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Adult mouse with two mothers
Stem Cells

Scientists just created healthy mice with same-sex parents

And some went on to have healthy babies of their own.

two astronauts posing together
NASA

Two astronauts just survived a ā€˜ballistic descent’ in a Russian rocket. Here’s everything we know.

American Nick Hague and Russian Alexey Ovchinin endured a rough emergency landing.

There is simply no precedent for Hurricane Michael
Weather

There is simply no precedent for Hurricane Michael

It just hit the Florida Panhandle with 155 MPH winds.

Miranda to Europa: You think you’ve got treacherous landing zones? Hold my beer
Moons

Miranda to Europa: You think you’ve got treacherous landing zones? Hold my beer

Meet the moon with 11 mile high cliff

Sans Forgetica font sample
Psychology

This wacky-looking font can help you remember what you read

Typefaces are typically easy to read. Not Sans Forgetica.

a palm tree bending in the wind
Weather

Hurricane forecasts can be confusing—here’s a helpful glossary

All the terms you need to know to stay ahead of the storm.

Hurricane Michael is slamming into Florida as a devastating category 4
Weather

Hurricane Michael is slamming into Florida as a devastating category 4

An unpleasant surprise for the region.

Hiral Tipirneni
Science

These scientists may be your next members of Congress

We spoke to candidates with science backgrounds from across the political spectrum

This machine could turn your power walking into usable energy
Renewables

This machine could turn your power walking into usable energy

Is your body the new clean energy battery?

Mount Vesuvius murdered its victims in more brutal ways than we thought
Environment

Mount Vesuvius murdered its victims in more brutal ways than we thought

Boiling blood and exploding skulls.

glass bottles on a shelf with handwritten labels
Health

So, what’s the deal with homeopathy?

Excerpt: The Sawbones Book

All the cool new gadgets from Google’s Pixel 3 smartphone launch event
Technology

All the cool new gadgets from Google’s Pixel 3 smartphone launch event

Live from Google's announcement event in New York City.

Voyager 2 is almost outside the sun’s protective bubble
Space

Voyager 2 is almost outside the sun’s protective bubble

It follows its predecessor toward where no other (active) spacecraft has gone before.

Smoke billows out of tall cement smokestacks against a grey sky.
Global Warming

What you should know about the new climate change report

We have the technological capability to stop our earth from warming further. But it looks like that won't happen.

Gene editing can’t help human fetuses yet, but it just made a big leap in mice
Gene Editing

Gene editing can’t help human fetuses yet, but it just made a big leap in mice

A promising proof of concept.

Hacking
Security

A running list of hacks, leaks, and vulnerabilities that have recently given up your personal information

Maybe it's time to change that password.

blades of snow and ice under a dark sky
Space

Fifty-foot-tall ice spikes might make it hard to land on Europa

There's still a lot to learn about the surface of Jupiter's moon

Throwing knives is growing more popular—here’s how to get started
Life Skills

Throwing knives is growing more popular—here’s how to get started

Toss around some steel.

Drunk birds are wreaking havoc in Minnesota
Birds

Drunk birds are wreaking havoc in Minnesota

Here's why experts call our desire to drink an ā€˜evolutionary hangover.’

Mercedes Silver Arrow
Electric Vehicles

The coolest concept cars from the 2018 Paris Motor Show

The list includes an all-electric muscle car.