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Vaccines

A female Ebola survivor infected her family more than a year after she had the illness

A case study in how viruses are sneakier than we sometimes think.

By Neel V. Patel

Sharks

This map shows where commercial fishing boats and sharks butt heads

An interactive chart shows the journeys of open-ocean sharks, and where they could run into trouble.

By Lexi Krupp

Sharks

The U.S. protects alpha predators, but its most famous shark hunter isn’t out of business yet

Sportsmen like Mark the Shark adjust to the era of catch-and-release deep-sea fishing.

By Andrew Zaleski

Health

Why do paper cuts hurt so much?

The injury itself is minor, but the resulting pain and emotional response are not.

By Gabriel Neal/The Conversation

Animals

Dr. Seuss might have written the Lorax after seeing these creatures in Kenya

Seeing these mustachioed monkeys during an episode of writer’s block gave Theodor Seuss Geisel the inspiration he needed to write his memorable ecological fable.

By Kat Eschner

Moons

Evidence of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa could be just inches below the surface

Researchers might not have to dig as deep as they thought to find proof of biological activity.

By John Wenz

Electric Vehicles

Electric race cars will finally get through a race without recharging

A power boost for Formula E.

By Jeremy Deaton

Endangered Species

Here are 10 plants and animals that might have gone extinct without the Endangered Species Act

The administration has proposed changes to the popular law.

By Anna Brooks

Army

Here’s what the U.S. Army’s new gender-neutral fitness test will look like

All soldiers are expected to do the same basic tasks, so they should all have to pass the same test.

By Sara Chodosh

Solar System

Neptune, Titan, Jupiter, and Pluto look gorgeous in these new photos

A good week for space photography

By Mary Beth Griggs

Social Media

Here’s what you can do if your social media post gets taken down

You can appeal when your social media content gets taken down, but you need to know where to look.

By Stan Horaczek

Laminated material environmentally responsive textile design

Engineering

This textile’s twitching tendrils hint at a future of programmable materials

Responsive environments. No robots needed.

By Eleanor Cummins

Health

The truth behind 8 common misconceptions about drugs

Your spine doesn't store LSD, and MDMA doesn’t put holes in your brain.

By Sara Chodosh

Life Skills

It’s surprisingly easy for your headphones to damage your hearing

Here's how to check.

By Whitson Gordon

Engineering

Termites are nature’s most amazing skyscraper engineers

Their towers even have central air.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Environment

Geologists think there could be a quadrillion tons of diamonds inside our planet

But we’ll never get them out of the ground.

By Neel V. Patel

Science

Why this algebra teacher has her students knit in class

Knitting isn’t just for passing time.

By Sara Jensen/The Conversation

Climate Change

Rising sea levels are going to mess with the internet, sooner than you think

Connectivity issues could get much worse.