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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.

Melting ice probably isn’t causing extreme winter weather, but there is a connection
Climate Change

Melting ice probably isn’t causing extreme winter weather, but there is a connection

Understanding the link between the loss of arctic sea ice and winter weather is key.

The inside scoop on Charmin’s fake poop (and how it helps keep your butt clean)
Robots

The inside scoop on Charmin’s fake poop (and how it helps keep your butt clean)

Seven things I learned touring a toilet paper lab in Cincinnati.

You might be withholding life-threatening information from your doctor without knowing it
Mental Health

You might be withholding life-threatening information from your doctor without knowing it

These stigmatized topics can affect your health.

Justin Dawes shows camping essentials.
Technology

Essential gear for your motorcycle camping trip

Make your ride easier.

Eating less gluten could lower a child’s risk of celiac, but at what cost?
Food Safety

Eating less gluten could lower a child’s risk of celiac, but at what cost?

It doesn't just come down to eating too much bread.

Bugatti 3D printed titanium brakes to stop its $3 million Chiron supercar
Engineering

Bugatti 3D printed titanium brakes to stop its $3 million Chiron supercar

Aluminum couldn't hack it in this 1,500 horsepower monster.

These toilets use worms to compost your poop, and they are our future
Environment

These toilets use worms to compost your poop, and they are our future

As park visitation grows, more areas are seeking alternatives to the usual pit toilets and catholes.

Ebola hasn’t been cured yet, but two experimental drugs are showing significant progress
Vaccines

Ebola hasn’t been cured yet, but two experimental drugs are showing significant progress

“It’s premature to say that this is a curative treatment. We should be optimistic, but not overstate.”

A flashing mystery is unfolding at the center of the Milky Way
Black Holes

A flashing mystery is unfolding at the center of the Milky Way

Our local black hole is shining extra bright, and we aren't sure why.