More from Eleanor Cummins

People who need self-care the most aren’t getting it. Just ask a trucker.
Health

People who need self-care the most aren’t getting it. Just ask a trucker.

By Eleanor Cummins

Michigan is practically giving away clean water—but not to Flint
Environment

Michigan is practically giving away clean water—but not to Flint

By Eleanor Cummins

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Technology

The surprising politics of sidewalks

By Eleanor Cummins

Self-care doesn’t have to cost you a dang thing
Health

Self-care doesn’t have to cost you a dang thing

By Eleanor Cummins

Blue Agave
Agriculture

For the booze business, going green is a matter of survival

By Eleanor Cummins

Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories
Health

Some of your favorite products have absurd medicinal histories

By Eleanor Cummins

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Technology

Big box stores are dying. What do we do with all the bodies?

By Eleanor Cummins

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DIY

Learn how to take a nap because they’re really beneficial

By Eleanor Cummins

With Operation Popeye, the U.S. government made weather an instrument of war
Environment

With Operation Popeye, the U.S. government made weather an instrument of war

By Eleanor Cummins

Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case
Environment

Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case

By Eleanor Cummins

Green buildings will have to go beyond conserving energy
Environment

Green buildings will have to go beyond conserving energy

By Eleanor Cummins

Weird winter weather has scientists looking to the north pole
Climate Change

Weird winter weather has scientists looking to the north pole

By Eleanor Cummins

Most teens still visit pediatricians—but they deserve doctors trained to treat them
Health

Most teens still visit pediatricians—but they deserve doctors trained to treat them

By Eleanor Cummins

Some people’s brains make them hear color and taste sounds. Genetics may explain why.
Science

Some people’s brains make them hear color and taste sounds. Genetics may explain why.

By Eleanor Cummins

Cryptocurrency millionaires are pushing up prices on some art and collectibles
Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency millionaires are pushing up prices on some art and collectibles

By Eleanor Cummins

Wishing your city had more wildlife? Just look a little closer.
Animals

Wishing your city had more wildlife? Just look a little closer.

By Eleanor Cummins

vietnam war protesters
Science

We shouldn’t disregard the ideas that come from teens’ developing brains

By Eleanor Cummins

Kids can be citizen scientists, too—here’s how
Environment

Kids can be citizen scientists, too—here’s how

By Eleanor Cummins

‘Speed reading’ isn’t real, but you can still train yourself to read faster
DIY

‘Speed reading’ isn’t real, but you can still train yourself to read faster

By Eleanor Cummins

The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history
Science

The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

By Eleanor Cummins

Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback
Agriculture

Americans used to eat pigeon all the time—and it could be making a comeback

By Eleanor Cummins

Let’s talk about Charles Darwin’s sexy theory of selection
Animals

Let’s talk about Charles Darwin’s sexy theory of selection

By Eleanor Cummins

Olympic stadiums are engineering marvels: here are seven standout facilities
Technology

Olympic stadiums are engineering marvels: here are seven standout facilities

By Eleanor Cummins

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Science

Ice technicians are the secret stars of the Winter Olympics

By Eleanor Cummins

Babe Ruth
Cancer

No one told Babe Ruth he had cancer, but his death changed the way we fight it

By Eleanor Cummins

Find out where your town’s air pollution actually comes from
Climate Change

Find out where your town’s air pollution actually comes from

By Eleanor Cummins

A look at the engineering and architecture in this year’s Super Bowl stadium
Engineering

A look at the engineering and architecture in this year’s Super Bowl stadium

By Eleanor Cummins

Got a good feeling about someone? You probably just like the way they look.
Animals

Got a good feeling about someone? You probably just like the way they look.

By Eleanor Cummins

All the science that made it into the State of the Union
Science

All the science that made it into the State of the Union

By Eleanor Cummins

It’s 2018 and robots still won’t do our laundry
Gear

It’s 2018 and robots still won’t do our laundry

By Eleanor Cummins

Why cities where it definitely snows continue to act like they’ve never seen snow
Environment

Why cities where it definitely snows continue to act like they’ve never seen snow

By Eleanor Cummins

The grease recycling industry feeds on your city’s oily underbelly
Environment

The grease recycling industry feeds on your city’s oily underbelly

By Eleanor Cummins

The Montecito mudslide is a tragic reminder to respect our soil
Conservation

The Montecito mudslide is a tragic reminder to respect our soil

By Eleanor Cummins

This week, it was colder in Florida than it was in Alaska
Climate Change

This week, it was colder in Florida than it was in Alaska

By Eleanor Cummins

Can it be too cold to snow?
Environment

Can it be too cold to snow?

By Eleanor Cummins

Hold onto your butts: Don’t let dogs get stoned on your leftover weed
Animals

Hold onto your butts: Don’t let dogs get stoned on your leftover weed

By Eleanor Cummins

Everything you ever wanted to know about your double chin
Health

Everything you ever wanted to know about your double chin

By Eleanor Cummins

Yes, UFOs exist. But they’re probably not what you think.
Aviation

Yes, UFOs exist. But they’re probably not what you think.

By Eleanor Cummins

Inside Salt Lake City’s dreary, dangerous smog dome
Climate Change

Inside Salt Lake City’s dreary, dangerous smog dome

By Eleanor Cummins

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Food Safety

Why I can never eat onions or garlic again

By Eleanor Cummins

From the archives: How to stay fit and live longer, according to a 1920s authority on exercise
Fitness & Exercise

From the archives: How to stay fit and live longer, according to a 1920s authority on exercise

By Eleanor Cummins

tomato and ketchup
Energy

7 ingenious ways to deal with food waste

By Eleanor Cummins

A mastodon carcass could totally rewrite American history—but there’s reason to be skeptical
Science

A mastodon carcass could totally rewrite American history—but there’s reason to be skeptical

By Eleanor Cummins

frankenstein
Health

Frankenviruses may have gobbled up host cells in order to grow

By Eleanor Cummins

What slime mold and online shoppers have in common
Animals

What slime mold and online shoppers have in common

By Eleanor Cummins

Avoid eye contact and back away slowly
Animals

10 weird little aliens you can find right here on Earth

By Eleanor Cummins

HOV lane
Technology

City folk: You could probably share rides a lot more often than you do

By Eleanor Cummins

Whirlpool wants you to trash your old composting methods and buy a fancy food recycler
Environment

Whirlpool wants you to trash your old composting methods and buy a fancy food recycler

By Eleanor Cummins

The woolly mammoth die-off was even sadder than you think
Animals

The woolly mammoth die-off was even sadder than you think

By Eleanor Cummins

This rare disorder leaves some people without kneecaps
Health

This rare disorder leaves some people without kneecaps

By Eleanor Cummins

NASA bets the farm on the long-term viability of space agriculture
Agriculture

NASA bets the farm on the long-term viability of space agriculture

By Eleanor Cummins

Frogs use elastic tongues and reversible spit to catch prey
Animals

Frogs use elastic tongues and reversible spit to catch prey

By Eleanor Cummins

How to make a survival whistle from a soup can
DIY

How to make a survival whistle from a soup can

By Eleanor Cummins

New York City is tackling literal garbage fires with giant vacuums
Technology

New York City is tackling literal garbage fires with giant vacuums

By Eleanor Cummins

A mysterious stranding left nearly 100 dead dolphins off the coast of Florida
Animals

A mysterious stranding left nearly 100 dead dolphins off the coast of Florida

By Eleanor Cummins

Wyoming is basically trying to outlaw clean energy
Energy

Wyoming is basically trying to outlaw clean energy

By Eleanor Cummins

A New Look At Captain Cook Shows Just How Much The Arctic Has Melted
Climate Change

A New Look At Captain Cook Shows Just How Much The Arctic Has Melted

By Eleanor Cummins