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Peter Jackson made Hobbits look so tiny with this mind trick
Science

Peter Jackson made Hobbits look so tiny with this mind trick

Forced perspective takes control over the way our brains interpret size.

When flying into a hurricane won’t work, meteorologists use these high-tech alternatives
Weather

When flying into a hurricane won’t work, meteorologists use these high-tech alternatives

Satellites provide a safe and accurate alternative.

The evolutionary mystery of goosebumps
Evolution

The evolutionary mystery of goosebumps

Happiness and fear are more similar than you might think.

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams
Ocean

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams

A mysterious and wonderful cuke.

Sharing your negative emotions with your kids is better than hiding them
Health

Sharing your negative emotions with your kids is better than hiding them

Children learn to handle their own feelings by observing how others deal with theirs.

Modern birds might have dinosaur lungs to thank for their existence
Dinosaurs

Modern birds might have dinosaur lungs to thank for their existence

Researchers found the evidence of lungs for the first time in an avian dinosaur fossil.

Yes, you really can work yourself to death
Health

Yes, you really can work yourself to death

Stress and sleeplessness are surprisingly lethal.

The world’s largest organism is being eaten alive by deer
Environment

The world’s largest organism is being eaten alive by deer

His name is Pando and he’s very nice.

This could be the fiercest Pacific hurricane season ever
Weather

This could be the fiercest Pacific hurricane season ever

The storms are far from over.

Three artificial intelligence and tech tools trying to boost people’s mental health
Mental Health

Three artificial intelligence and tech tools trying to boost people’s mental health

Apps and software that aim to help you feel better.

Here’s why NASA is working on a concept crewed mission to Venus
Solar System

Here’s why NASA is working on a concept crewed mission to Venus

The upper atmosphere of Venus is surprisingly similar Earth.

The smaller the city, the bigger the flu epidemic
Vaccines

The smaller the city, the bigger the flu epidemic

Once again, influenza defies human logic.

Squirrel Census Central Park
Animals

Why counting Central Park’s squirrels isn’t nuts

This isn't Josh O'Connor's first—or last—squirrel census.

Why do I feel dizzy after spinning?
Health

Why do I feel dizzy after spinning?

Sometimes, it takes a while for your brain to catch up to your body.

The secret to being a great naked mole-rat mom is in their poop
Animals

The secret to being a great naked mole-rat mom is in their poop

Worker rodents routinely eat their queens feces to gain additional nutrients—and parenting skills.

Some hummingbirds hit notes so high, only a dog could hear them
Birds

Some hummingbirds hit notes so high, only a dog could hear them

Shaking up what we know about bird hearing.

Scientists caught an Antarctic ice shelf singing a strange tune
Climate Change

Scientists caught an Antarctic ice shelf singing a strange tune

This bizarre phenomenon could better predict how quickly the planet’s ice is melting into the ocean.

A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled
Diseases

A mysterious polio-like illness in children has the CDC baffled

Sudden muscle weakness and paralysis has been hitting young kids, and experts haven't pinned down a cause.

Mary toft
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: birthing rabbits, gruesome taxidermy, and the Parthenon’s best-kept secret

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

A bee lands on a yellow flower.
Bees

Bees deal with darkness the same way humans do

It just took an eclipse, some microphones, and a bunch of schoolchildren to prove it.