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

A mushrooming list of reasons to embrace fungi.

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

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

Neural stimulation through education can buy aging brains some time.

Shipping is a surprisingly major driver.

Here’s everything you need to know this week.

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

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

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

Perfect the art of sifting emails.

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

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

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

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

Some places are more content than their GDP per capita would predict.

New River Gorge in West Virginia stands out with its hunting, fishing, and exploring opportunities.

Here’s what the animal kingdom can teach us about disease prevention.

Keep your work and personal lives separate.

They aren’t eco-friendly, but can be lifesaving in a catastrophe.