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A dog in a medical mask
Dogs

There’s an outbreak of canine flu. What do we do?

A bark, cough, or even petting your dog could spread infection.

Get your phone’s AI assistant to actually assist you
Tech Hacks

Get your phone’s AI assistant to actually assist you

It does much more than answering trivia questions.

woman barbell lifting
Fitness & Exercise

There’s a HIIT for weight lifting, too. And it works really well.

You may already know it by another name.

Why don’t we put power lines underground?
Energy

Why don’t we put power lines underground?

The move could defend the grid against hurricanes. But it brings its own problems—and price tag.

Melting bergy bits are more serious than they sound, but this scientist found a way to study them
Climate Change

Melting bergy bits are more serious than they sound, but this scientist found a way to study them

Climate change isn't just about massive ice sheets.

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them
Ocean

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them

Regulation is lagging behind industry.

NASA is learning the best way to grow food in space
Agriculture

NASA is learning the best way to grow food in space

Can gardens help astronauts go farther?

a hydrogen balloon on its side
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: underwater horse videos, the call of the void, and an ill-fated, icy balloon trip

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

A nutritionist’s guide to eating junk food
Nutrition

A nutritionist’s guide to eating junk food

Eating healthy isn't about eliminating sugar—it's about having a plan.

You are disgusting in so many ways. Scientists just outlined six of them.
Evolution

You are disgusting in so many ways. Scientists just outlined six of them.

Humans learned disgust to avoid disease, but it’s turned into a complicated feeling.

What you need to know about your browser’s digital fingerprints
Security

What you need to know about your browser’s digital fingerprints

Facebook and others want to track you. Apple is blocking them.

NASA is sending a spacecraft to investigate the ‘bubble’ that protects our solar system
NASA

NASA is sending a spacecraft to investigate the ‘bubble’ that protects our solar system

You map, IMAP, we all map.

It’s easier to convey anger in your second language
Science

It’s easier to convey anger in your second language

Our emotions shape which language we decide to use.

The cockpit of a hurricane hunter flight
Air Force

These U.S. Air Force pilots are ready for hurricane hunting season

They'll fly right into vicious storms all summer.

What is keto flu, and how can I make it stop?
Nutrition

What is keto flu, and how can I make it stop?

Suddenly getting most of your calories from fat can wreak havoc on your body.

We may finally know how Easter Island’s giant statues got their jaunty stone hats
Physics

We may finally know how Easter Island’s giant statues got their jaunty stone hats

But there are still puzzles left to solve.

Saturn’s speedy rotation makes its daytime auroras possible
Solar System

Saturn’s speedy rotation makes its daytime auroras possible

Bright lights, big planet.

Cleaner pig poop could reduce bacon’s environmental burden
Agriculture

Cleaner pig poop could reduce bacon’s environmental burden

Genetically modified pigs produce fewer dangerous pollutants.

Volcano vocabulary to help you understand the most recent eruptions
Environment

Volcano vocabulary to help you understand the most recent eruptions

Spatters, clinkers, and lahars, oh my.

Marine Capt David Gooch hiking
Air Force

Some 83,000 members of the U.S. military are missing. This group tries to bring them home.

How elite military and scientific teams bring home fallen U.S. soldiers.