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Climate change could quadruple severe rainstorms in just decades
Climate Change

Climate change could quadruple severe rainstorms in just decades

Harder wetter faster stronger

Will a cryogenically-frozen corpse ever come back to life?
Health

Will a cryogenically-frozen corpse ever come back to life?

Is there any reason to freeze your body after death?

Hawaii snow
Weather

Why is it snowing in Hawaii?

The island chain isn't immune to winter storms

Amazon Go Shopper
Technology

The Amazon Go store will replace checkout lines with advanced sensors

A completely frictionless (and perhaps somewhat dystopian) shopping experience.

Could underwater farming feed the world?
Agriculture

Could underwater farming feed the world?

Ocean-bound entrepreneur envisions ecological restoration and economic revival.

Gut microbes may play a role in Parkinson’s disease
Health

Gut microbes may play a role in Parkinson’s disease

A mouse study suggests the brain disease may have ties to the gut

No one really knows how to name exoplanets
Exoplanets

No one really knows how to name exoplanets

Naming new worlds is a confusing mess

Office workers talking
Psychology

Don’t think you’re sexist? Sorry, we all are.

You might think you support equality, but your subconscious has other ideas

Reuters built a bot that can identify real news on Twitter
AI

Reuters built a bot that can identify real news on Twitter

Who says AI can’t spot fake news?

Tornado outbreaks in the United States are on the rise
Environment

Tornado outbreaks in the United States are on the rise

But there’s a twist

Magic mushrooms help cancer patients deal with depression
Mental Health

Magic mushrooms help cancer patients deal with depression

The hallucinogen helped patients accept death and embrace life

Why wildfires are suddenly ravaging the Southeast
Environment

Why wildfires are suddenly ravaging the Southeast

Get used to fires in the Great Smoky Mountains

To find drugs and explosives, scientists take cues from dog noses
Dogs

To find drugs and explosives, scientists take cues from dog noses

Sniffing like a dog gives chemical detectors a boost

Less wastewater injected into the ground means less shaking in Oklahoma
Energy

Less wastewater injected into the ground means less shaking in Oklahoma

But earthquakes remain a danger

MDMA could be on the market legally by 2021
Health

MDMA could be on the market legally by 2021

Medical ecstasy isn't far off

New evidence suggests our hominid cousin Lucy loved climbing trees
Archaeology

New evidence suggests our hominid cousin Lucy loved climbing trees

Paleontologists have long argued over the question

Netflix is finally letting you watch shows offline
Technology

Netflix is finally letting you watch shows offline

Welcome to the party, guys.

Now you can buy gorgeous furniture made of mushrooms
Biology

Now you can buy gorgeous furniture made of mushrooms

Microbial manufacturing is about to go mainstream

Lack of sleep could cost Americans $411 billion a year
Health

Lack of sleep could cost Americans $411 billion a year

If you don't snooze, the economy will lose

Google Earth update shows how climate change has morphed our planet
Climate Change

Google Earth update shows how climate change has morphed our planet

The revised timelapse feature lets you see glaciers receding and sea levels rising in even sharper detail.