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Motorcycles

What’s the point of a riderless motorcycle?

BMW's prototype will never see the streets, but tech like this could make bikes safer.

Here’s how the government shutdown could affect your health
Health

Here’s how the government shutdown could affect your health

Some agencies that keep us healthy have run out of money, or will run out soon.

man snapping selfie in front of the Colisseum
Psychology

If you want to remember an event, don’t take a picture

Selfies could be subtly reshaping your memory.

tomatoes and red peppers on a white table
Engineering

Scientists could engineer a spicy tomato. Is it worth it?

It's not just good news for lovers of salsa.

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Space

The Milky Way could crash into another galaxy way sooner than we thought

The Large Magellanic Cloud isn’t just a pretty satellite galaxy—it’s also a future threat.

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Motorcycles

These are the top 10 new motorcycles we’re dying to ride in 2019

Top picks from the editors at Cycle World.

city destroyed by earthquakes
Environment

Earthquake devastation will be our fault

One seismologists's crusade to prepare our cities for the next Big One.

Half of the people who think they have food allergies actually don’t
Health

Half of the people who think they have food allergies actually don’t

But that doesn’t mean you’re imagining things.

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Tech Hacks

The best tech for working from home

Stay focused and on-task.

Theodor Benfey’s spira table
Science

The iconic periodic table could have looked very different

On its 150th anniversary, a chemist looks back at the various tables we almost ended up with.

How to take better selfies in any situation
Tech Hacks

How to take better selfies in any situation

For photos you'll actually want to post on social media.

Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others
Ocean

Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others

Sea levels are rising, but it's happening unevenly.

Messenger Kids
Psychology

Maybe we should all be using Facebook Messenger Kids

Limited apps are often better apps.

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Science

Zero is just 1,500 years old. Before it, there was nothing.

How humans invented zero—and why some tried desperately to do without it.

a newborn baby's wrist with a hospital bracelet on it
Health

Do you really want to know what’s in your baby’s genome?

It's unclear how much information is helpful, and how much is hurtful.

Close-up of a cane toad sitting in grass
Animals

Toads on a python, and five other animals hitching rides on bigger animals

Giddy up!

a drawing of a spacecraft orbiting a small asteroid
NASA

A NASA spacecraft is orbiting a tiny asteroid, and that’s a big deal

It’s not easy to just cozy up to a rock barely longer than the Empire State Building.

China just accomplished the first landing on the far side of the moon
Moons

China just accomplished the first landing on the far side of the moon

It's the first time a working rover has touched down on the far side.

MU69 is the most distant object we’ve ever visited—and it looks like a space snowman
NASA

MU69 is the most distant object we’ve ever visited—and it looks like a space snowman

New high-res images from New Horizons reveal a very blobby space rock.

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Health

Sample Muscle Month Post

This is a sample to test out the header.