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The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: killer surgeons and mysterious floating feet

Our editors are back with more bizarre facts for season two.

By Rachel Feltman

Electric Vehicles

Here’s a look at Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire electric motorcycle

The moto giant showed off a pair of lightweight electric prototypes at CES in Las Vegas.

By Steve Anderson/Cycle World

Nutrition

Junk food ads disproportionally target black and Hispanic kids over white kids

Teens and younger children are also seeing ads in far more places, like YouTube and social media outlets, than in previous years.

By Nicole Wetsman

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Moons

How to watch the super blood wolf moon this weekend

Okay, it's really just an eclipse.

By Neel V. Patel

Science

How you see these shapes may depend on your culture

Why your eyes perceive the world differently from everyone else.

By Beverley Pickard-Jones/The Conversation

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Wildlife

It’s the 10th anniversary of the ‘Miracle on the Hudson.’ Here’s what we’ve learned since.

“Why did the bird cross the runway?” and other real concerns at the Airport Wildlife Hazards Program.

By Eleanor Cummins

Health

You’re now more likely to die from opioids than in a car crash

Let's put your risk of death into perspective.

By Sara Chodosh

Space

Earth’s magnetic pole is moving faster than expected

But we won't know where it's going until the government shutdown ends.

By Kat Eschner

Tech Hacks

How to prepare your digital life for your inevitable death

What will happen to your photos and passwords?

By Whitson Gordon

Medicine

How 3D technology is revolutionizing face transplants

From modeling to printing, it's all about seeing inside someone's head

By Jillian Mock

Science

Scientists share the most dangerous things they work with

Acid, lasers, snakes—the laboratory isn't always a safe haven.

By Eleanor Cummins

Technology

The best new gadgets and tech from CES 2019

All the best gadgets with none of the walking.

By Stan Horaczek

Animals

Why these animals (and one baby) are incredibly jacked

Nothing like a genetic mutation to make you look like a bodybuilder.

By Sara Chodosh

Ocean

This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs

Meet LarvalBot.

By Marlene Cimons

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Black Holes

An exploding space cow could be linked to a newborn black hole

The first time we've caught a baby black hole in action.

By Neel V. Patel

Weather

The polar vortex split apart. Here’s what to expect.

You'll want a winter coat.

By Ula Chrobak

Health

Unhealthy sperm can play a role in lost pregnancies

Bringing a pregnancy to term requires a healthy sperm and egg.

By Nicole Wetsman

Moons

Chang’e 4: why the moon’s far side looks red in new images

It's not actually dark and it's definitely not red.

By David Rothery/The Conversation

Birds

Great tits are killing birds and eating their brains. Climate change may be to blame.

A bird murder mystery, solved.

By Jessica Boddy

CES 2019 day three: A superhero helicopter, a bike with Alexa, and a connected kettlebell

The latest news from the Consumer Electronics Show, no visit to Vegas needed.