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Journey to the fantastical microbe realm hidden right on your face
Health

Journey to the fantastical microbe realm hidden right on your face

Your body means the world to the microbes that live on it.

Moving is hard. Let these apps do the heavy lifting.
Tech Hacks

Moving is hard. Let these apps do the heavy lifting.

Make your phone carry that stress.

colorful condoms on a white background
Health

Please stop freaking out about ‘flesh-eating’ sexually transmitted infections

Here are the facts.

What to do if you see fake news on Facebook
Social Media

What to do if you see fake news on Facebook

Plus, what to know about the Iranian influence report.

Researchers found proof of Neanderthals reproducing with other species
Evolution

Researchers found proof of Neanderthals reproducing with other species

But the hybrid girl raises more questions than she answers.

How to prepare for a hurricane barging in on your vacation
Weather

How to prepare for a hurricane barging in on your vacation

What to do if your trip of a lifetime gets interrupted by a natural hazard.

7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories
Psychology

7 famous psych studies with troubling backstories

From stutters to shocks, this research is unlikely to be performed again.

What happens when a hurricane unleashes toxic chemicals? The EPA is putting off figuring it out.
Environment

What happens when a hurricane unleashes toxic chemicals? The EPA is putting off figuring it out.

Judges just ordered the agency to stop dawdling.

Don’t buy stolen artifacts—here’s how to ethically collect science memorabilia
Life Skills

Don’t buy stolen artifacts—here’s how to ethically collect science memorabilia

Don’t destroy what you love.

“Survival of the laziest” may help some species avoid extinction
Evolution

“Survival of the laziest” may help some species avoid extinction

Scientists are still working out why some species are more likely to die out than others.

Kids aren’t reading enough. One solution? Robots.
Robots

Kids aren’t reading enough. One solution? Robots.

Take a look, it's in a book. It's reading robot.

Hurricanes like Lane rarely hit Hawaii. Here’s why.
Weather

Hurricanes like Lane rarely hit Hawaii. Here’s why.

The islands almost never encounter storms like this

human body sweat
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: eating organs, celebrating sweat, and banning dogs

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

Hurricane Gilbert hospital ruins Jamiaca
Engineering

How hospitals prepare for increasingly dangerous hurricane seasons

Better design could mean fewer evacuations.

girl listening to headphones
Mental Health

ASMR videos are just beginning to whisper their anti-anxiety secrets to scientists

The calming sensation these videos induce might help Internet users calm down.

Why bigger planes mean cramped quarters
Aviation

Why bigger planes mean cramped quarters

The incredible shrinking airplane.

HPV tests can replace most Pap smears, according to new recommendations
Cancer

HPV tests can replace most Pap smears, according to new recommendations

If you are in possession of a cervix, here's what you should do.

A gut enzyme could turn your Type A blood into precious Type O
Health

A gut enzyme could turn your Type A blood into precious Type O

A new breakthrough could dramatically improve the way we deliver blood transfusions to patients in need.

AI could make MRI scans as much as 10 times faster
AI

AI could make MRI scans as much as 10 times faster

In medical imaging, less data could be better.

Trump’s EPA just released its version of the Clean Power Plan—and it’s not very clean
Climate Change

Trump’s EPA just released its version of the Clean Power Plan—and it’s not very clean

For environmentalists, ACE doesn't make the grade.