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My ancestor died of a splinter. Wait, what?
Medicine

My ancestor died of a splinter. Wait, what?

Little bumps and blisters used to kill.

This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font
Technology

This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font

Meet ELIA, a new tactile reading system.

Superheroes offer lessons on science and technology.
Climate Change

An evolutionary biologist takes on the absurd bodies of superheroes

An interview with evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton.

Seeing your phone’s screen while wearing sunglasses just takes one quick trick
Tech Hacks

Seeing your phone’s screen while wearing sunglasses just takes one quick trick

Here’s why.

Everything you never wanted to know about artificial sweeteners
Nutrition

Everything you never wanted to know about artificial sweeteners

Your diet soda might just be worse than a regular one.

Changes to conservation policy could put the future of migratory birds up in the air
Animals

Changes to conservation policy could put the future of migratory birds up in the air

U.S. policies for protecting them could be shifting drastically.

Scientists stumbled upon a plastic-eating bacterium—then accidentally made it stronger
Pollution

Scientists stumbled upon a plastic-eating bacterium—then accidentally made it stronger

Hungry, hungry enzymes.

These diamonds are tiny, flawed, and may come from a long-lost planet
Solar System

These diamonds are tiny, flawed, and may come from a long-lost planet

The early solar system was a wild, world-destroying place.

Worried about breaking a hip? There might be something better than calcium.
Health

Worried about breaking a hip? There might be something better than calcium.

New recommendations suggest vitamin supplements probably won’t help stave off falls and breaks.

Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD
Bats

Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD

Their brain cells adapt to help them navigate on the fly.

Chocolate bar
Agriculture

Keep your love of chocolate from destroying the planet with this one easy fix

Chocolate production generates a lot of pollution.

Restaurants could save a lot of dough by letting sick employees stay home
Science

Restaurants could save a lot of dough by letting sick employees stay home

A single outbreak of norovirus—or any foodborne illness—can cost quite a lot.

If your genes put you at risk of heart disease, exercise might be able to help
Heart Disease

If your genes put you at risk of heart disease, exercise might be able to help

And every little bit counts.

People who need self-care the most aren’t getting it. Just ask a trucker.
Health

People who need self-care the most aren’t getting it. Just ask a trucker.

Wellness is for everyone.

You cannot escape poop bacteria
Health

You cannot escape poop bacteria

Bathrooms are gross, but so is everything.

NASA’s incredible exoplanet-hunting telescope is about to launch
Space X

NASA’s incredible exoplanet-hunting telescope is about to launch

TESS will give us a new view of our galactic neighborhood.

Something weird is happening to the Gulf Stream current
Climate Change

Something weird is happening to the Gulf Stream current

And that could mean trouble.

Facebook livestream
Technology

A normal person’s guide to this week’s Facebook Congressional testimony

A lot of information came out this week. Here are the important sections in easily-digestible chunks.

Michigan is practically giving away clean water—but not to Flint
Health

Michigan is practically giving away clean water—but not to Flint

Nestlé: 1. Michiganders: 0.

Why archaeologists are arguing about sweet potatoes
Archaeology

Why archaeologists are arguing about sweet potatoes

It’s a hot (potato) mess.