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Texas-sized plasma ā€˜cannonballs’ could help solve one of the sun’s biggest mysteries
Sun

Texas-sized plasma ā€˜cannonballs’ could help solve one of the sun’s biggest mysteries

The action goes down in the sun’s chromosphere.

The complete guide to building a rooftop garden
Projects

The complete guide to building a rooftop garden

You don't have to have a yard to get things growing.

Survival cooking: how to cook with sticks
Life Skills

Survival cooking: how to cook with sticks

No pots, pans, or metal grill? No problem. Here’s everything you need to know about cooking over an open fire using items only found in the woods

Tricks to avoid eating leftovers that will make you sick
Food Safety

Tricks to avoid eating leftovers that will make you sick

Just how long is that food in the fridge good for?

Marijuana during pregnancy might be as dangerous as alcohol
Health

Marijuana during pregnancy might be as dangerous as alcohol

But there’s still a lot we don’t know.

We don’t know what a happy chicken looks like, and that’s a big problem
Agriculture

We don’t know what a happy chicken looks like, and that’s a big problem

Figuring out how they play could help us raise them more ethically.

Louis Sullivan
Technology

Rising high in 19th-century Chicago required nerves of steel

How Louis Sullivan made skyscrapers happen.

Fortnite by Epic Games
Technology

Last week in tech: The Fortnite World Cup, Capital One’s hack, and the Impossible Whopper

Also, stop swearing at your Siri.

Why you really, really, really shouldn’t shower or swim with your contacts in
Health

Why you really, really, really shouldn’t shower or swim with your contacts in

You could lose your vision to an infection.

This mind-blowing 3D map reveals the Milky Way’s perplexing curves
Space

This mind-blowing 3D map reveals the Milky Way’s perplexing curves

It warps and flares at the edges.

Everything we know about the new airplanes in ā€˜Top Gun: Maverick’
Aviation

Everything we know about the new airplanes in ā€˜Top Gun: Maverick’

Fighter jets have come a long way since the 1986 original. This is what to expect from the aircraft in the new one.

We might run out of these elements
Science

We might run out of these elements

You know to conserve water and trees, but what about calcium and bismuth?

Maserati’s new luxury SUV transforms from hot rod to off-roading beast
Vehicles

Maserati’s new luxury SUV transforms from hot rod to off-roading beast

We tested out this Transformer-like car in an Italian quarry and an airport.

This ancient predator had claws like rakes and a body like a spaceship
Evolution

This ancient predator had claws like rakes and a body like a spaceship

It was a foot long back when most animals were smaller than your pinky.

Strong storms can bring dangerous invaders
Climate Change

Strong storms can bring dangerous invaders

Invasive plants may seize the opportunity to take root.

Menstrual cups are just as safe and effective as tampons—and far cheaper
Health

Menstrual cups are just as safe and effective as tampons—and far cheaper

Despite a long history of use, menstrual cups still get far less attention than pads and tampons.

France’s new 5,181-ton nuclear submarine has no traditional periscope. Here’s how that works.
Military

France’s new 5,181-ton nuclear submarine has no traditional periscope. Here’s how that works.

It's called the Suffren.

Greta Thunberg is a master of eco-friendly travel. Here’s how you can pitch in.
Climate Change

Greta Thunberg is a master of eco-friendly travel. Here’s how you can pitch in.

We can’t all take zero-carbon boats across the Atlantic, but we can still do our part.

6 essential Dropbox tools you might be missing
Tech Hacks

6 essential Dropbox tools you might be missing

It can be so much more than just a box you drop your files in.

The weirdest things we learned this week: Feminist butter sculptures and America’s first favorite pastime
Biology

The weirdest things we learned this week: Feminist butter sculptures and America’s first favorite pastime

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.