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NASA isn’t happy about India’s anti-satellite missile test
Space

NASA isn’t happy about India’s anti-satellite missile test

But this is far from the first time a country has destroyed a satellite with a missile and caused a ruckus.

By Neel V. Patel

A girl with measles exposed 200 people to the virus in a single ER
Health

A girl with measles exposed 200 people to the virus in a single ER

Hospitals are often the perfect place to spread infection.

By Sara Chodosh

Four-legged whales once straddled land and sea
Evolution

Four-legged whales once straddled land and sea

Meet Peregocetus pacificus.

By Jan Hoole/The Conversation

Kitchen spices look startlingly different in the wild
Environment

Kitchen spices look startlingly different in the wild

You just won’t bay leaf it.

By Alex Schwartz

How to make your life easier with motion sensors
Tech Hacks

How to make your life easier with motion sensors

Once you know how they work, you can automate nearly anything.

By Jeremy S. Cook

What we know about the polio-like illness paralyzing children—and what we don’t
Health

What we know about the polio-like illness paralyzing children—and what we don’t

Acute flaccid myelitis is challenging to predict.

By Nicole Wetsman

Sleeping with your screens on is bad for you, whether you know it or not
Health

Sleeping with your screens on is bad for you, whether you know it or not

The light and sound from your screens could be hurting your slumber, whether you know it or not.

By Stan Horaczek

Not all of us can ride a scooter. How else do we tackle that last mile between public transit and where we want to go?
Vehicles

Not all of us can ride a scooter. How else do we tackle that last mile between public transit and where we want to go?

New hubs will connect Columbus commuters to buses, rideshares, and rental cars, bikes, and, yes OK, scooters.

By Sarah Scoles

Air pollution from corn production might contribute to thousands of deaths each year
Pollution

Air pollution from corn production might contribute to thousands of deaths each year

The effects of agricultural practices on human health shouldn't be overlooked.

By Alex Schwartz

How to build a thriving indoor garden
Projects

How to build a thriving indoor garden

Master your #plantshelfie game.

By Ellen Airhart

Wind turbines do not cause cancer
Renewables

Wind turbines do not cause cancer

But other forms of energy aren't so clean.

By Kaitlin Sullivan

Pretty soon we’ll have to stop blaming China for global carbon emissions
Climate Change

Pretty soon we’ll have to stop blaming China for global carbon emissions

The United States is lagging behind.

By Kat Eschner

Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.
Dinosaurs

Dinosaur extinction is an unsolved mystery. This ancient fish may have swallowed some crucial evidence.

But the findings are not without their fair share of critics.

By Neel V. Patel

Millennials want spirits—with none of the alcohol. Here’s how distilleries make it work.
Health

Millennials want spirits—with none of the alcohol. Here’s how distilleries make it work.

The science behind the latest (non-)drinking trend.

By Eleanor Cummins

This experimental airplane will change shape while flying
Aviation

This experimental airplane will change shape while flying

The wing is strong but light.

By Rob Verger

Emergency rooms push Medicaid patients out more often than privately-insured people
Medicine

Emergency rooms push Medicaid patients out more often than privately-insured people

Gaps in access to quality medical care persist, despite laws against it.

By Nicole Wetsman

A glossary of essential motorcycle terms
Motorcycles

A glossary of essential motorcycle terms

Sound like you know what you're talking about

By Dan Carney

Melting roads are just one downside of record-breaking Alaskan heat
Environment

Melting roads are just one downside of record-breaking Alaskan heat

People have died attempting to cross ice that normally would be stable this time of year.

By Ula Chrobak

At the height of the Peruvian guano boom, people mined poop instead of gold
Birds

At the height of the Peruvian guano boom, people mined poop instead of gold

Excerpt: Wild at Heart

By Alice Outwater

Traumatic memories pit two neuron groups against each other
Health

Traumatic memories pit two neuron groups against each other

The research “opens the floodgates” on a new way of looking at the brain.

By Kat Eschner