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Women get Alzheimer’s way more than men—and stress could help explain why
Health

Women get Alzheimer’s way more than men—and stress could help explain why

Instead of sex hormones, these researchers turned to cortisol.

In some heatwaves, fans do more harm than good
Weather

In some heatwaves, fans do more harm than good

A new study suggests turning on a fan can actually be dangerous in extremely hot, dry conditions.

When to start worrying that a dog bite (or lick) might kill you
Dogs

When to start worrying that a dog bite (or lick) might kill you

Most pup interactions are harmless, but serious infections can happen.

A few unusual ideas for cleaning up cars, trucks, ships, and planes
Climate Change

A few unusual ideas for cleaning up cars, trucks, ships, and planes

Rotor sails, bubble pumps, battery-powered jets and next-generation fuel cells.

The 5 best email apps to rescue your inbox
Tech Hacks

The 5 best email apps to rescue your inbox

No longer fear the unread.

Texas-sized plasma ‘cannonballs’ could help solve one of the sun’s biggest mysteries
Sun

Texas-sized plasma ‘cannonballs’ could help solve one of the sun’s biggest mysteries

The action goes down in the sun’s chromosphere.

The complete guide to building a rooftop garden
Projects

The complete guide to building a rooftop garden

You don't have to have a yard to get things growing.

Survival cooking: how to cook with sticks
Life Skills

Survival cooking: how to cook with sticks

No pots, pans, or metal grill? No problem. Here’s everything you need to know about cooking over an open fire using items only found in the woods

Tricks to avoid eating leftovers that will make you sick
Food Safety

Tricks to avoid eating leftovers that will make you sick

Just how long is that food in the fridge good for?

Marijuana during pregnancy might be as dangerous as alcohol
Health

Marijuana during pregnancy might be as dangerous as alcohol

But there’s still a lot we don’t know.

We don’t know what a happy chicken looks like, and that’s a big problem
Agriculture

We don’t know what a happy chicken looks like, and that’s a big problem

Figuring out how they play could help us raise them more ethically.

Louis Sullivan
Technology

Rising high in 19th-century Chicago required nerves of steel

How Louis Sullivan made skyscrapers happen.

Fortnite by Epic Games
Technology

Last week in tech: The Fortnite World Cup, Capital One’s hack, and the Impossible Whopper

Also, stop swearing at your Siri.

Why you really, really, really shouldn’t shower or swim with your contacts in
Health

Why you really, really, really shouldn’t shower or swim with your contacts in

You could lose your vision to an infection.

This mind-blowing 3D map reveals the Milky Way’s perplexing curves
Space

This mind-blowing 3D map reveals the Milky Way’s perplexing curves

It warps and flares at the edges.

Everything we know about the new airplanes in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Aviation

Everything we know about the new airplanes in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Fighter jets have come a long way since the 1986 original. This is what to expect from the aircraft in the new one.

We might run out of these elements
Science

We might run out of these elements

You know to conserve water and trees, but what about calcium and bismuth?

Maserati’s new luxury SUV transforms from hot rod to off-roading beast
Vehicles

Maserati’s new luxury SUV transforms from hot rod to off-roading beast

We tested out this Transformer-like car in an Italian quarry and an airport.

This ancient predator had claws like rakes and a body like a spaceship
Evolution

This ancient predator had claws like rakes and a body like a spaceship

It was a foot long back when most animals were smaller than your pinky.

Strong storms can bring dangerous invaders
Climate Change

Strong storms can bring dangerous invaders

Invasive plants may seize the opportunity to take root.