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This is how, and why, explorers go cave diving
Technology

This is how, and why, explorers go cave diving

Bring multiple light sources, more than enough air, and follow the line.

By Rob Verger

Pruitt’s replacement won’t be any better for the EPA
Environment

Pruitt’s replacement won’t be any better for the EPA

Andrew Wheeler's discreetness could make him more effective at dismantling environmental protections

By Jennifer Lu

A heat wave made this bridge too swole to function
Climate Change

A heat wave made this bridge too swole to function

Climate change can pose some unexpected challenges to infrastructure.

By Anna Brooks

How whale corpses feed ocean floors
Whales

How whale corpses feed ocean floors

What happens when a whale dies?

By Eleanor Cummins

philae landed on comet
Space

15 incredible photos taken by the Rosetta spacecraft

You can browse more than 100,000 images from space. Here are our favorite shots.

By Jeanette D. Moses

Why you should think twice before getting in a pool
Health

Why you should think twice before getting in a pool

Pools are festering, pathogenic baths that we fool ourselves into thinking are clean.

By Sara Chodosh

spider on a flower
Spiders

Arachnids may sense electrical fields to gain a true spidey sense

Ballooning behavior might not just be about catching the breeze.

By Kat Eschner

Scott Pruitt just resigned as EPA administrator
Environment

Scott Pruitt just resigned as EPA administrator

The "unrelenting attacks" had "taken a sizable toll."

By Rachel Feltman

New tech could soon let you test whether your lettuce carries E. coli
Food Safety

New tech could soon let you test whether your lettuce carries E. coli

But is at-home food testing actually beneficial?

By Dana G. Smith

CES 2018: Checking in on new tech six months later
Technology

CES 2018: Checking in on new tech six months later

Checking in on the new gadgets and promises from this years Consumer Electronics Show

By Stan Horaczek

Meteorologists just found the coldest natural temperatures on the planet
NASA

Meteorologists just found the coldest natural temperatures on the planet

The bottom of the world could get down to -145 degrees this month.

By Lexi Krupp

The science of superstition
Psychology

The science of superstition

And why people believe in the unbelievable.

By Neil Dagnall and Ken Drinkwater/The Conversation

winter storm january 2018
Climate Change

2018 has been full of weird weather so far

Huzzah for snow in June and ice in Florida!

By Sara Chodosh

Earth from space
Evolution

Earth’s first animals probably triggered a change in climate

Of course, they warmed things up over millions of years, not a couple hundred.

By Neel V. Patel

Wildfires are burning across the country—here’s how to prepare
Environment

Wildfires are burning across the country—here’s how to prepare

Only YOU can protect your home from a wildfire.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Descended testicles: DNA study drops new hints on secrets of low hanging glands
Evolution

Descended testicles: DNA study drops new hints on secrets of low hanging glands

Keeping everything outside the body seems like a strange choice.

By Neil Adams/The Conversation

This is Jaguar’s first real attempt to take on Tesla
Electric Vehicles

This is Jaguar’s first real attempt to take on Tesla

New I-Pace is a breakthrough achievement—and a hell of a fun car.

By Eric Adams

a girl looks at a touch screen
Climate Change

Climate change forced a famously old-school museum to go digital

How do you keep an exhibit up to date when the data is still rushing in?

By Eleanor Cummins

Another giant study confirms that your coffee habit is probably good for you
Health

Another giant study confirms that your coffee habit is probably good for you

Enjoy your morning cup of joe with a dash of smugness.

By Sara Chodosh

koala in tree
Animals

Koala genes might reveal how they survive a toxic diet

And might help us save them from chlamydia.

By Kat Eschner