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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.

Four intense ways insects sacrifice themselves for the good of the colony
Insects

Four intense ways insects sacrifice themselves for the good of the colony

When the going gets tough, the tough self-destruct.

Where does outer space start?
International Space Station

Where does outer space start?

It all depends on who you ask

X-ray of a mouth with wisdom teeth emerging on the outside
Science

X-raying immigrants to determine their age isn’t just illegal, it’s horrible science

Teeth and bones alone can't determine whether someone is a minor

Ernest Hemingway’s Florida home is ready to withstand its 168th hurricane season
Weather

Ernest Hemingway’s Florida home is ready to withstand its 168th hurricane season

Since its construction in 1851, the limestone structure has stayed remarkably "high and dry."

Everything you need to know about the chemical one White House aide called a ‘public relations nightmare’
Health

Everything you need to know about the chemical one White House aide called a ‘public relations nightmare’

The EPA needs to take action. So why is the agency being so secretive?

Avoiding GMO food might be tougher than you think
Engineering

Avoiding GMO food might be tougher than you think

Labels are about to become mandatory, but what does that really mean?

This common toothpaste ingredient could be wreaking havoc on your gut
Health

This common toothpaste ingredient could be wreaking havoc on your gut

Triclosan is everywhere, but its days seem to be numbered.

What’s hiding in the outer solar system?
Solar System

What’s hiding in the outer solar system?

Is there a planet—or even planets—waiting to be discovered out there?

Spiders are secretly great roommates
Spiders

Spiders are secretly great roommates

So please stop killing them

Carbon emissions are sucking the nutrition out of our food
Nutrition

Carbon emissions are sucking the nutrition out of our food

As CO2 rises, the nutrient content of many plants goes down.

Exploring the complicated link between volcanoes and religion
Environment

Exploring the complicated link between volcanoes and religion

Did an eruption turn Icelandic vikings into Christians?

You could be eating a side of e-waste with your takeout
Health

You could be eating a side of e-waste with your takeout

For once, recycling isn't the best idea.

Burial is becoming the most boring thing to do with your dead body
Technology

Burial is becoming the most boring thing to do with your dead body

Death is more personal(ized) than ever.