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A gas pipeline under construction in a clear-cut strip of forest
Fossil Fuels

Oil and gas companies are making old pipelines the landowner’s problem

In the US, private residents end up footing the bill to prevent further eyesores and pollution.

a person wearing a mask
Vaccines

Long-term COVID-19 symptoms are even more common than we thought

Here’s everything you need to know this week.

Hand in rubber gloves with a cleaning product sprayer
Life Skills

Master odor removal with a little help from science

Get rid of that stink once and for all.

a person getting the COVID vaccine
Vaccines

You’re vaccinated. Now what?

The CDC recently updated its guidance on what fully-vaccinated folks can do, but there’s still a lot we don’t know.

Jacqueline Oakley hippo illustration
Animals

Pablo Escobar’s hippos might be filling an ancient ecological niche

Though it’s not all good news.

A person in a red plaid shirt sitting in front of a laptop computer, gesturing with their hands.
Tech Hacks

5 sleuthing skills that’ll reveal the age of any web page

You may not nail it exactly, but you can get close.

4 benefits of eating mushrooms
Diseases

4 benefits of eating mushrooms

A mushrooming list of reasons to embrace fungi.

The sun over Maunakea volcano and research observatories in Hawaii
Space

In Hawaii, an ancient observatory offers lessons for modern stargazers

Physicist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein spans the whitewashed history of astronomy in her new book, ‘The Disordered Cosmos.’

Electric vehicle plugged into a charging station
Fossil Fuels

Companies may soon pay a higher price for emitting carbon. But will it be high enough?

A new policy brings back an old approach to tallying the cost of carbon, albeit with limitations.

Elderly person in a blue uniform sitting next to a marching band drum that says Batesville Eureka Band Indiana
Health

Old dogs need to learn new tricks. Here’s why.

Neural stimulation through education can buy aging brains some time.

miami beach seen from the air
Global Warming

Humans are altering Earth’s tides, and not just through climate change

Shipping is a surprisingly major driver.

COVID-19 vaccines
Vaccines

Returning to normal life is going to be a slow and steady process

Here’s everything you need to know this week.

A skunk standing in the grass.
Animals

Watch a black bear take on a striped skunk in a surprising faceoff

Bears usually avoid skunks, but in this throwback clip, both mammals stand their ground for an epic showdown.

How to manage subscriptions for smartphone apps and save money quickly
Tech Hacks

How to manage subscriptions for smartphone apps and save money quickly

Don’t throw your hard-earned riches into the app-byss.

treefrog
Animals

Treefrogs have noise-cancelling headphones built into their ears

Serendipitously, scientists have discovered a way that frogs have evolved to hear the calls of their own species more clearly.

iPhone on a wooden table with a newsletter on the screen
Tech Hacks

4 ways to keep newsletters from destroying your inbox

Perfect the art of sifting emails.

PXLR, Perseverance Mars rover camera instrument
Mars

Perseverance’s giant ‘hand lens’ will scour Mars for signs of ancient life

An early version helped identify ancient life on Earth. Now its successor sits on the Red Planet.

A woman in a pink jacket outside near some trees, listening to music on a pair of Thalia headphones.
Tech Hacks

Instantly improve Spotify by organizing your playlists

Things have gotten out of hand. Search your feelings—you know it to be true.

Plastic water bottles and aluminum soda cans in a bin
Pollution

Will we ever be able to recycle all our plastic?

It might be better to focus on limiting how much we use.

A Boeing drone flying in Australia.
Air Force

Watch this Boeing fighter jet drone fly for the first time

The pilotless Loyal Wingman is designed to be a robotic team member in the sky.