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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

Setting up a secure private email server isn’t as hard as it sounds
Tech Hacks

Setting up a secure private email server isn’t as hard as it sounds

Take charge of your privacy.

By David Nield

How to spot misleading statistics in the news
Science

How to spot misleading statistics in the news

Three tips to avoid sneaky tricks.

By Liberty Vittert/The Conversation

Here’s how an AI lie detector can tell when you’re fibbing
AI

Here’s how an AI lie detector can tell when you’re fibbing

Deception detection meets artificial intelligence.

By Rob Verger

Don’t worry, those weird patterns you see with your eyes closed are real
Science

Don’t worry, those weird patterns you see with your eyes closed are real

We still don’t understand why we see the particular images we do.

By Nicolás Rivero

Instant soup sends a shocking number of kids to the hospital
Food Safety

Instant soup sends a shocking number of kids to the hospital

Flimsy cups of scalding water are not stable snacks.

By Sara Chodosh

Kids playing on phones and computers gaming ads
Technology

Surprise! Kids’ apps are full of manipulative, unregulated advertising

And that’s just the start of a kindergartener’s gaming woes.

By Eleanor Cummins

Add USB ports to your outlets without springing for an electrician
Projects

Add USB ports to your outlets without springing for an electrician

Make charging easier.

By Whitson Gordon

Extreme summer weather will be back next year . . . and probably forever
Climate Change

Extreme summer weather will be back next year . . . and probably forever

Some research suggest these outliers are shifting to norms.

By Neel V. Patel

Whoa, dinosaur eggs looked more dope than we thought
Evolution

Whoa, dinosaur eggs looked more dope than we thought

Colorful eggs aren't just for the birds.

By Jillian Mock

McLaren’s $2.4 million Speedtail hypercar can hit 250 miles per hour
Engineering

McLaren’s $2.4 million Speedtail hypercar can hit 250 miles per hour

Sadly, they only made 106 and they're all sold out.

By Jordan Golson

Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left
Conservation

Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left

Wild lands are disappearing fast.

By Kat Eschner

Even short dressers can crush kids, so anchor them to the wall
Health

Even short dressers can crush kids, so anchor them to the wall

Regulations don’t govern furniture under 30 inches, but a new Consumer Reports investigation shows they’re still deadly.

By Sara Chodosh

Kepler finally ran out of gas, but it will always fuel our planet-hunting ambitions
Exoplanets

Kepler finally ran out of gas, but it will always fuel our planet-hunting ambitions

It defied the odds to discover thousands of planets.

By Jason Steffen/The Conversation

Frankenstein was based on some very real (and very creepy) experiments
Science

Frankenstein was based on some very real (and very creepy) experiments

Scientists really did believe that electricity might be able to bring the dead back to life.

By Iwan Morus/The Conversation