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Vaccines

Should vaccinated people still get COVID tests?

Symptoms are key here.

allergens
Health

These are the most common allergies (and the deadliest)

Seasonal allergies always hit hard, but you might be surprised by what kills people.

monument valley with person on horse in foreground cars in background
Conservation

Humans haven’t always wrecked the environment

It's only been in the last few hundred years that we've starting destroying land.

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Vaccines

Here’s how New York’s ‘vaccine passport’ app works.

New York is the first state to issue a "vaccine passport" app. How does it work and how secure is it?

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Vaccines

UK doctors will re-expose COVID-19 survivors to study how long immunity lasts

Here's what you need to know this week.

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Tech Hacks

5 Google Chrome tips that will level up your browsing

Search harder, better, faster.

A man walks beneath a shooting star.
Space

5,000 tons of ancient ‘extraterrestrial dust’ fall on Earth each year

Earth is basically a gigantic cosmic dustbin.

Black Hawk helicopter in field.
Aviation

Senator Tammy Duckworth describes the day her Black Hawk was shot down

It was November of 2004 in Iraq, and an RPG hit the helicopter.

iceberg floating in southern ocean
Global Warming

Eddies in the ocean might affect sea level rise

Circular currents could block warm water from reaching Antarctica.

Shovel digging into soil.
Food Safety

Compost can help protect us from food poisoning

Organic fertilizer performed better than its industrial counterparts in fighting harmful pathogens.

US Army soldier running on a track in a bomb suit
Army

Meet the woman who set a record for running in a 96-pound bomb suit

U.S. Army Captain Kaitlyn Hernandez took blast-proof armor to the track—and crushed it.

Oblique view of the Earth from space, showing its atmosphere
Exoplanets

Astronomers cooked up alien atmospheres in an oven

The secret ingredient is meteorite powder.

9 advanced Gmail searches that will dig up stuff you never knew you missed
Tech Hacks

9 advanced Gmail searches that will dig up stuff you never knew you missed

Find lost messages, unearth attachments, clear your inbox, and more.

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Tech Hacks

23 useful Mac settings hiding in plain sight

Really Mac-simize your skills.

Bearded dragon
Animals

High temperatures can cause embryonic bearded dragons to change sex

Harsh conditions may have led to this surprising evolutionary trait.

Loud industrial noise hurts neighboring trees
Pollution

Loud industrial noise hurts neighboring trees

Woodland areas near loud natural gas wells had fewer young trees than areas without the noisy production.

The biggest animal ever to fly was a reptile with a giraffe-like neck
Dinosaurs

The biggest animal ever to fly was a reptile with a giraffe-like neck

Azhdarchid pterosaurs are also the largest ever flying vertebrates.

peron riding a bike in the city
Projects

How to carry just about anything on your bike

Who needs a trunk when you’ve got a rack and some bungee cords?

manatee underwater
Global Warming

The US is tropicalizing, and you’ve probably already noticed the change

If you've heard about turtles dying in cold snaps, you've heard about this phenomenon.

boy screaming into microphone
Science

Our most recognizable screams are the most joyful

Happy screams were easier to pick out than those of fear or pain.