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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.

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Life Skills

Eat healthily wherever you are

Even if, for you, ketchup is a vegetable.

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Life Skills

Fend off Black Friday regret with science

Maybe you don’t really need that.

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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

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Projects

Mix things up by making a color-changing storm glass

Don’t ditch your weather app, though.

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Environment

When should we issue earthquake warnings? It’s complicated.

Seismologists need help from social scientists to know how people respond to earthquake alerts.

Pete Hutchison
Technology

Meet the man who restores old music to its original glory

Pete Hutchison’s Electric Recording Co. uses era-specific gear to reissue records the way they were meant to be heard.

Cybertruck
Electric Vehicles

Tesla’s Cybertruck is the latest lofty promise in the world of electric pickups

Consider your options before you put down your deposit on Cybertruck.

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Health

Mosquitoes are becoming resistant to our best defenses

Insecticide resistance is dampening our progress against malaria

Jacques Kleynhans illustration
Psychology

Why you’re powerless to ignore a crying baby

Infants can hijack their parents’ brains with every scream (for survival).

Condor Aviation’s Director of Engineering Dean Speight
Aviation

A one-of-a-kind electric racing plane just debuted in Dubai

The White Lightning’s engineers say the acceleration of its motors will outperform that of traditional combustion engines.

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Global Warming

Natural gas extraction is booming—and so are harmful methane leaks

In northeastern British Columbia, at least one in ten wells are losing methane.

suburban home
Environment

Americans’ need for a perfect lawn comes down to neighborhood peer pressure

We all just want to fit in.

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Aviation

Master the art of sleeping on planes

With a some prepping and a little luck, economy can start to feel a little like business class.

students learning about manufacturing
Technology

The world is on the brink of an industrial revolution and Manufacturing USA is making sure the U.S. will lead the way.

A New Model for Manufacturing Innovation

doctors performing surgery
Medicine

Doctors placed gunshot victims in ‘suspended animation’ for the first time

EPR is still far from a standard medical procedure.

The 21-story DSS-14 dish in the Mojave Desert.
Deep Space

What we learn from noisy signals from deep space

There’s an art to finding insights in cosmic static—and the experts at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are perfecting it.