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Posting a copyright notice on social media doesn’t actually accomplish anything
Security

Posting a copyright notice on social media doesn’t actually accomplish anything

What to know about the typo-laden privacy screed you may have seen going around Instagram.

How to avoid summer colds
Life Skills

How to avoid summer colds

A sunburn and a cough is a terrible combination.

NASA is planning an interplanetary fishing trip
Moons

NASA is planning an interplanetary fishing trip

The flyby mission aims to sniff flumes of alien seawater, but will attempt no landing there.

New research links air pollution to increased risk of depression and bipolar disorder
Mental Health

New research links air pollution to increased risk of depression and bipolar disorder

Bad air quality is also associated with dementia and cardiovascular disease.

The FCC created an online index for known phone scams
Security

The FCC created an online index for known phone scams

Do you know what the 809 scam is?

Legionnaires’ disease is totally preventable, but surprisingly deadly
Diseases

Legionnaires’ disease is totally preventable, but surprisingly deadly

There's been a big uptick in cases over the last decade.

person playing chess
Psychology

Why the smartest people can make the dumbest mistakes

Excerpt: The Intelligence Trap

The UK just lost its measles elimination status. We could be next.
Vaccines

The UK just lost its measles elimination status. We could be next.

We're close to calling the virus endemic for the first time in years.

We’re barreling towards another Dust Bowl
Agriculture

We’re barreling towards another Dust Bowl

We have to fight fast to keep our soil from slipping away.

Get a second phone number without buying a whole new line
Tech Hacks

Get a second phone number without buying a whole new line

New phone, who dis?

How to teach kids about electronics through sewing
Projects

How to teach kids about electronics through sewing

Build first, theorize later.

Dwarf star planets could glow with life
Exoplanets

Dwarf star planets could glow with life

From afar, the galaxy could look like a flashing rave.

For picky eaters like the parrotfish, climate change is bad news
Animals

For picky eaters like the parrotfish, climate change is bad news

They make our white sand beaches beautiful, but our actions are poised to wipe them out.

How Mercedes-AMG’s Formula One hybrid tech trickles down to road cars
Electric Vehicles

How Mercedes-AMG’s Formula One hybrid tech trickles down to road cars

Regenerative braking provides extra speed in racing, but more range on the street.

New graphic FDA warnings aim to scare smokers with the consequences of their habit
Health

New graphic FDA warnings aim to scare smokers with the consequences of their habit

Evidence suggests that tactic works, however most cigarette companies don't want you to think that.

The best affordable used motorcycles any beginner can buy
Motorcycles

The best affordable used motorcycles any beginner can buy

Used bikes that are great for new riders. Scratch that, for all motorcycle riders.

This newly discovered leech lurked in plain sight for decades
Animals

This newly discovered leech lurked in plain sight for decades

Researchers found a new species of medicinal leech in swamps along the eastern seaboard.

Your annual checkup could soon include screening for illicit drug use
Medicine

Your annual checkup could soon include screening for illicit drug use

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends doctors should ask their patients about all the drugs they use.

NASCAR may be the fastest road to learning about physics
Physics

NASCAR may be the fastest road to learning about physics

An expert explains the science.

A great climate comes from happy soil. Could happy soil come from California?
Global Warming

A great climate comes from happy soil. Could happy soil come from California?

The largest agricultural economy in the country is paying farmers to improve their lands' health.