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Listeria
Food Safety

Everything you need to know about deadly listeria outbreaks

Food safety is no joke.

A doctor wearing blue gloves giving someone a vaccine
Vaccines

Rural America is now the center of the COVID pandemic

Here’s what you need to know this week.

Stanford pixels
Technology

Stanford researchers may have found the key to better VR headsets in solar panels

The new screens could have a resolution of roughly 10,000 pixels per inch.

flyfishing trout big finish
Projects

A beginner’s guide to catching trout—even in autumn

Hit the river in the fall for what can be some of the best fishing all year.

Clownfish embryo in growth
Science

Can you guess the tiny objects in these zoomed-in photos?

Tour the latest Nikon Small World award winners.

a man with headphones listening to podcasts or music
Tech Hacks

How to cave to peer pressure and start listening to podcasts

Immerse yourself in a new world.

Disney Plus Star Wars Marvel Screen
Technology

It’s time to unsubscribe from some streaming services

Use Quibi’s death as an opportunity to reassess your sub status.

Asian giant hornet
Animals

Murder hornets are officially here, but don’t freak out yet

A nest of the Asian giant hornets was found in Washington for the first time.

cave spelunking
Conservation

Look inside the hidden world of Earth’s most beautiful caves

They’re not the dark, dirty holes you grew up fearing.

William Perry Pendley, Bureau of Land Management.
Conservation

One of the country’s top environmental officials has been serving illegally

The US Senate and Department of Justice are sparring over one of the most powerful appointments in the Interior Department.

A reconstruction of Ambopteryx in a glide.
Evolution

Dinosaurs may have evolved into birds, but early flights didn’t go so well

These wee winged creatures flew more like chickens than eagles.

Trump and Biden
COVID-19

Science was a big winner—and loser—at this week’s presidential debate

The final debate featured three sections relating to health and science, but there was much confusion.

map of covid infections among nursing staff at care homes
Vaccines

The current state of the pandemic in five graphs

Some eight months into the pandemic, we rounded up some key takeaways in graphical form.

a microscope's view of an orange-stained virus
COVID-19

Remdesivir is the first FDA-approved COVID-19 treatment. Here’s what to know about it.

A new wave of studies convinced the US government to make the drug an option for non-pediatric hospitalized patients.

sea pickles
Ocean

We finally know why sea pickles glow

These sea creatures shine bright because of some nifty light-producing genes.

a man sitting and thinking in a room
Life Skills

How to decide who to vote for

Do whatever you need to plan, but don’t worry too much about it.

A manicured hand holding a dumbbell
Diseases

Your grip strength could hint at future health problems

A decrease in grip strength at certain ages has been tied to a higher chance of death from cancers and cardiac disease.

Twitter app
Security

How to make your Twitter account more secure in an age of hacks

The recent Bitcoin hack happened from within, but now is a great time to make sure your account is locked up.

The moon is in line to get LTE.
Moons

The moon will soon have cell service

NASA and Nokia plan to install it in 2022.

masks
COVID-19

2020 is shaping up to be America’s deadliest year in recent memory

Nearly 300,000 people have died in excess compared to years prior.