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you don't need to quit facebook
Social Media

Make Facebook useful by turning off all its annoying features

Just strip it down to the basics.

Natural disasters leave their mark on kids who live through them
Health

Natural disasters leave their mark on kids who live through them

As these weather events increase, implementing preparation strategies is key.

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Animals

Megapixels: This swamp is full of frozen gator snouts

But don't worry, they're just fine.

Earth from moon collision building blocks life
Moons

The collision that formed the moon may have delivered the building blocks of life

Sort of a two-birds-with-one-planet-sized-stone situation.

This ancient stegosaurus-platypus mashup has everything
Animals

This ancient stegosaurus-platypus mashup has everything

Bony plates? Check. Cartilaginous duck bill? You bet.

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Tech Hacks

The essential apps for any iPhone

The basics that will change your life.

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Solar System

We’re finally figuring out how Uranus ended up on its side

New research provides some clues about our solar system's most mysterious planet.

Robot stops you from dying
AI

This may be the friendly robot face you see before you die

Health companion robots are gaining ground for consumer households.

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Gene Editing

One way to fight off bird flu: extra-CRISPRed chicken

Here's what you should know about genetically engineered meat.

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Mental Health

Exercise really does seem to help with depression

A clever new study demonstrates a causal relationship.

climate change soil water plant carbon modeling
Climate Change

Even carbon-hungry plants can’t save us from climate change

If these soils could talk, they'd spell doom.

birth control pill calendar
Health

The way we take the pill has more to do with religion than science

Having a monthly "period" while on the pill is far from necessary

how to use your phone as a remote control
Tech Hacks

How to control your TV with your smartphone

How is it that you always know where your phone is and never know where the Roku remote is?

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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: the sweetest-smelling butts, flaming birds, and 40 barrels of coke

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

Accessing health records on your iPhone is a dream and a nightmare
Health

Accessing health records on your iPhone is a dream and a nightmare

Owning your personal health data can come at a cost.

Cold season flu prevention folklore strategies
Health

Three common cold myths you should stop spreading

Replace these “folklore strategies” with facts.

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Pollution

To combat smog, Thailand made it rain

Cloud seeding could reduce particulate matter over Bangkok.

Marie Kondo
Psychology

The KonMari method sparks the most joy when you tweak it

Not everyone has Marie Kondo to watch over them.

Two-stroke pipe
Motorcycles

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about motorcycle exhaust

Cycle World's Kevin Cameron breaks it down.

a drawing of a black hole
Black Holes

Supermassive black holes sometimes go on feeding frenzies—here’s how they know it’s time for dinner

They’re called “supermassive” for a reason.