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Engineering a better toilet could save millions of lives
Engineering

Engineering a better toilet could save millions of lives

Bill Gates took a jar of poop on stage to remind us of this fact.

By Eleanor Cummins

A science-loving lady could head the next House Science Committee
Science

A science-loving lady could head the next House Science Committee

The 2018 midterm elections shifted the balance of power in the House of Representatives. Here's what that means.

By Jillian Mock

Naturally 7 at the Bell Ice Cube in Vancouver BC– Stock Editorial Photography
Science

Watch people beatbox in an MRI

They’re blazing new linguistic territory.

By Charlie Wood

These synthetic canine cadavers help vets save real dogs
Dogs

These synthetic canine cadavers help vets save real dogs

They're even better than the real thing in some ways.

By Rob Verger

Many circular lines on a black background
Science

The 8 best science images, videos, and visualizations of the year

These are the 2018 winners of the Vizzies Challenge.

By Kate Baggaley

A ‘male’ octopus surprised its keepers with a cloud of 10,000 babies
Animals

A ‘male’ octopus surprised its keepers with a cloud of 10,000 babies

And now it's going to die.

By Sara Chodosh

andy weir answers tweets for popular science
Mars

‘The Martian’ author Andy Weir answers your questions about Mars

His favorite astronaut, his most beloved fictional space explorer, and the discoveries that would have changed the plot of 'The Martian.'

By Tom McNamara

trevor bauer
Psychology

How elite athletes keep their heads in the game

A professional athlete's mental game is just as important, if not more so, as their physical one.

By Dyani Sabin

'Oumuamua
Space

‘Oumuamua is not the alien probe you’re looking for

Despite what Harvard scientists say.

By Neel V. Patel

a cracked phone screen
Renewables

Your future smartphone could fix its broken screen by pulling carbon from the air

Scientists are getting closer to making self-healing materials a commercial reality.

By Marlene Cimons

Scientists keep finding new ways energy drinks are terrible for you
Health

Scientists keep finding new ways energy drinks are terrible for you

Nothing about the combination of stimulants inside Monster and Red Bull is healthy, and some of it is actively harmful.

By Sara Chodosh

Why are planets all the same shape?
Solar System

Why are planets all the same shape?

Gravity makes the Earth round.

By Kate Baggaley

Do we need an opioid 1,000 times more powerful than morphine? The FDA thinks so.
Health

Do we need an opioid 1,000 times more powerful than morphine? The FDA thinks so.

Dsuvia should be available early next year.

By Jillian Mock

Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?
Heart Disease

Women are less likely to receive CPR—but why?

Virtual reality might help solve the problem.

By Kat Eschner

MEGAPIXELS: This strange creature isn’t a spider or a dog, but it sure looks like both
Animals

MEGAPIXELS: This strange creature isn’t a spider or a dog, but it sure looks like both

My dear, you have… THE GRIM.

By Jillian Mock

Scientists want to put ‘speed bumps’ in hurricane alley to slow down storms
Renewables

Scientists want to put ‘speed bumps’ in hurricane alley to slow down storms

Wind farms could absorb some of the energy from hurricanes before they hit land.

By Marlene Cimons

Two NASA spacecraft died in one week—and there’s a connection
Space Telescope

Two NASA spacecraft died in one week—and there’s a connection

Kepler and Dawn guzzled through their precious gas for similar reasons.

By Charlie Wood

Llamas could save us all from the flu
Vaccines

Llamas could save us all from the flu

Their blood might hold the key to stopping every flu, every year.

By Sara Chodosh

How to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, winter’s odorless killer
Life Skills

How to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, winter’s odorless killer

When the furnace turns on, the risk increases.

By Dan Seitz

A new report shows the ozone hole is healing, but it’s not all good news
Climate Change

A new report shows the ozone hole is healing, but it’s not all good news

Despite mostly positive changes, a scientific assessment of the Montreal Protocol shows how we still need to do better.

By Jennifer Lu