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Is working from home damaging your eyes?
Health

Is working from home damaging your eyes?

Eye strain is no fun, but don’t panic about your long term eye health.

Airport with green and solar roof.
Renewables

Rethinking our roofs, parking lots, and sidewalks could save money and lives

The benefits of so-called 'smart surfaces.'

A woman's face partially in shadow, aboard a suborbital, looks out a window back at Earth.
Private Space Flight

Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin will bring science along on their joyrides

When billionaires race to space, researchers win.

Person on computer
Tech Hacks

You should download the new Google Drive for Desktop

Access your files from anywhere.

A Brief History of the Apollo Hoax
Moons

A Brief History of the Apollo Hoax

Despite reams of evidence to the contrary, many still insist those footprints above are a myth

stack of pancakes
Nutrition

These charts will help you visualize just how unhealthy diets are around the world

Poor diet kills more people worldwide than any other risk factor.

tins of dog food
Dogs

Raw dog food can harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria

At least in Europe, raw dog food often contains bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics.

These insects have 80 times the suction power of an elephant and pee at an alarming rate
Insects

These insects have 80 times the suction power of an elephant and pee at an alarming rate

These bugs suck up their meals with an impressive amount of suction, and pee a lot to compensate.

cereal bowl
Nutrition

Find the real breakfast of champions with this helpful chart

See just how badly sugar is ruining your morning.

Close up to aloe vera plant
Projects

How to grow, harvest, preserve, and use aloe vera

Aloe me to teach you.

desert landscape dotted by qubbas or tombs
Archaeology

These centuries-old tombs in Sudan are arranged in galaxy-like clusters

Both landscape and social dynamics influence where people were laid to rest.

Coupes, crossovers, and other car body styles, explained
Vehicles

Coupes, crossovers, and other car body styles, explained

If you've ever felt confused by terms such as sedan, SUV, or hatchback, we're here to help.

How To Add Applications To Your Nook E-Reader
Tech Hacks

How To Add Applications To Your Nook E-Reader

A little hacking goes a long way

Saving the Seas: Smarter Hooks and Nets
Ocean

Saving the Seas: Smarter Hooks and Nets

Wiping out bycatch before it wipes out more marine life

a pregnant person touches their belly
Heart Disease

A simple blood test could save new mothers. Why aren’t more doctors using it?

PPCM may not be as rare as we think—but it doesn't have to be a death sentence.

Doing Mach 2.0 In An Open Cockpit
Aviation

Doing Mach 2.0 In An Open Cockpit

Feel the breeze in your hair

a skyscraper against a green background with rays of light beaming off of it onto the ground
Sun

Some skyscrapers are so shiny they turn into death rays

Plus other fun facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.

The West Coast is full of wildfires. Here’s what’s going on in Oregon and California.
Environment

The West Coast is full of wildfires. Here’s what’s going on in Oregon and California.

Nearly 750,000 acres of the US are ablaze right now.

Person applying sheet mask
Projects

7 things you can do to actually prevent wrinkles

But if you have to choose one, just stay in the shade.

an old photo of a man running barefoot on a green illustrated background
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

How Abebe Bikila won the Olympic marathon without shoes

Plus other wild Olympic facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.