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A Tyrannosaurus rex
Evolution

Why it would have been impossible for a T. rex to stick out its tongue

Everything we thought we knew about dinosaur tongues is wrong.

Thinking about aliens could help us beat climate change
Climate Change

Thinking about aliens could help us beat climate change

“Climate change is not our fault. Not doing something about it — that will be our fault.”

Childhood trauma can change the way your genes behave and leave you more vulnerable to illness
Health

Childhood trauma can change the way your genes behave and leave you more vulnerable to illness

And it starts happening quickly.

Connections between Alzheimer’s Disease and viruses are building, but stop freaking out about herpes
Health

Connections between Alzheimer’s Disease and viruses are building, but stop freaking out about herpes

First of all, it's not the herpes you're thinking of.

The discount airline model is coming to rocket launches
Private Space Flight

The discount airline model is coming to rocket launches

A slew of new startups are vying to serve the booming market for small satellites by launching small rockets more frequently and cheaply

mom child holding hands
Mental Health

These 1950s experiments showed us the trauma of parent-child separation. Now experts say they’re too unethical to repeat—even on monkeys.

A childhood without affection can be devastating, even if basic needs are met.

deforestation in Indonesia
Life Skills

Our love of palm oil is destroying forests. Here’s how to use less of it.

Cut down on deforestation.

the curiosity rover on mars
Mars

Weather got you down? The entire planet of Mars is buried in a dust storm right now.

But that's not too weird for the red planet.

Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46
Wildlife

Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46

Remembering, as Koko once put it, a 'fine-gorilla-person.'

This new system could help air taxis and drone deliveries avoid crashing
Technology

This new system could help air taxis and drone deliveries avoid crashing

The program is focused on a 35-mile route in Ohio.

Massive atmospheric wave on Venus could explain the planet’s weird rotation
Solar System

Massive atmospheric wave on Venus could explain the planet’s weird rotation

More than a light Venusian breeze.

Meet the menagerie of parasites that can live in human eyes
Animals

Meet the menagerie of parasites that can live in human eyes

Some are accidental guests. For others, our peepers are prime real estate.

What is ‘trancing’ and why does it make my dog act so weird around plants?
Dogs

What is ‘trancing’ and why does it make my dog act so weird around plants?

Some dogs are secret ghost-walkers.

Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference
Climate Change

Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference

Finally, a bit of good news.

Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident
Engineering

Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident

These are some of the design tricks that keep us hooked.

Your risk of cancer likely increases with each additional drink of alcohol
Diseases

Your risk of cancer likely increases with each additional drink of alcohol

Light drinking may prolong your life—but it's more complicated than that.

Space Force isn’t the first time the US has tried to send the military into orbit
Air Force

Space Force isn’t the first time the US has tried to send the military into orbit

Before the 1967 Space Treaty, the Air Force attempted a few satellite and shuttle launches. Many of them failed.

The weirdest things we learned this week: biblical rhabdo, corpse adventures, and socks from the world’s loneliest island
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: biblical rhabdo, corpse adventures, and socks from the world’s loneliest island

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

bald eagle
Birds

Everything you think you know about bald eagles is wrong

They’re whiney moochers, for starters.

Facebook is working on AI tools to fix photos ruined by blinking
AI

Facebook is working on AI tools to fix photos ruined by blinking

It could open closed eyes with surprising accuracy.