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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.

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.

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.

Mourning a fictional character is perfectly valid
Psychology

Mourning a fictional character is perfectly valid

But it's a loss others might not understand.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

How hydroponic gardening can help you
Projects

How hydroponic gardening can help you

No dirt necessary.

31 ways to organize all your stuff
Home

31 ways to organize all your stuff

The sweet satisfaction of having everything in its place.

Football on turf is hard on the knees
Health

Football on turf is hard on the knees

The artificial grass may slightly increase your risk of common sports injuries.

How to avoid the mid-movie bathroom break
Life Skills

How to avoid the mid-movie bathroom break

Need tips on controlling your bladder? Urine luck.

The WHO’s ‘zero screen time for babies’ rule is more complicated than it seems
Health

The WHO’s ‘zero screen time for babies’ rule is more complicated than it seems

It's not necessarily because screens are bad.

San Francisco sourdough
Biology

The secret to San Francisco’s famous sourdough: bug poop

Meet the wee, multilegged chefs behind the world's most sought-after loaves.

Your car’s exhaust is giving kids asthma
Pollution

Your car’s exhaust is giving kids asthma

New research shows pollution from cars is responsible for 4 million new cases of childhood asthma each year.

Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi
Cancer

Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi

Your lungs could be the ones to suffer.

Rats love climate change
Climate Change

Rats love climate change

Warmer winters allow rats to breed into the previously too-cold months.

How Nike engineered its latest record-breaking marathon shoe
Technology

How Nike engineered its latest record-breaking marathon shoe

The shoe company's newest—and priciest—racing shoe has more energy returning foam and a more weather-proof outer material.