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MEGAPIXELS: Spooky animal x-rays are exactly as cool as you’d imagine
Animals

MEGAPIXELS: Spooky animal x-rays are exactly as cool as you’d imagine

They’re spooky-scary.

By Jillian Mock

You really can be scared to death—here’s how
Health

You really can be scared to death—here’s how

But don't freak out.

By Eleanor Cummins

The FDA’s updated nutrition labels could improve your health—if you know how to read them
Nutrition

The FDA’s updated nutrition labels could improve your health—if you know how to read them

The regulatory agency has finally accepted that nobody drinks just half a bottle of Coke.

By Sara Chodosh

How to prevent eye strain when you stare at screens all day
Health

How to prevent eye strain when you stare at screens all day

Yes, it is possible!

By Whitson Gordon

Did a gigantic bird really eat a Neanderthal child?
Evolution

Did a gigantic bird really eat a Neanderthal child?

A paleontologist walks us through the details of the case.

By Jillian Mock

Hotel sign
Tech Hacks

How to book a good hotel room at the best possible price

Travel the world for less.

By David Nield

Blow flies help us solve murders—but climate change is forcing them out
Climate Change

Blow flies help us solve murders—but climate change is forcing them out

Rising temperatures are driving these crime-fighting insects from their homes.

By Marlene Cimons

Twitter bots earthquakesLA roborosewater softlandscapes
Social Media

Not all Twitter bots are bad

An ode to the best of the automated accounts.

By Eleanor Cummins

Fewer people got the flu shot last season—and that may be why it was one of the deadliest
Health

Fewer people got the flu shot last season—and that may be why it was one of the deadliest

Young, healthy people need to get the shot too.

By Sara Chodosh

The oldest weapons in North America offer a new view of prehistoric tech
Archaeology

The oldest weapons in North America offer a new view of prehistoric tech

The Paleoamerican migration plot thickens.

By Neel V. Patel

A field of lavender, with a large tuft of lavender in the foreground.
Mental Health

Lavender might actually help you relax

In mice, sniffing some linalool is similar to taking Valium.

By Jillian Mock

Wi-Fi could get much faster thanks to a proposed change in the wireless spectrum
Security

Wi-Fi could get much faster thanks to a proposed change in the wireless spectrum

The FCC voted to open up more space in the spectrum for connected devices.

By Rob Verger

Adenovirus is normally harmless—here’s why some outbreaks turn deadly
Diseases

Adenovirus is normally harmless—here’s why some outbreaks turn deadly

Here's what you need to know about the adenovirus.

By Claire Maldarelli

chickadee eating caterpillar
Birds

These plants bring all the birds to your yard

Songbirds need bugs, and bugs need local greens.

By Kat Eschner

The FDA just approved the first new flu drug in 20 years. Here’s what you need to know.
Health

The FDA just approved the first new flu drug in 20 years. Here’s what you need to know.

Xofluza can help thousands of people this flu season, but it's not for everyone.

By Sara Chodosh

Black widow spiders could teach nanomaterial experts a thing or two
Spiders

Black widow spiders could teach nanomaterial experts a thing or two

Scientists are finally unspooling how spider silk works.

By Charlie Wood

a tiny house wrapped in bubble wrap
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: glowing Civil War soldiers and historic font battles

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

By Eleanor Cummins

Behind the supersonic rise and fall of the Concorde, 15 years after its final flight
Aviation

Behind the supersonic rise and fall of the Concorde, 15 years after its final flight

Now NASA and Lockheed Martin are trying to bring supersonic flight back to the masses.

By Stefanie Waldek

Tim Cook says Apple supports general digital privacy laws in the U.S.
Internet

Tim Cook says Apple supports general digital privacy laws in the U.S.

The Apple CEO laid out guidelines for sweeping privacy regulations.

By Stan Horaczek

The truth about organic food and cancer
Cancer

The truth about organic food and cancer

Your wallet might have more of an effect than your shopping cart.

By Sara Chodosh