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Boss Baby Thanksgiving Day Parade
COVID-19

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade has one star that always rises to the top

The spectacle will be very different this year, but some things—like helium and physics—remain the same.

An image of a road covered in snow during a blizzard.
Life Skills

How to survive a snowstorm from inside your truck

Follow these tips to live through a winter stranding.

Expedition 46 Flight Engineer Tim Kopra on a Dec. 21, 2015 spacewalk.
NASA

Spaceflight affects the human body in two major, peculiar ways

30 new studies show astronauts experience telomere lengthening and mitochondrial malfunction in space.

Alaska’s northern coast
Fossil Fuels

Drilling the Arctic refuge doesn’t make sense—but Trump wants it to happen anyway

“This would be a complete industrialization of the wildest place left in America.”

Volunteers gathering food off of a truck.
COVID-19

The best and safest ways to donate food and time this holiday season

You can do a lot just from home.

pumpkin pie thanksgiving
Nutrition

It takes six months to lose all your holiday weight. Here’s how to avoid gaining it instead.

All dieting is yo-yo dieting.

Pair of Asian short-clawed otters
Animals

These otters learn how to snag snacks by watching their friends

Knowing how they find food could help us protect the at-risk fuzz balls.

Billie Eilish Google AI mashup
AI

This Billie Eilish cover is unlike any other (because it’s made by Google’s AI)

Thousands of covers on YouTube blend seamlessly together for an impressive mashup.

vaccines
Vaccines

Why AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine is an important addition to the fleet of offerings

The drug company says it could produce three million doses of the vaccine in 2021 if it is approved.

The finished cardboard robotic hand on someone's hand
Projects

Turn a boring box into a sweet working robotic hand

Fingers, joints, tendons, and the whole shebang.

Tomi Um illustration
Science

You probably can’t find every mask in this picture

But there’s one way you should try.

How to make perfect pie crust with the power of science
Life Skills

How to make perfect pie crust with the power of science

You might need some booze before you’re done—trust us.

person alone traveling
Vaccines

COVID-19 testing can’t guarantee a safe Thanksgiving. Here’s why.

The CDC is urging Americans not to travel for the holiday.

Black Friday TVs
Technology

The best Black Friday deals are decidedly not worth dying for

You can get most of the best prices without leaving your house or staying glued to your computer all Friday.

A hunter holds a traditional bow and runs through an open field.
Animals

Can a hunter outrun an antelope? This ultra-marathoner is finding out.

Chasing down pronghorn on the open prairie is about a lot more than just winning the race.

Nvidia Maxine
Internet

Nvidia’s new streaming tech deep fakes your face to save on bandwidth

It could save up to 90 percent of the bandwidth typically required for web conferences.

A photo of Mount Everest behind clouds and under a blue sky.
Climate Change

Cold War-era satellites bring bad news about melting glaciers around Everest

We finally know how fast the glaciers surrounding Mount Everest are melting—and it isn’t good at all.

A group of Buffalo rests under a tree in the middle of a savannah, in Africa.
Global Warming

Animals are finding surprising ways to adapt to rising temperatures

This is how animals will keep their cool (or not) on a hotter planet.

A kid with a cartoon-themed mask standing in a field
COVID-19

When states mandate masks, fewer people catch COVID-19

North Dakota and Iowa recently made the switch. Now 14 states remain.

A green and red Io moth caterpillar crawling across a person's hands
Insects

Insects can be the ultimate teaching tool for kids

Don’t fear the pervasive creatures—learn from them.