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2017 is set to be among the three hottest years on record—and that’s even worse than it sounds
Environment

2017 is set to be among the three hottest years on record—and that’s even worse than it sounds

It's the hottest year without an El Niño boost.

human body quiz
Health

Do you know enough basic anatomy to keep yourself healthy? It’s time to find out.

Because most people don't.

The physics keeping Star Wars’ Cloud City afloat
Science Fiction

The physics keeping Star Wars’ Cloud City afloat

And why it has a limited lifespan in the sky.

mosquito
Health

Use your phone to identify a mosquito’s species by its buzz

Mosquito sounds are annoying, but helpful to scientists.

Eleanor the sea turtle swam through a tropical storm and survived
Ocean

Eleanor the sea turtle swam through a tropical storm and survived

She can teach scientists a lot about how ocean animals deal with extreme weather.

Disney Research created a fireworks display you can feel with your hands
Technology

Disney Research created a fireworks display you can feel with your hands

A cheap solution using water jets brings creates fireworks displays for the blind.

Sarah Porter comes in 21st place in the 2011 TCS marathon, with the help of some portable toilets.
Health

After the NYC marathon, where does all the poop go?

The tons of excrement, urine and that mysterious blue liquid have to go somewhere.

Exploring the Antarctic deep seas took me back in time
Environment

Exploring the Antarctic deep seas took me back in time

I got a glimpse of what ocean ecosystems looked like 350 million years ago.

Eight apps to help you win National Novel Writing Month
Tech Hacks

Eight apps to help you win National Novel Writing Month

Share your work with the world.

T. rex arms, wiggly beluga heads, and tentacle-nosed moles: smart evolution sometimes looks stupid
Evolution

T. rex arms, wiggly beluga heads, and tentacle-nosed moles: smart evolution sometimes looks stupid

Sometimes evolution creates some wacky organisms, but they’re only weird to us.

Mars 2020
Mars

NASA’s future Mars robot will take the fastest pictures yet of the red planet

Here's why that's important for mission scientists here on Earth.

Hospitals are helping make us all sick
Climate Change

Hospitals are helping make us all sick

Greenhouse gas emissions from health care will be responsible for the loss of thousands of years of life.

Animated fossils are helping scientists rediscover extinct species
Animals

Animated fossils are helping scientists rediscover extinct species

Combining cartoons with paleontology can show us how dinosaurs moved.

Hurricane Harvey
Weather

Could brighter clouds make hurricanes less destructive?

Ever-so-slightly more reflective clouds could, theoretically, slow down storms.

Oh, the places your blood will go after you donate it
Health

Oh, the places your blood will go after you donate it

Blood donations are actually full of important disease data.

This fungus has over 23,000 sexes and no qualms about it
Environment

This fungus has over 23,000 sexes and no qualms about it

Sex is extra strange if you're a shroom.

Eight Gmail add-ons you didn’t know you needed
Tech Hacks

Eight Gmail add-ons you didn’t know you needed

Upgrade your inbox.

The ozone hole is at its smallest size since 1988, thanks to hot air and a massive international effort
Environment

The ozone hole is at its smallest size since 1988, thanks to hot air and a massive international effort

Agreeing to ban ozone depleting chemicals is paying off.

How do those internet balloons over Puerto Rico work?
Internet

How do those internet balloons over Puerto Rico work?

Cell towers usually don’t float. These do.

Orangutan skull
Wildlife

We may have a new cousin in this orangutan species—but it’s in big trouble

A rare addition to the great ape family.