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Planet
Pluto

Pluto may be made up of a billion comets

But we won't know until we get there.

Artificial intelligence can take your bad whistling and make it sound like Mozart
AI

Artificial intelligence can take your bad whistling and make it sound like Mozart

Facebook researchers used AI to create a universal music translator.

Lava is creating more Hawai’i. It’s also forming corrosive acid mist.
Environment

Lava is creating more Hawai’i. It’s also forming corrosive acid mist.

What happens when lava from the Kilauea eruption enters the ocean.

Does a black hole ever die?
Black Holes

Does a black hole ever die?

What we know about the mysterious life cycle of a black hole.

Why your office is so cold, and how to deal with it
Health

Why your office is so cold, and how to deal with it

The summer freeze is upon us.

What to expect from the new GMO labels we’re getting in 2020
Agriculture

What to expect from the new GMO labels we’re getting in 2020

Grocery stores may look a little different.

a woman sleeping
Health

Sleeping in on the weekend might be good for you, but it’s not going to fix all your problems

Scientists still aren't sure exactly how to deal with our chronic sleep deficit.

a taxidermy dog
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: the best dog of all time, kindles of kittens, and mushrooms eating human corpses

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

Cosmic collisions with their neighbors may have weighed these white dwarfs down
Space

Cosmic collisions with their neighbors may have weighed these white dwarfs down

Two stars enter, one star leaves

Bonnie and Clyde’s getaway car has hidden lessons for cops in the self-driving vehicle era
Vehicles

Bonnie and Clyde’s getaway car has hidden lessons for cops in the self-driving vehicle era

The outlaw duo died May 23, 1934. Their stolen Ford V8 could be relevant once more.

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!
Drones

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!

A New Jersey man is using drones and machine learning to measure plastic pollution on beaches.

Photos
Tech Hacks

How to keep your dank memes and other creations safe from internet thieves

Protect your images, videos, and writing.

There’s finally a drug that prevents migraines instead of just treating them
Medicine

There’s finally a drug that prevents migraines instead of just treating them

The FDA's approval shows we're getting closer to understanding these headaches

Boeing’s new 777x planes have wings so wide they need to fold just to fit at the gate
Aviation

Boeing’s new 777x planes have wings so wide they need to fold just to fit at the gate

Aviation can be such a drag.

The biomechanics behind Michael Jackson’s impossible dance moves
Science

The biomechanics behind Michael Jackson’s impossible dance moves

Some neurosurgeon fans decided to investigate.

Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution
Climate Change

Best known for aliens and Elvis, this remote town is now at the vanguard of a global revolution

How folks in rural Australia are pushing back against climate change.

What are quantum dots, and why are we making them out of tea?
Cancer

What are quantum dots, and why are we making them out of tea?

They're everywhere—and they can also treat cancer.

The elusive Planet Nine might be responsible for this asteroid’s bizarre orbit
Solar System

The elusive Planet Nine might be responsible for this asteroid’s bizarre orbit

Something’s got the Kuiper belt’s rocks off, and there’s a scramble to find it.

Exclusive: Watch a new video of lightning strikes seen from space
Weather

Exclusive: Watch a new video of lightning strikes seen from space

NOAA's GOES-17 satellite is ready for action.

NASA is about to create the coldest spot in the known universe
NASA

NASA is about to create the coldest spot in the known universe

The Cold Atom Laboratory launched this morning