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kids playing soccer aggressively
Health

High school concussion laws exist in every state, but getting them on the field is a challenge  

Changing the culture around sports and removing some of the tough-it-out attitudes takes time.

pie without a piece
Life Skills

Get a good bake every time with these pie-making secrets

Just get your dough and chill, man.

an infrared composite photo of titan
Moons

The first global map of Titan reveals Earth-like features with a peculiar twist

Rain with no water. Air with no oxygen. Hills with no soil.

Caster Semenya on track with south african flag around her
Fitness & Exercise

The complicated truth about testosterone’s effect on athletic performance

It’s hard to know exactly how much the hormone affects any given body, but what we do know suggests it’s not the end-all be-all.

a skull and some coffee beans
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

Did a Swedish king really try to ban coffee with a deadly scientific experiment?

And the other weirdest things we learned this week.

cannabis
Health

Cannabis might help curb chronic pain, reducing the need for opioids

Cannabis could play a bigger role in chronic pain management than researchers once thought.

Broken ice on water
Life Skills

How to avoid (and treat) hypothermia

Spoiler alert: staying dry is the key to life in the cold.

Our best bet against tick infestations might be fire
Wildlife

Our best bet against tick infestations might be fire

If done right, regular, planned fires can manage tick populations in the Northeast.

image of moon lander
Private Space Flight

Five more companies will compete for NASA’s $2.6 billion moon purse

SpaceX, Blue Origin, and others join the fray.

Riot Police uses a water canon and tear gas against demonstrators during  a protest against the rising of the fuel and oil prices by people wearing yellow vests.
Life Skills

What to do if you’re exposed to tear gas

From protecting yourself to protecting others: everything you need to know.

McLaren Elva profile
Engineering

McLaren’s new sports car doesn’t need a roof, or even a windshield

The Elva’s clever engineering keeps air off of your face even at high speeds.

laser robots fighter jets air force
Aviation

The best way to strip paint off a fighter jet? Laser-wielding robots.

The Air Force hopes to expand a program that’s faster and produces less hazardous waste than the traditional approach.

medical equipment
Health

With opioid overdoses on the rise, the U.S. should consider one proven safety measure: Giving people a safe place to do drugs

Safe injection sites work—why doesn’t the United States have them? 

child getting a vaccine by her doctor
Vaccines

Can pro-vaccine bills save us from ourselves?  

In places with disease outbreaks, legislators introduce more pro-vaccine bills.

Beach pollution. Plastic bottles and other trash on sea beach
Ocean

The sun can help break down ocean plastic, but there’s a catch

With the help of sunlight, plastics in the ocean dissolve into carbon that some microbes will turn into food.

Octopus illustration
Animals

When you give octopus MDMA they hug it out

Octopods are more social than they may seem.

Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicle.
Electric Vehicles

Ford’s all-electric Mustang Mach-E is available for preorder and it’s bringing lots of options

Do you want to go fast or far?

Bad texting Techathlon game.
Technology

How many bad texting habits do you have?

Play the at-home edition of the Techathlon podcast

a house destroyed by a hurricane
Global Warming

Hurricanes really are becoming more destructive

The total area destroyed by hurricanes is increasing and powerful storms are becoming more frequent.

a blonde woman looking stressed out about math and surrounded by books
Life Skills

How to improve your math skills

You need math, but you don’t have to struggle.