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Life Skills

How to tell science from pseudoscience

Our all-in guide to ferreting out falsehoods.

Gen Z and millennial kid and parent with curly hair and leather jackets sticking their tongues out in the mirror of a red motorcycle
Climate Change

The myth of generations, debunked

Generational divides are less than scientific.

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Vaccines

Mixing boosters, tuberculosis rising, and other COVID news you missed this week

Here's everything you need to know this week.

The new electric BMW i4 is a nimble driving machine—with a cinematic soundtrack
Electric Vehicles

The new electric BMW i4 is a nimble driving machine—with a cinematic soundtrack

We drove two new electric vehicles from BMW—the i4 and iX—and loved one of them.

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Tech Hacks

You can now chat with your guests directly on Google Calendar. Here’s how.

Some emails can, in fact, be group chats.

Two-headed turtle
Animals

A rare two-headed turtle is alive and thriving, surprising scientists

The bicephalic reptile is thriving.

Plastic production is a fossil fuel problem
Fossil Fuels

Plastic production is a fossil fuel problem

Managing the climate crisis means diminishing our reliance on both.

The backup process on a Western Digital hard drive.
Tech Hacks

How to back up and protect all your precious data

No excuses.

DIY face mask final folding
COVID-19

How to make face masks for kids and adults—no sewing machine required

You probably already have everything you need at home.

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Ask Us Anything

Did food taste better 50 years ago?

We can't go back in time, but some things have definitely changed.

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Fitness & Exercise

Is it safe to lift weights while pregnant?

There's very little information out there.

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Space

Astronomers discover disappearing radio source in the Milky Way’s center

The one-of-a-kind signal could be the first of a new type of object.

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Tech Hacks

Smartphone gestures that will change how you use your phone

Go beyond single-finger taps.

Aspirin has long been prescribed to prevent heart attacks. Now experts say it shouldn’t.
Heart Disease

Aspirin has long been prescribed to prevent heart attacks. Now experts say it shouldn’t.

The side effects are not worth the potential benefits, especially for older adults.

Samsung Galaxy phone with hacks
Tech Hacks

7 Samsung phone hacks you need to try right now

Make the most of your smartphone.

Ghost Robotics now makes a lethal robot dog
Military

Ghost Robotics now makes a lethal robot dog

The machine, on display at an Army conference, packs a sniper-type rifle.

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Environment

Fossilized plants give us hints about what ice age forests may have looked like

Freezing conditions limited what could grow across the supercontinent Pangaea.

The enormous cost of the Bolt EV recall is falling on LG
Electric Vehicles

The enormous cost of the Bolt EV recall is falling on LG

General Motors estimates that the vast recall of the Chevy Bolt will cost $2 billion, but the battery producer will reimburse them.

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Aviation

The truth behind the recent Southwest flight cancellations

The airline’s pilots are pushing back against rumors that they are protesting vaccine mandates.

Fluorescent microscopy images of nematodes
Animals

These worms produce milk, but only when they kick the bucket

This makes breastfeeding look like a walk in the park.