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Hands holding slime with crumbs over a keyboard
Life Skills

This DIY slime can clean the grossest parts of your home and car

A perfectly valid reason for adults to make slime.

honey bees swarming
Bees

Temperature tells honey bees what time it is

Bees have surprisingly complex internal clocks.

Player in pinstripes holding two baseballs
Physics

How sticky balls give major league pitchers an advantage

The science behind the spin, explained.

A human hand holds a common weed called a thale cress plant.
Science

One of the most studied plants in the world can grow an extra organ

It took 13 years to confirm the weird appendage wasn’t a genetic anomaly.

Drones revealed the intricate social lives of these killer whales
Whales

Drones revealed the intricate social lives of these killer whales

Studying social relationships among animals is important to fully understanding them.

DARPA’s Gremlin drones could be reloaded while airborne
Air Force

DARPA’s Gremlin drones could be reloaded while airborne

Catching a drone in the sky with another aircraft is tricky, but the military is trying again this fall.

Inside The Largest Simulation Of The Universe Ever Created
Space

Inside The Largest Simulation Of The Universe Ever Created

A giant supercomputer is making massively detailed models of the cosmos.

Looking for the Beginning of Time
Technology

Looking for the Beginning of Time

The latest -- and final -- upgrade to Hubble will study the origins of the universe

“There Is No Such Thing As Time”
Science

“There Is No Such Thing As Time”

Astrophysicist Adam Frank's new book mixes cosmology with humanity. How does our understanding of the universe and cosmic time inform our daily lives? Especially if time is an illusion?

A snoozing little puppy.
Dogs

Puppies are born ready to communicate with people

We have pups at "hello."

A flooded Galveston pier
Climate Change

Texas’s 82-foot-tall storm-gate plan may have some gaping holes

Would the much-delayed Bolivar Roads Gate System give the Galveston coast the hurricane protection it needs?

This fossil isn’t a hummingbird-sized dinosaur, but an unusual lizard
Dinosaurs

This fossil isn’t a hummingbird-sized dinosaur, but an unusual lizard

The skulls were preserved and distorted by amber.

What’s the difference between a sports car, a supercar, and a hypercar?
Vehicles

What’s the difference between a sports car, a supercar, and a hypercar?

Car lingo can be confusing, but we've got you covered—even if you're just wondering what a muscle car is.

brain exercises
Science

Can exercising the mind improve our abilities, or is it just another self-improvement fantasy?

Scientists still aren’t sure why brain training only works for some people.

parasite drone concept pm a billboard
Drones

The Week In Drones: Mushroom Corpses, Parasite Concepts, and Skycraft Carriers

Keeping up with the droneses

Broadcast camera lenses at the Olympics can cost as much as a Lamborghini
Technology

Broadcast camera lenses at the Olympics can cost as much as a Lamborghini

These 59-pound boxes contain lots of glass and a ton of tech.

DJI’s commercial drones can now carry more sensors into dangerous situations
Drones

DJI’s commercial drones can now carry more sensors into dangerous situations

The Payload SDK allows tech companies to make gadgets that integrate into DJI's drones.

What you need to know about the heatwave and drought scorching the western US
Climate Change

What you need to know about the heatwave and drought scorching the western US

For many states, summer is off to a historically hot and dry start.

A person grimacing and holding their left shoulder with their right hand.
Life Skills

Perfect posture doesn’t exist—but you can still improve yours

Start by tossing out the idea that you need to sit perfectly straight.

What is Gluten?
Health

What is Gluten?

Why it makes some people sick and what food scientists are trying to do about it