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Are biodegradable bags better than plastic? It’s complicated.
Environment

Are biodegradable bags better than plastic? It’s complicated.

Misleading labels and life cycle studies make for a messy story.

By Ula Chrobak

How to spring back into outdoor exercise
Life Skills

How to spring back into outdoor exercise

Ready to ditch the gym? Here's how to move your workout outside.

By Dan Seitz

blood transfusion
Health

Searching in vein: a history of artificial blood

For centuries scientists have sought an artificial substitute for blood. Equipped with modern nanotechnology and a humbler strategy, bioengineers think they’re closer than ever.

By Marion Renault

Fraudulent aluminum cost NASA two missions and $700 million
NASA

Fraudulent aluminum cost NASA two missions and $700 million

The manufacturer falsified tests and certifications.

By Neel V. Patel

The history—and future—of hitting the road
Engineering

The history—and future—of hitting the road

Our streets: past, present, and future.

By Jake Bittle

Indonesia’s capital is sinking, but climate change isn’t the only culprit
Environment

Indonesia’s capital is sinking, but climate change isn’t the only culprit

There are other environmental issues at play.

By Alex Schwartz

Why don’t we grow to be 10 feet tall?
Ask Us Anything

Why don’t we grow to be 10 feet tall?

Thank millions of years of evolution. And your parents.

By Molly Glick

Android phone
Tech Hacks

How to sideload Android apps, and why you would want to

Expand your app reach.

By David Nield

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