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The FDA knows expiration dates are confusing, so they’re changing them
Food Safety

The FDA knows expiration dates are confusing, so they’re changing them

Who among us really knows what “best if sold by” means?

Getting started with Arduino
Projects

Getting started with Arduino

You just need to take the first step.

Connecting the dots on hurricanes and mental health issues
Climate Change

Connecting the dots on hurricanes and mental health issues

More people are likely to be affected—both physically and psychologically—by severe weather events in the future.

6,000 tires, 700 horsepower, and 230 miles per hour: The Indy 500 by the numbers
Engineering

6,000 tires, 700 horsepower, and 230 miles per hour: The Indy 500 by the numbers

One of the greatest car races in the world is also a showcase for innovative engineering.

The hidden fish keeping coral reefs alive
Ocean

The hidden fish keeping coral reefs alive

See the unsung heroes of the sea.

chinook salmon ear stone otolith
Fish

The secret to saving salmon is lodged in their ears

Salmon of the Nushagak River shift their habitat year-to-year—and that has important implications for how we protect these fish.

We need a greener way to die
Sustainability

We need a greener way to die

Most of us will keep polluting post-mortem.

Hurricane season is early—again
Climate Change

Hurricane season is early—again

Nature doesn’t wait for June 1.

Office temperatures tailored to men in suits are bad for business
Health

Office temperatures tailored to men in suits are bad for business

Cold offices aren't just uncomfortable.

MIT’s new robot takes orders from your muscles
Self Driving

MIT’s new robot takes orders from your muscles

Signals from your biceps and triceps tell this robot how to help you lift heavy objects.

How OnStar’s connected emergency service adapts during a disaster
Vehicles

How OnStar’s connected emergency service adapts during a disaster

How the connected car service handles requests during states of emergency.

Tigers don’t want to eat humans, but we’re not giving them much choice
Animals

Tigers don’t want to eat humans, but we’re not giving them much choice

Man-eating tigers are a by-product of the human-caused climate crisis.

How to repair window screens
Projects

How to repair window screens

Let the fresh air in but keep those rotten bugs out.

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien
Spiders

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien

Megapixels: The husk was captured on a specialized macro lens.

Small improvements to California’s air quality made a big difference in asthma rates
Pollution

Small improvements to California’s air quality made a big difference in asthma rates

Studies like these are crucial for public health officials and lawmakers, but future funding for them looks bleak.

Boeing
Aviation

This new box full of sensors could help more flying machines get off the ground

But in aviation, systems must be redundant and completely reliable.

How Pluto keeps its secret ocean warm
Pluto

How Pluto keeps its secret ocean warm

Gas might keep the dwarf planet’s subsurface ocean from freezing.

Oculus
Technology

Oculus Quest brings your real-world motion into VR. Here’s what that’s like.

The next-gen headset is totally self-contained.

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard
Birds

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard

Tiger shark barf reveals sparrows and woodpeckers are on the menu.

The Maya dealt with a form of climate change, too. Here’s how they survived.
Climate Change

The Maya dealt with a form of climate change, too. Here’s how they survived.

The Classic civilization could only respond to their changing climate. We can do far more if we choose to.