destroying this female pharaoh’s legacy, her successor preserved it forever

By Eleanor Cummins

Bricks were always going to win the Game of Thrones

Bricks were always going to win the Game of Thrones

By Eleanor Cummins

Why do cats—and so many other animals—look like they’re wearing socks?

Why do cats—and so many other animals—look like they’re wearing socks?

By Eleanor Cummins

Birds, bats, and beluga whales: An incomplete list of animal spies

Birds, bats, and beluga whales: An incomplete list of animal spies

By Eleanor Cummins

The world secretly runs on hippo poop

The world secretly runs on hippo poop

By Eleanor Cummins

Mourning a fictional character is perfectly valid

Mourning a fictional character is perfectly valid

By Eleanor Cummins

Our bridges are failing. Here’s how we could fix them.

By Eleanor Cummins

Say ‘aloha!’ to this not-actually-extinct Hawaiian flower

Say ‘aloha!’ to this not-actually-extinct Hawaiian flower

By Eleanor Cummins

New York City’s old buildings need serious upgrades to meet new emissions standards

New York City’s old buildings need serious upgrades to meet new emissions standards

By Eleanor Cummins

Dragonglass is real, even if white walkers (hopefully) aren’t

Dragonglass is real, even if white walkers (hopefully) aren’t

By Eleanor Cummins

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