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Fatphobia and medical biases follow people after death
Health

Fatphobia and medical biases follow people after death

For people with a high BMI, donating your body to science may be impossible, which makes care worse for the living.

A scuba diver takes a step into the ocean.
Ocean

A diver’s guide to a more sustainable scuba adventure

Even your sunscreen choices can make a difference when swimming among coral.

Deposit Photos
Environment

What the Colorado River’s record lows mean for western US

New drastic cuts are implemented in the western United States, as the water level of the Colorado River hits dire lows.

J. J. Giraldo
Dinosaurs

3D models show the megalodon was faster, fiercer than we ever thought

A new study shows that the famed megalodon was a "transoceanic super predator."

A person using an iPhone in front of a silver Macbook laptop.
DIY

With the right software, you can build your own cloud storage service

Sync your files without tossing them into the global cloud.

The International Space Station, seen from a Dragon Capsule in November 2021.
International Space Station

Need more air in space? Magnets could yank it out of water.

Water is magnetic—a property that could help astronauts breathe a little easier.

Snapping turtle brutally takes down a water snake on camera
Animals

Snapping turtle brutally takes down a water snake on camera

A biologist explains a 2015 video of a snapping turtle facing off with a northern water snake.

tiktok app in the app store
Social Media

TikTok’s new AI art filter riffs on your text

It's trying its best to generate backgrounds based on user text prompts.

Juicy peach with slit to represent vabbing on an orange background
Health

Does ‘vabbing’ work? The truth about vaginal pheromones.

We talked to a pheromone expert about vagina perfume. (Really.)

A meteor floating in space breaking into pieces.
Dinosaurs

A second asteroid may have crashed into Earth as the dinosaurs died

A dimple in the Atlantic seafloor could be the sign of another impact.

Artist rendition of Rocket Lab trip to Venus
Technology

A private company wants to look for life just above Venus

Rocket Lab plans to fire a small satellite into the planet's atmosphere to study cloud particles.

Ford Mach E 1400 at Charlotte Motorspeedway.
Vehicles

The souped-up Ford Mustang Mach-E makes driving EVs a lot more fun

I took the wheel of Ford's powerful electric Mustang. Here's how it went.

This small asteroid has a tiny moon of its own
Science

This small asteroid has a tiny moon of its own

Polymele⁠—one of the smallest asteroids targeted by NASA's Lucy mission⁠—has an even smaller satellite.

A mosquito bites human skin
Health

New York City sees a record-breaking number of West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported two human cases of the West Nile virus.

High-tech buoys with underwater microphones could save sperm whales from ship collisions
Ocean

High-tech buoys with underwater microphones could save sperm whales from ship collisions

A computational technique offers the power to track whales in real time—a potential boon in the quest to save whales from ship strikes.

Promo photo of Lyft and Motional's self-driving Ioniq 5 robotaxi
Electric Vehicles

Self-driving Lyfts will cruise the Vegas strip by early 2023

Lyft's partnership with the autonomous driving company Motional is arriving faster than we thought.

A genetics startup wants to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction
Wildlife

A genetics startup wants to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from extinction

Genetics start-up Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences announces de-extinction effort to bring the Tasmanian tiger back to life.

Best reef-safe sunscreen sliced header
Outdoor Gear

Best reef-safe sunscreens

These ocean-safe sunblocks will protect your skin and Earth’s vital coral reefs.

Mother in yellow shirt and blue head wrap with child strapped to back at a COVID vaccine clinic in South Africa
Vaccines

As COVID vaccines reach kids worldwide, a gap in Africa leaves everyone exposed

Many African countries have fallen behind on delivering COVID shots to kids, despite a higher risk of severe sickness in a massively young population.

a semi-translucent fish with a tadpole-shaped body and small flecks of red and yellow
Fish

Biofluorescent snailfish brave Arctic waters with built-in antifreeze

These glowing animals have exquisitely evolved to live in subzero temperatures. But a warming climate might threaten their existence.