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Become a portrait mode pro
Life Skills

Become a portrait mode pro

Striking a pose only gets you halfway.

An army of hungry little sea urchins could save Hawaiian reefs
Animals

An army of hungry little sea urchins could save Hawaiian reefs

A surprising example of a species introduction going well.

Concentrated cannabis is much stronger than weed and it’s gaining popularity—especially with teens
Health

Concentrated cannabis is much stronger than weed and it’s gaining popularity—especially with teens

A quarter of surveyed teens in Arizona have used a highly potent form of marijuana.

Nuking hurricanes out of the sky ‘doesn’t make sense at all’
Ask Us Anything

Nuking hurricanes out of the sky ‘doesn’t make sense at all’

Meteorologists are wincing at the reappearance of this all-too-familiar myth.

Scammers are targeting your calendar—here’s how to stop them
Security

Scammers are targeting your calendar—here’s how to stop them

What to do if you see a spammy invitation to pick up a new iPhone.

The banana as we know it is doomed
Diseases

The banana as we know it is doomed

A deadly species of fungus could likely spread throughout South America's banana crops and replacements still seem far-off.

Essential knots: how to tie the 20 knots you need to know
Life Skills

Essential knots: how to tie the 20 knots you need to know

One of these knots could save your life one day.

A few small goofs nearly threw the world into nuclear war
Military

A few small goofs nearly threw the world into nuclear war

Excerpt: End Times

A mysterious lung disease that strikes vaping teens just caused its first fatality
Health

A mysterious lung disease that strikes vaping teens just caused its first fatality

The ailment has landed others in intensive care.

Celebrate National Dog Day with 14 of the best doggone stories we’ve got
Dogs

Celebrate National Dog Day with 14 of the best doggone stories we’ve got

Pup-ular Science.

What you need to know about email trackers and how to stop them
Tech Hacks

What you need to know about email trackers and how to stop them

They're monitoring you. You can tell by the pixels.

Iceland grieving a dead glacier could help us better face the climate crisis
Environment

Iceland grieving a dead glacier could help us better face the climate crisis

To grieve one must acknowledge the tear in that world.

Why you might want to sign up for YouTube Premium
Tech Hacks

Why you might want to sign up for YouTube Premium

No ads is a pretty sweet perk, but it's not the only one.

The environmental impact of watching a movie might surprise you
Environment

The environmental impact of watching a movie might surprise you

Netflix and don’t kill the planet.

This new Salmonella ‘superbug’ is probably no scarier than the flu
Food Safety

This new Salmonella ‘superbug’ is probably no scarier than the flu

The lowdown on the super strain.

Does Hyundai’s rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation?
Electric Vehicles

Does Hyundai’s rooftop solar panel change the fuel-economy equation?

Solar panels on cars make more sense than a decade ago.

Menstrual cups were invented in 1867. What took them so long to gain popularity?
Health

Menstrual cups were invented in 1867. What took them so long to gain popularity?

Period tech helped women "overcome prejudice leveled against a bleeding body." The technology's future could be even more freeing.

The nuclear mutant is still evolving
Science

The nuclear mutant is still evolving

Our mutants, ourselves.

Border detention centers won’t give vaccines, despite flu deaths and potential U.S. outbreaks
Health

Border detention centers won’t give vaccines, despite flu deaths and potential U.S. outbreaks

The flu can pass more easily in crowded conditions, like those at the border.

How predicting the future shifted from fiction to fact—and what we lost along the way
Science Fiction

How predicting the future shifted from fiction to fact—and what we lost along the way

Consider the brain in a vat.