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Mental Health

How to make the most of meditation with science

Your zen will have no limits this year.

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Health

How to stay tipsy without getting drunk

Think ahead to avoid regrets.

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Robots

The Boston Dynamics robots are surprisingly good dancers

Is it adorable or creepy? It might be both.

Parents and two kids on New Year's in party hats and sparklers
Projects

Make your own New Year’s ball, and 4 other family party ideas

There’s a pandemic going on, but celebrations are not cancelled.

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Global Warming

Your retirement account can also help protect the planet

Managing your savings and fighting climate change could have a lot more in common than you think.

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Climate Change

Glacier-dwelling bacteria thrive on chemical energy derived from rocks and water

Who needs sunlight? Not these microbes.

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Life Skills

2020 stunk. Here’s how to start 2021 with a fresh mindset

Let go of the bad, and embrace the good that’s yet to come.

Fireworks scare us—that’s why we love them
Science

Fireworks scare us—that’s why we love them

Our brains enjoy fear, but only in small, controlled doses.

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Vaccines

The new, more-contagious UK COVID-19 strain is officially in the US

Though there’s no reason to panic.

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Fish

The happiness and heartbreak of a daughter’s first fishing trip

Would you take your kid fishing at your favorite spot, knowing the memory could end in agony?

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Global Warming

6 memorable environmental stories from 2020

We’re glad to see this year go, but here are a few articles that we’ll remember fondly.

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Health

6 tricks for avoiding a hangover

Maybe.

Changing security settings on an iPhone.
Security

Start 2021 by fixing your online privacy

Preventing a hack is a lot simpler than most other New Year’s resolutions.

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Global Warming

Switching your bank might help slow the climate crisis

It can prevent your money from being used to finance fossil fuels.

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Mental Health

Forgiving people is good for your health. Here’s how to do it.

Even if they’ve hurt you—and even if you’ll never see them again.

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Vaccines

Ending the pandemic means vaccinating the whole world—but the US is focusing on itself

Getting rid of COVID-19 in the United States won’t solve the pandemic.

An F-15C Eagle fighter jet takes off.
Aviation

These fascinating flying stories soared above a turbulent year

Looking back at our aviation coverage from a time like no other.

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Projects

13 tips, tricks, and projects to start 2021 off right

From pizza to skincare, we covered it all this year.

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Vaccines

The ‘darkest days’ of COVID-19 are still to come

Here’s what you need to know this week.

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Technology

Our best missing persons database could disappear in a few months

Officials point fingers over the fate of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, a crucial resource in solving dead-end forensics cases.