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African swine fever has killed a million pigs—and isn’t slowing down
Agriculture

African swine fever has killed a million pigs—and isn’t slowing down

The science behind the world’s deadliest swine disease.

By Kaitlin Sullivan

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants
Cancer

California’s tap water could be a cancerous cocktail of pollutants

Tap water contaminants could add over 15,000 additional cancer cases in California.

By Nicole Wetsman

All the new features Facebook announced at the 2019 F8 conference
Social Media

All the new features Facebook announced at the 2019 F8 conference

Zuck is talking about privacy and Facebook's overall future.

By Stan Horaczek

Carbon capture could keep global warming in check—here’s how it works
Energy

Carbon capture could keep global warming in check—here’s how it works

Everything you need to know about CCS technology.

By Ula Chrobak

Tropical forests could soon lose their ‘enchanted mist’
Climate Change

Tropical forests could soon lose their ‘enchanted mist’

Global warming will deprive tropical mountain forests in Central and South America and the Caribbean of their iconic clouds.

By Marlene Cimons

This geologist is Earth’s planetary protection officer
NASA

This geologist is Earth’s planetary protection officer

Guardian of the galaxy.

By Bryan Gardiner

GPS gives directions, but what does it take away?
Technology

GPS gives directions, but what does it take away?

Excerpt: Wayfinding

By M.R. O'Connor

Inside the global fight over a 2,500-ton heap of garbage
Environment

Inside the global fight over a 2,500-ton heap of garbage

Never mind the Philippines—Canada has bigger trash problems.

By Kat Eschner

Antibiotics save lives—but misusing them could lead to millions of deaths
Medicine

Antibiotics save lives—but misusing them could lead to millions of deaths

According to a new UN report, drug resistance could result in 10 million yearly deaths by 2050.

By Alex Schwartz

Feel like time is flying? Here’s how to slow it down.
Psychology

Feel like time is flying? Here’s how to slow it down.

Easy tricks can make good days feel longer.

By Steve Taylor/The Conversation

Meet the experts trying to keep nuclear material out of the wrong hands
Energy

Meet the experts trying to keep nuclear material out of the wrong hands

Their radioactive fuel makes nuclear plants and research reactors targets.

By Sarah Scoles

Measles is an early warning sign for outbreaks of more serious diseases
Vaccines

Measles is an early warning sign for outbreaks of more serious diseases

We never achieved the vaccination levels necessary to prevent outbreaks.

By Sara Chodosh

Mourning a fictional character is perfectly valid
Psychology

Mourning a fictional character is perfectly valid

But it's a loss others might not understand.

By Eleanor Cummins

How to combat the threat of Android malware
Tech Hacks

How to combat the threat of Android malware

Many antivirus apps are bad, but there are solutions.

By Whitson Gordon

Last week in tech: Autonomous Teslas, laundry-folding robots, and a fast Nike shoe
AI

Last week in tech: Autonomous Teslas, laundry-folding robots, and a fast Nike shoe

Plus, you should listen to our podcast.

By Rob Verger

This stellar Crab Nebula image is the perfect way to celebrate Hubble’s birthday
Space Telescope

This stellar Crab Nebula image is the perfect way to celebrate Hubble’s birthday

Megapixels: Binary stars are at the heart of this celestial crustacean.

By Alex Schwartz

Why you’re more likely to cry on an airplane
Ask Us Anything

Why you’re more likely to cry on an airplane

Welcome to the Mile Cry Club.

By Lila Reynolds

oil milkshake
Global Warming

It’s hard to know how much oil we have left, but this is our best guess

When will we run out?

By Jennifer Lu

NASA may have detected a ‘Marsquake’ for the first time
Mars

NASA may have detected a ‘Marsquake’ for the first time

It’s the dawn of Martian seismology.

By Neel V. Patel

How hydroponic gardening can help you
Projects

How hydroponic gardening can help you

No dirt necessary.

By Alisha McDarris