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bowling with a frozen turkey
Science

Five things to do with your frozen turkey (besides cooking it)

Well, you should probably just cook it.

How to eat less this Thanksgiving
Health

How to eat less this Thanksgiving

You can enjoy food-related holidays and still eat a reasonable amount.

A stomach full of food, a balloon
Biology

Is it possible to eat so much that your stomach explodes?

An ode to the mighty stomach.

jupiter's great red spot
Solar System

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is doing just fine, thanks for your concern

But scientists will keep monitoring its vital signs, just in case.

chess AI
AI

When it comes to board games, humans don’t stand a chance against AI

“I’m not at the top, even if I become number one,” Korean Go champion Lee Sedol said.

Kombucha second Fermented fruit tea, Probiotic food
Projects

Brewing your own kombucha is easier—and cheaper—than you may think

It’s weird, it’s magical and oh, so refreshing.

Cars in a blizzard caused by a bomb cyclone
Weather

What the heck is a bomb cyclone?

And just how bad is it?

Carving up the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line’s most common questions
Science

Carving up the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line’s most common questions

No one seems to know how to thaw a turkey in America.

Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie served with vanilla ice cream on marble counter.
Projects

This pecan pie combines chocolate and bourbon in the most decadent way

For New Orleans chef Kelly Fields, it isn’t Thanksgiving without a slice of this rich, boozy pie.

A U.S. service member gets a flu vaccination.
Vaccines

A warmer climate could make every season flu season

It could also make vaccinations trickier by causing the viruses to mutate faster.

a sad droopy dog
Animals

New legislation makes animal abuse a felony

For at least some forms of animal cruelty.

Apple MacBook Pro
Technology

Apple’s plan to fix the MacBook Pro worked

Its keyboard no longer sucks.

a clump of dried brown mushrooms
Mental Health

The FDA is fast-tracking a second psilocybin drug to treat depression

The magic mushroom compound was just given “breakthrough” status for treating depression—again.

rendering of modular house on hill with shrubland around it
Environment

Fire-proofing California’s homes is possible—but at what cost?

Building houses to withstand the ever-growing fire problem may be only for the rich.

Science stories to save you from awkward Thanksgiving conversations
Science

Science stories to save you from awkward Thanksgiving conversations

Avoid politics with newts, mice, dogs, and more.

closeup of healthy salad with grilled chicken fillet, selection of lettuce, tomatoes and avocado,
Life Skills

Eat healthily wherever you are

Even if, for you, ketchup is a vegetable.

Person online shopping and holding credit card in front of computer on
Life Skills

Fend off Black Friday regret with science

Maybe you don’t really need that.

person holding tissue to nose
Health

The best Thanksgiving side is actually a flu vaccine

Flu season is officially here, but it’s not too late to get your shot.

Artistic rendering of an underwater human habitat
Technology

How scientists imagined and built an undersea utopia for humans

As astronauts took the first first steps on the moon, aquatic explorers were experimenting with ocean cities.

turkeys
Animals

Why turkeys circle dead things—the creepy vigil, explained

Gobble, gobble, toil and trouble