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McLaren’s $2.4 million Speedtail hypercar can hit 250 miles per hour
Engineering

McLaren’s $2.4 million Speedtail hypercar can hit 250 miles per hour

Sadly, they only made 106 and they're all sold out.

By Jordan Golson

Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left
Conservation

Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left

Wild lands are disappearing fast.

By Kat Eschner

Even short dressers can crush kids, so anchor them to the wall
Health

Even short dressers can crush kids, so anchor them to the wall

Regulations don’t govern furniture under 30 inches, but a new Consumer Reports investigation shows they’re still deadly.

By Sara Chodosh

Kepler finally ran out of gas, but it will always fuel our planet-hunting ambitions
Exoplanets

Kepler finally ran out of gas, but it will always fuel our planet-hunting ambitions

It defied the odds to discover thousands of planets.

By Jason Steffen/The Conversation

Frankenstein was based on some very real (and very creepy) experiments
Science

Frankenstein was based on some very real (and very creepy) experiments

Scientists really did believe that electricity might be able to bring the dead back to life.

By Iwan Morus/The Conversation

Scientists set up a haunted lab to figure out why we like being scared
Science

Scientists set up a haunted lab to figure out why we like being scared

Or why some of us do, anyway.

By Dana Najjar

The swamp science that lured travelers to their doom—and inspired the jack-o’-lantern
Science

The swamp science that lured travelers to their doom—and inspired the jack-o’-lantern

And led to one of the first American science experiments.

By Benji Jones

ultimate fear factory illustration
Science

We created a frankenhouse of the most common phobias

Explore the things that keep humanity up at night—and learn why they haunt us.

By Eleanor Cummins

Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest
Evolution

Behold the mighty elephant bird, blindly crashing through the Madagascan forest

Sightless, flightless, and 10 feet tall.

By Sara Chodosh

Is my headache actually eye strain?
Health

Is my headache actually eye strain?

Why tired eyes cause you pain.

By Whitson Gordon

an illustration of a man pretending to read someone's mind in front of a crowd
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The spookiest things we learned this week

Our editors scrounged up some truly frightful facts.

By Rachel Feltman

Humanity’s obsession with chocolate may go back much further than we thought
Agriculture

Humanity’s obsession with chocolate may go back much further than we thought

Some delicious new research.

By Neel V. Patel

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just smashed two all-time records on its way to the sun
Sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just smashed two all-time records on its way to the sun

And it's going to keep on smashing them.

By Charlie Wood

These dogs know you have malaria before you do
Dogs

These dogs know you have malaria before you do

Reporting for the dog detection unit

By Jillian Mock

dinosaur eats dinosaur
Dinosaurs

What did dinosaurs eat?

Salad. And some meat.

By Benji Jones

Will wearing glasses make my vision worse?
Health

Will wearing glasses make my vision worse?

Short answer: no.

By Whitson Gordon

voting at the polls
Science

Eight science policies at stake this Election Day

With flipping districts come flipping issues.

By Emily Mullin

dumbo octopus
Ocean

The ocean floor is littered with adorable octopuses (and actual garbage)

Alongside the wild natural beauty, some evidence of humans.

By Sara Chodosh

As states scramble to find execution drugs, experts say it’s time to let lethal injection die
Health

As states scramble to find execution drugs, experts say it’s time to let lethal injection die

It isn't more humane than antiquated methods—it’s just easier to watch.

By April Reese

Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us
Land

Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us

Deforestation could be devastating for indigenous peoples—and for the whole planet.

By Kat Eschner