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The best apps for festival season
Tech Hacks

The best apps for festival season

Your phone is your new Swiss knife.

The wrong kind of sleep could keep you dwelling on bad memories
Mental Health

The wrong kind of sleep could keep you dwelling on bad memories

And bad karaoke helped prove it.

What to do if you encounter a bison
Life Skills

What to do if you encounter a bison

Just say, "Bye, son."

A guide to eco-friendly travel
Life Skills

A guide to eco-friendly travel

Be the kind of tourist locals don’t hate as much.

Our best defense against space weather has been offline for weeks
Weather

Our best defense against space weather has been offline for weeks

But it's not time to panic.

Last week in tech: Twitter’s outage, Facebook’s $5 billion fine, and Nintendo’s new Switch
Technology

Last week in tech: Twitter’s outage, Facebook’s $5 billion fine, and Nintendo’s new Switch

What did you do while Twitter was down?

Tropical Storm Barry’s biggest threat is already on the ground
Weather

Tropical Storm Barry’s biggest threat is already on the ground

The storm is set to strike the Louisiana coast with intense wind and downpour in the next day.

Homemade dog food can actually deprive pets of essential nutrients
Nutrition

Homemade dog food can actually deprive pets of essential nutrients

If you want to prep your pup’s meals, you need expert guidance.

Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep
Fish

Zebrafish could teach humans a lot about the science of sleep

Proper sleep is more important than you might think.

How to build a pocket toolkit you’ll actually use
Projects

How to build a pocket toolkit you’ll actually use

Don't be a fool when you're picking out tools.

How to selfie responsibly, and other tips for not damaging wildlife on vacation
Animals

How to selfie responsibly, and other tips for not damaging wildlife on vacation

Eco-tourism can be done right, as long as you know what you're doing.

Growing up without a permanent home can negatively affect children’s health
Health

Growing up without a permanent home can negatively affect children’s health

Kids with special health needs are more likely to experience housing instability throughout childhood.

What’s the best straw?
Sustainability

What’s the best straw?

We investigate.

This ‘chameleon theory’ explains things about gravity that Einstein couldn’t
Space

This ‘chameleon theory’ explains things about gravity that Einstein couldn’t

But we're not quite ready to trash general relativity.

Artificial intelligence can now dominate at the poker table, and Facebook holds all the cards
AI

Artificial intelligence can now dominate at the poker table, and Facebook holds all the cards

Bots like this could be deployed in real-world scenarios, like auctions.

Changing your diet and taking supplements may not do anything for your heart health
Heart Disease

Changing your diet and taking supplements may not do anything for your heart health

Medicine isn’t one-size-fits-all.

Arctic lead pollution can tell us a lot about medieval economies
Environment

Arctic lead pollution can tell us a lot about medieval economies

It's all about the silver coins.

Pets can donate blood too
Dogs

Pets can donate blood too

Most owners are unaware their furry friends can save other pets' lives.

What avocados and clownfish have in common, sexually speaking
Animals

What avocados and clownfish have in common, sexually speaking

Sex isn’t nearly as binary as you think it is.

North Korea’s missile program and nuclear weapons: What we know (and don’t)
Weapons

North Korea’s missile program and nuclear weapons: What we know (and don’t)

From nukes to ICBMs, here's what experts think the DPRK has.