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Ginger emoji at salon
Internet

The winding, heated, and absurdly technical oral history of the ginger emoji

It's complicated.

Jupiter has 10 newly-discovered moons, and one is a weirdo
Moons

Jupiter has 10 newly-discovered moons, and one is a weirdo

The survey also confirmed the existence of two other moons, whose discovery was announced last year

Human cancers aren’t contagious, but dogs and other animals aren’t so lucky
Cancer

Human cancers aren’t contagious, but dogs and other animals aren’t so lucky

Don’t worry, these diseases can’t spread to people.

Alcohol’s health risks are far easier to prove than its benefits
Cancer

Alcohol’s health risks are far easier to prove than its benefits

Drinking is part of American life, but its health consequences may be underplayed.

The case for full-fat yogurt
Diabetes

The case for full-fat yogurt

Dairy fat may be saturated, but it's not unhealthy the way animal fats are.

These tiny tree shrews can handle hotter peppers than you
Animals

These tiny tree shrews can handle hotter peppers than you

And now we know why they can handle the heat

Do you really need to properly eject a USB drive before yanking it out?
Security

Do you really need to properly eject a USB drive before yanking it out?

Short answer: Probably not.

Burnt bread shows that our ancestors were baking 4,000 years before agriculture
Agriculture

Burnt bread shows that our ancestors were baking 4,000 years before agriculture

Charred flatbread found in a fireplace dates back to 14,400 years ago.

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs
Ocean

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs

Protecting corals from climate change could save lives.

Meet the folks designing the future of mouse mazes
Animals

Meet the folks designing the future of mouse mazes

What makes a maze, anyway?

Don’t try to fix your frayed cable—prevent the damage in the first place
Tech Hacks

Don’t try to fix your frayed cable—prevent the damage in the first place

Worn-out chargers endanger you and your device.

Can we really ever know if animals are happy?
Pets

Can we really ever know if animals are happy?

Tail wags, rat giggles, and horse snorts.

Turning water into oxygen in zero gravity could mean easier trips to Mars
NASA

Turning water into oxygen in zero gravity could mean easier trips to Mars

A real breath of fresh air.

To combat extreme heat, cover your roof in hungry, sweaty plants
Environment

To combat extreme heat, cover your roof in hungry, sweaty plants

Green roofs and white paints are a heat-buster's best friends.

How to leave the sand behind on your next beach trip
Life Skills

How to leave the sand behind on your next beach trip

Clean up sneaky grains of silica.

hunter gatherer bow arrow
Nutrition

Ancient hunter-gatherers didn’t all eat paleo

Ötzi is a good reminder that there's no one ancient, natural diet for us to return to.

Capturing this incredible star cluster required lasers and a bendable mirror
Space

Capturing this incredible star cluster required lasers and a bendable mirror

The Very Large Telescope got new adaptive optics technology.

Coral reef ecosystem.
Ocean

Coral reefs face yet another threat: island rats depleting their poop supply

Invading rodents are mucking up the food chain.

What Kennedy’s Supreme Court departure means for the environment
Environment

What Kennedy’s Supreme Court departure means for the environment

New cases, shifting strategies, and the uncertainty of a reshuffled bench

We may finally know where the ‘ghost particles’ that surround us come from
Physics

We may finally know where the ‘ghost particles’ that surround us come from

Neutrinos, meet IceCube.