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Wood filters, hot rocks, and seven other ways to purify water in the wild
Life Skills

Wood filters, hot rocks, and seven other ways to purify water in the wild

Access to safe drinking water is critical in camping or survival situations

Synthesized false color image of Venus, using 283-nm and 365-nm band images taken by the Venus Ultraviolet Imager (UVI).
Solar System

Traces of life on Venus now seem dubious

Three new studies failed to find similar levels of phosphine, the life-hinting molecule.

a person holding an "I Voted" sticker on their finger
COVID-19

How to prepare for in-person voting during the COVID-19 pandemic

Get ready and get out there.

atlantis map
Archaeology

Atlantis isn’t real, but here are all the places it could have been

There are good reasons that a city might sink into the sea.

Child pretending to be a superhero
COVID-19

Have no fear—healthy Halloween ideas are here

Protect your family from COVID-19 by treating them to something deliciously nutritious.

satellite imaging spectrometer
Fossil Fuels

New satellites can pinpoint methane leaks to help us beat climate change

Gas-sniffing orbiters are helping clear the air of a common and overlooked pollutant.

A human hand holds a light brown vampire bat.
Bats

Vampire bats socially distance when they feel sick

The nocturnal creatures' social networks are among the most complex in the animal world.

Witch fingers
Projects

Go full-on mad scientist by making your own Halloween candy

Learn how to make fizzy candies, chewy caramels, and witch fingers.

A meteor streaking through a sky full of stars
Space

Pristine ‘fireball’ meteorite contains extraterrestrial organic compounds

It crashed down onto a frozen lake in Michigan, untainted by Earth’s environment.

halloween decorations
COVID-19

How to safely celebrate Halloween during COVID-19

The pandemic doesn’t have to cancel Halloween.

roll of i voted stickers
Global Warming

This election could decide the climate’s future

It’s difficult to overstate how consequential the 2020 election is for the planet.

Chromecast Google TV
Tech Hacks

Seven pro tips for the new Chromecast with Google TV

One interface, multiple streaming services.

Maria Caffrey
Climate Change

Meet the former government officials who quit or retired to protest ‘blatant disregard’ of science

Scientists have described Trump appointees meddling with everything from nutrition research to COVID-19 data to mining and survey reports.

a person texting
Psychology

Heavy media multitasking might make you more forgetful

We still don’t completely understand how media affects our brains.

robotic hawk
Drones

This robotic hawk can shape-shift as it flies

The drone was inspired by the northern goshawk, a bird known for its agile hunting skills.

hurricane zeta over the gulf of mexico on october 28 2020
Climate Change

Hurricane Zeta is the fifth named storm to hit Louisiana this year

We’re getting close to setting a new record for number of hurricanes in a single year.

a hand putting a ballot into a box
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The story behind the most fraudulent election in history

And other bizarre facts from The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.

A petroglyph cave painting of a hunter firing an arrow at a deer.
Science

Has technology made us worse hunters?

Humankind has not lost the sensory capabilities that ancient civilizations had.

The moon is pockmarked with craters, including holes made by rockets.
Moons

New 3D moon models show it might hold up to 15,000 miles of frozen water

Frozen water could be hiding in dark shadowy pockets scattered across the moon.

This image of the Moon was created with images taken by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Moons

The moon is (slightly) wet, NASA confirms. Now what?

Planetary scientists and would-be explorers alike have a lot of follow up questions.