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This is how your brain tells time
Science

This is how your brain tells time

It takes a whole lotta gray matter.

FedEx has some pretty intense plans to get through any potential disaster
Science

FedEx has some pretty intense plans to get through any potential disaster

Excerpt: Quakeland

science lab
Environment

The scientific community is mobilizing to save research hit by Harvey

Tweet storm.

Checking yourself for melanomas? You might not be looking for the right thing.
Cancer

Checking yourself for melanomas? You might not be looking for the right thing.

Skin cancer is easy to prevent as long as you know what to look for.

Found: A star that last dazzled astronomers in 1437
Space

Found: A star that last dazzled astronomers in 1437

It’s an explosive detective story.

Even more evidence that we’re eating all wrong
Nutrition

Even more evidence that we’re eating all wrong

Forget fat, it’s carbs that might stick it to your ticker.

The FDA just approved a game-changing cancer treatment
Cancer

The FDA just approved a game-changing cancer treatment

CAR T-cell immunotherapy is a brand new way treat cancer.

person holding a bat
Bats

Hurricane Harvey’s putting bats at risk—but help is on the way

Leave wildlife rescue to the people with rabies vaccinations.

confused man in bed
Health

Female orgasms aren’t all that mysterious

A new study suggests it's pretty easy to figure out.

Where will all the water from Hurricane Harvey go?
Environment

Where will all the water from Hurricane Harvey go?

It will leave very, very slowly.

This troubling tennis trend is keeping players out of the U.S. Open
Health

This troubling tennis trend is keeping players out of the U.S. Open

A more stressful game.

The invisible engine that made Hurricane Harvey worse
Climate Change

The invisible engine that made Hurricane Harvey worse

Tides of change.

The FDA says ecstasy is a ‘breakthrough’ drug for PTSD patients
Medicine

The FDA says ecstasy is a ‘breakthrough’ drug for PTSD patients

It's a big step forward for a controversial treatment.

12,000 tons of food waste transformed a barren landscape into something surprising
Climate Change

12,000 tons of food waste transformed a barren landscape into something surprising

This isn't an excuse to litter.

The terrifying way fire ants take advantage of hurricane floods
Evolution

The terrifying way fire ants take advantage of hurricane floods

The islands of stinging insects are just the beginning.

Fish might be shrinking
Ocean

Fish might be shrinking

And climate change is to blame.

couch on fire
Health

Flame retardants may be messing with women’s fertility—and they’re in way more than yoga mats

Potentially harmful chemicals are in everything from car seats to nail polish.

Hurricane Harvey is far from over
Weather

Hurricane Harvey is far from over

The storm is unprecedented, and it isn't going anywhere.

Old photos
Tech Hacks

Restore old print photos with free software

Get your pictures perfect.

satellite image of hurricane harvey
Weather

Hurricane Harvey is hitting Texas even harder than expected. Here’s what you need to know.

Fear the floods.