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Food Safety

How to cook and eat a turkey without dying

First things first: Don’t rinse that bird.

vials of blood
COVID-19

All the pros—and cons—of convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19

The treatment has been around for about a century, and hasn’t really gotten any better with age.

face mask and gloves
COVID-19

One in three young people could face serious symptoms from coronavirus

Here’s everything you need to know this week.

a man lying on the beach
Health

You can get all the benefits of butthole sunning without taking your clothes off

Don’t go mooning the sun just yet.

a man wearing sunglasses while holding cash money in his mouth
Tech Hacks

The apps and sites you’ll need to rent out everything you own

You spent money buying that stuff, now you can earn that cash back.

bullet journal
Life Skills

One notebook could replace all the productivity apps that have failed you

A nerd’s guide to bullet journaling

a cat in a box
Cats

Cats love sitting in boxes so much they’ll even sit in fake ones

"If I fits, I sits," but make it science.

hand holding phone screen showing Apple Maps
Tech Hacks

14 tricks to get more out of the underrated Apple Maps app

Never get lost again.

A cave.
Biology

Millennium- old poop reveals the surprising diversity of our ancestors’ microbiomes

Recovering ancient microbiomes could lead to health remedies in the future.

cat meowing
Life Skills

Declawing cats is harmful. Do this instead.

Research shows it’s bad for your cat—and for you.

The Cottonmouth amphibious vehicle could carry Marines into future battles
Military

The Cottonmouth amphibious vehicle could carry Marines into future battles

The Marine Corps needs a new Light Armored Vehicle, and this could be their venomous new ride.

The US joined the push to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents. Will it actually help?
Vaccines

The US joined the push to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents. Will it actually help?

Critics say the move won’t help spread lifesaving shots around the globe

It’s not just methane—meat production fills the air with noxious particulate matter too
Pollution

It’s not just methane—meat production fills the air with noxious particulate matter too

There's more than just cow burps to worry about.

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Health

The pandemic could be a long-awaited turning point for telemedicine

100 years ago, doctors sent a heartbeat over a phone line, but devices enabling remote care may have finally found their moment

agricultural field
Insects

The main ingredient in RoundUp doesn’t just kill plants. It harms beetles, too.

Glyphosate seems to interrupt a key symbiotic relationship in sawtooth grain beetles.

An unattended laptop at a coffee shop.
Tech Hacks

How to protect your devices and data from theft

Preparation is key.

Trees need wind to reproduce. Climate change is messing that up.
Climate Change

Trees need wind to reproduce. Climate change is messing that up.

Wind plays a key role in trees livelihood.

an old fashioned sketch of someone drinking out of a small glass on a green background with blue polka dots and a drawing of an eyeball
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

People used to drink a very specific kind of urine to treat motion sickness

Plus other weird things we learned this week

middle schoolers
Vaccines

Kids age 12 to 15 can now get vaccinated in the US

Ahead of the upcoming school year, a new cohort of adolescents can get vaccinated.

Ancient dental plaque shows humans have always loved carbs
Nutrition

Ancient dental plaque shows humans have always loved carbs

The plaque on your teeth holds a record of the bacteria living in your mouth.