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Animals

Rattlesnake venom is lethal, but understanding it could save lives

The reptile produces the most potent venom of any rattlesnake from only a handful of ingredients.

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Mental Health

Four plants that are scientifically proven to be therapeutic

Plants can offer a lot of help with everything from pain relief to heart disease.

A pair of pink mittens on a wood surface.
Projects

How to knit your own Bernie mittens

Put on your mask, cross your legs, become a meme.

older woman facing a happy lamp
Mental Health

Can a happy lamp help cure your winter blues?

You don’t have to feel depressed to appreciate light therapy.

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Science

Local languages are dying out and taking invaluable knowledge with them

Rare, rural vocabularies hold the keys to centuries-old questions about nature, human migration, and more.

A headshot of Jessica Rosenworcel, acting chair of the FCC.
Internet

The FCC is about to undergo a huge shift that could drastically affect the internet

What does the future hold for Net Neutrality, the digital divide, and Section 230?

A floating balloon from Project Loon.
Aviation

RIP Loon, Google’s balloon-based cellular network

An Alphabet project that used stratospheric balloons to deliver connectivity to people below is permanently coming down to Earth.

the eiffel tower at dusk
Climate Change

The US is back in the Paris Agreement. What does that mean?

It doesn’t have anything to do with Parisians, but it is an incredibly important international agreement.

two people looking bored
Psychology

There’s a right and wrong way to be bored

The doldrums can be helpful when it comes to creativity, but chronic boredom isn’t so positive.

US Senator Bernie Sanders edited into a vintage Popular Science magazine cover to look like he's driving an experimental single-wheel motorcycle.
Projects

How to make a legendary meme

Whether you’re using a meme generator or a more elaborate program, we’ve got tips for you.

Three people in prison jumpsuits behind orange bars and the SARS-CoV-2 virus illustrations superimposed in four spots
COVID-19

On surviving—and leaving—prison during a pandemic

In Colorado, a woman released at the height of COVID-19 finds resilience.

Blue Origin’s New Shephard rocket lifts off.
Private Space Flight

SpaceX won’t be the only company launching commercial rockets in 2021

Two companies took big steps toward selling modestly priced rides to space last week.

A Black Hawk helicopter with a rescue basket beneath it.
Army

Getting rescued by helicopter has risks. This gadget could make it safer.

Small electric thrusters can help stop a litter from spinning out of control.

Dire wolves attacking prey and fighting off gray wolves.
Evolution

Dire wolves are actually ice age mega-foxes

Think less Winterfell, more massive red fox.

a person putting a vaccine into a syringe.
Vaccines

To get vaccines to more people, the priority system needs to loosen up

The vaccine rollout has been shaky, but it can still get on track.

Psittacosaurus reconstruction
Archaeology

This fossilized butthole gives us a rare window into dinosaur sex

The cloaca is the hole-y grail to understanding prehistoric copulation.

A beach rock painted with the phrase vax and relax for the COVID-19 pandemic
Vaccines

What does it take to convince people to get vaccinated?

Americans have unrealistic expectations of how COVID-19 vaccines should be made.

Live inauguration coverage on Twitch with emojis in the chat.
Internet

All the best ways to stream the Biden Inauguration

There are many ways to watch the day’s events as well as the concert happening in the evening.

assasin bug preserved fossil
Insects

Feast your eyes on this 50-million-year-old assassin bug and its exquisite genitalia

Delicate insect genitalia are rarely retained as fossils.

Person walking in forest in the middle of a snow storm.
Outdoor Gear

Dress like an Alaskan to weather the winter cold

According to this Fairbanks outdoorsman, this is the gear and know-how you’ll need to get outside this winter.