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phone
Security

What you can do to prevent Google—and others—from tracking your phone

Location, location, location.

Deadly collapse in Italy turns spotlight onto aging bridges around the world
Technology

Deadly collapse in Italy turns spotlight onto aging bridges around the world

Nearly 10 percent of U.S. bridges are considered structurally deficient.

Bananas: your cousin, maybe?
Science

Bananas: your cousin, maybe?

You have a lot more in common with an orangutan, but scientists can still track how closely you’re related to fruit flies and cucumbers.

Air traffic control tower plane takeoff
Aviation

Air traffic controller training makes emergencies seem ordinary

Preparation, organization, and team work help navigate a crisis.

food measurements
Nutrition

Can food have negative calories?

Eating celery with your burger is not going to help you lose weight.

We may finally know why marijuana helps people with chronic gut problems
Health

We may finally know why marijuana helps people with chronic gut problems

And it could have implications for other inflammation, too.

NASA’s sun-kissing spacecraft will go 250 times faster than a bullet when it hits its stride
Sun

NASA’s sun-kissing spacecraft will go 250 times faster than a bullet when it hits its stride

The Parker Solar Probe is finally on its way.

Federal judges finally just order the EPA to ban a dangerous pesticide
Health

Federal judges finally just order the EPA to ban a dangerous pesticide

The agency concluded it might be unsafe back in 2016.

16 smartphone apps for (nearly) any emergency
Tech Hacks

16 smartphone apps for (nearly) any emergency

Apply first aid, face natural disasters, and more.

Rising temperatures are causing soil to dump more carbon dioxide into the air
Climate Change

Rising temperatures are causing soil to dump more carbon dioxide into the air

The Earth, essentially, is panting.

dead cockroach
Life Skills

Six pest-removal myths that need to be exterminated

And what you should do instead.

Binder clips
Life Skills

12 tips for organizing your work space

Put your cables, notebooks, and tools in order.

There’s a lot to learn about how blue light affects our eyes
Technology

There’s a lot to learn about how blue light affects our eyes

The "blue screen of death" is taking on a whole new meaning.

Space Force logo concepts Lisa Frank
Space

Professional designers explain why the Space Force logos are no good

You see stars. They see worrying signs of confusion.

A car-sized spacecraft just blasted off toward the Sun
Sun

A car-sized spacecraft just blasted off toward the Sun

The Parker Solar Probe is our first mission to "touch" the Sun

A young woman doing a lunge stretch by the side of a river under a gray cliff.
Fitness & Exercise

How to stretch for any type of workout

Let’s get straight to the science.

The pros and cons of NYC’s ban on new Uber and Lyft cars
Technology

The pros and cons of NYC’s ban on new Uber and Lyft cars

These are the reasons behind the controversial move.

A glowing green worm
Ocean

You can set your watch to this glowing green worm orgy

And boy is it beautiful.

rocket launch at night
Military

Trump’s Space Force aims to create ‘American dominance in space’ by 2020

What the heck is a Space Force? We finally (sort of) know.

The EPA’s latest news on asbestos has a lot of people nervous
Health

The EPA’s latest news on asbestos has a lot of people nervous

The carcinogen is banned in 55 countries, but not here.