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Cancer

Cervical cancer could soon be a disease of the past

Researchers think the disease could be eliminated in the U.S. within a few decades.

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

How much acid should you give an elephant? These scientists learned the hard way.

From government mind control to an elephant on LSD.

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Projects

Meet the machine parts salesman who turned a brake rotor into a lamp and never looked back

One man’s car part is another man’s lamp part.

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Tech Hacks

Become a Wikipedia master by accessing special pages and other handy tricks

Get tricky with Wiki. ...we’ll see ourselves out.

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Weather

What’s a frost quake?

There’s a freezin’ reason the ground might seem to snap, crackle and pop in the depths of winter.

A woman has sprained her ankle while hiking, her friend uses the first aid kit to tend to the injury
Life Skills

You broke a bone in the middle of nowhere. Now what?

If you’re not trained, never attempt to put a bone back into place.

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Fish

Releasing a caught fish isn’t as simple as tossing it overboard

For a better chance of survival, use these techniques.

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COVID-19

Coronavirus shows our health agencies are ill prepared for fake news

Disinformation spreads even faster than disease—and it can be just as deadly.

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Tech Hacks

Twelve ways to make your new browser tabs more exciting

With each new tab comes new possibilities.

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Evolution

Did humans truly domesticate dogs? Canine history is more of a mystery than you think.

A new wave of research probes how Fido went from fierce to friendly.

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Weather

Dissecting a lightning strike, from flash to boom

The steps that lead from a charged sky to that signature bolt.

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Projects

Make the most out of the latest, greatest apple—the Cosmic Crisp

Designed for great endurance and even greater taste, this is the fruit that seems to have it all.

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NASA

Astronomers caught a star-on-star smack down

New observations offer the best look yet at how one star can take down its neighbor.

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Birds

One of the most important laws protecting birds in the US just got gutted

The proposed Migratory Bird Treaty Act doesn’t have the crucial clause that kept companies from killing vulnerable species.

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Bees

Humans need bumble bees—and they are disappearing faster than we thought

Alarming data shows it’s time to save the bees.

Sunrise and ice floe in Antarctica
Climate Change

Antarctica is hotter today than it’s ever been

The icy continent is already at risk of a full-on meltdown.

Damon Hypersport
Motorcycles

This 200-mph electric motorcycle will try to stop accidents before they happen

The forthcoming Damon Hypersport employs artificial intelligence to warn riders about potential collisions.

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Tech Hacks

Twenty-four questions Google answers before you finish typing

Ask (or not) and it shall be given.

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Birds

Jackass penguins talk like people

Both species know when to keep it simple.

A graceful orange cat with a long tail walking on green grass
Evolution

Most humans don’t have tails. So why do we have the bones for it?

On the origin of our useless tailbones.