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How to prepare for a hurricane barging in on your vacation
Weather

How to prepare for a hurricane barging in on your vacation

What to do if your trip of a lifetime gets interrupted by a natural hazard.

7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories
Psychology

7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories

From stutters to shocks, this research is unlikely to be performed again.

What happens when a hurricane unleashes toxic chemicals? The EPA is putting off figuring it out.
Environment

What happens when a hurricane unleashes toxic chemicals? The EPA is putting off figuring it out.

Judges just ordered the agency to stop dawdling.

Don’t buy stolen artifacts—here’s how to ethically collect science memorabilia
Life Skills

Don’t buy stolen artifacts—here’s how to ethically collect science memorabilia

Don’t destroy what you love.

“Survival of the laziest” may help some species avoid extinction
Evolution

“Survival of the laziest” may help some species avoid extinction

Scientists are still working out why some species are more likely to die out than others.

Kids aren’t reading enough. One solution? Robots.
Robots

Kids aren’t reading enough. One solution? Robots.

Take a look, it's in a book. It's reading robot.

Hurricanes like Lane rarely hit Hawaii. Here’s why.
Weather

Hurricanes like Lane rarely hit Hawaii. Here’s why.

The islands almost never encounter storms like this

human body sweat
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: eating organs, celebrating sweat, and banning dogs

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

Hurricane Gilbert hospital ruins Jamiaca
Engineering

How hospitals prepare for increasingly dangerous hurricane seasons

Better design could mean fewer evacuations.

girl listening to headphones
Mental Health

ASMR videos are just beginning to whisper their anti-anxiety secrets to scientists

The calming sensation these videos induce might help Internet users calm down.

Why bigger planes mean cramped quarters
Aviation

Why bigger planes mean cramped quarters

The incredible shrinking airplane.

HPV tests can replace most Pap smears, according to new recommendations
Cancer

HPV tests can replace most Pap smears, according to new recommendations

If you are in possession of a cervix, here's what you should do.

A gut enzyme could turn your Type A blood into precious Type O
Health

A gut enzyme could turn your Type A blood into precious Type O

A new breakthrough could dramatically improve the way we deliver blood transfusions to patients in need.

AI could make MRI scans as much as 10 times faster
AI

AI could make MRI scans as much as 10 times faster

In medical imaging, less data could be better.

Trump’s EPA just released its version of the Clean Power Plan—and it’s not very clean
Climate Change

Trump’s EPA just released its version of the Clean Power Plan—and it’s not very clean

For environmentalists, ACE doesn't make the grade.

Sorry, hot yoga fans. Sweating doesn’t cleanse your body.
Fitness & Exercise

Sorry, hot yoga fans. Sweating doesn’t cleanse your body.

Excerpt: Gross Anatomy

Why it’s really important for your bra to fit (and how to finally make it happen)
Health

Why it’s really important for your bra to fit (and how to finally make it happen)

Wearing an ill-fitting bra is more than just uncomfortable.

Wasps, oak trees, and a creepy vine are involved in a parasitic Florida love triangle
Animals

Wasps, oak trees, and a creepy vine are involved in a parasitic Florida love triangle

Nature is wild.

two contact lenses on a pink and blue background
Pollution

Contact lenses don’t belong in your toilet

Flushing those little lenses adds up to a big pollution problem.

Chevy Pickup truck
Vehicles

Pickup trucks are using apps, cameras, and other tech to make towing easier

The average pickup truck driver only tows once per month.