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Ancient fungi may have laid the groundwork for complex life
Evolution

Ancient fungi may have laid the groundwork for complex life

Enjoy being alive? Thank these fossilized shrooms.

Birds might follow their noses home
Animals

Birds might follow their noses home

Excerpt: Supernavigators

How to find native plants for your garden
Life Skills

How to find native plants for your garden

Back-alley deals not necessary.

Doctors are prescribing the great outdoors, but that’s not great for everyone
Health

Doctors are prescribing the great outdoors, but that’s not great for everyone

Spending time outside is a cheap way to improve your health—if you're rich.

4 simple foods you can make on your own
Projects

4 simple foods you can make on your own

You don't have to spend hours in the kitchen to whip up something good.

9 ways to get the most out of Prime Video
Tech Hacks

9 ways to get the most out of Prime Video

Extra channels, parental controls, and, uh... x-ray vision?

Yes, you can get throat gonorrhea
Health

Yes, you can get throat gonorrhea

If you think chlamydia and gonorrhea are just for genitals, they've got you right where they want you.

A ball of space mud just pelted Earth—and scientists couldn’t be happier
Space

A ball of space mud just pelted Earth—and scientists couldn’t be happier

We haven’t seen a rock like this in 50 years.

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.

Scientists caught chimps smashing tortoises like walnuts for future snacking
Evolution

Scientists caught chimps smashing tortoises like walnuts for future snacking

It's not cute, but it does tell us a lot about primate cognition.

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.