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It’s time to change your Facebook password again thanks to a plain text storage bug
Social Media

It’s time to change your Facebook password again thanks to a plain text storage bug

The company stored passwords in plain text format.

Sun bears mimic faces just like us, and it’s raising some eyebrows
Wildlife

Sun bears mimic faces just like us, and it’s raising some eyebrows

In a good way!

Karen Uhlenbeck won the ‘Nobel of math’—but women are still under-represented in the field
Science

Karen Uhlenbeck won the ‘Nobel of math’—but women are still under-represented in the field

Confidence in math early on differs by gender and plays a key role in future success.

A new drug for postpartum depression could help everyone
Mental Health

A new drug for postpartum depression could help everyone

A significant overlap might exist between the two distinct variations of the disease.

This supercomputer will perform 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 operations per second
AI

This supercomputer will perform 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 operations per second

Understanding Aurora, by the numbers.

Warblers live longer with a little child-rearing help from their friends
Evolution

Warblers live longer with a little child-rearing help from their friends

Girl power in the wild.

How to keep raccoons and possums away from your house
Animals

How to keep raccoons and possums away from your house

Fuzzy pests don’t belong in your trash.

Southern California’s mountain lions might soon go extinct
Endangered Species

Southern California’s mountain lions might soon go extinct

It's also a warning for the many other isolated populations of big cats across the state

These blades can cut nearly anything
Weapons

These blades can cut nearly anything

The sharpest knives, scissors, and razors.

Psychosis is the last marijuana side effect you should be worried about
Mental Health

Psychosis is the last marijuana side effect you should be worried about

It’s far from reefer madness.

Riding Zero’s SR electric motorcycle
Electric Vehicles

Riding Zero’s SR electric motorcycle

Arm-stretching acceleration, and no need to shift.

Tree rings contain secrets from the forest
Climate Change

Tree rings contain secrets from the forest

These wooden cores could help us better understand climate change.

Hate the gym? Grow a garden instead.
Fitness & Exercise

Hate the gym? Grow a garden instead.

Even small amounts of light physical activity help reduce your mortality risk.

How fear affects your body
Health

How fear affects your body

Fright in the flesh.

Why public health officials have only ever eradicated one disease
Vaccines

Why public health officials have only ever eradicated one disease

'Eliminated' diseases can return. Eradicating one for good is a near impossible public health undertaking.

The weirdest things we learned this week: animals used to stand trial and apples kept doctors from killing you
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: animals used to stand trial and apples kept doctors from killing you

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

Healthy food prescriptions could save billions in healthcare costs
Diabetes

Healthy food prescriptions could save billions in healthcare costs

A new study shows subsidized fruits and vegetables could also prevent millions of cases of cardiovascular disease.

You don’t need to drink alcohol for it to harm you
Health

You don’t need to drink alcohol for it to harm you

Quantifying how alcohol hurts non-drinkers is difficult, but a new paper shows the way.

Unscrambling the health effects of eggs
Food Safety

Unscrambling the health effects of eggs

Are eggs good or bad for you? Here's what the latest research means.

Royal Society of London England Isaac Newton Charles II king science
Science

There’s a reason England was able to harness geniuses like Isaac Newton

Excerpt: Loonshots