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purple sea cucumber
Ocean

Mysterious sea monsters that wash ashore are rarely mysterious (and never monsters)

The real weirdos never even make it to land.

By Sara Chodosh

Stuck in a hurricane? Don’t forget to look out for tornadoes.
Weather

Stuck in a hurricane? Don’t forget to look out for tornadoes.

A serious hidden hazard.

By Dennis Mersereau

Scientists use light to purge defects from solar cells
Renewables

Scientists use light to purge defects from solar cells

All it takes is a humid day.

By Jeremy Deaton

champagne fog up close
Physics

This pretty blue fog only happens in warm champagne

And illustrates some fundamentals of physics.

By Sara Chodosh

aerial crop art keystone pipeline
Agriculture

This land is (still) their land. Meet the Nebraskan farmers fighting Keystone XL

These unlikely environmental activists are running out of time.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Saturn
NASA

Glance through Cassini’s last glimpses of the Saturn system

Momentous images from the spacecraft’s grand finale.

By Mary Beth Griggs

This year’s Ig Nobel prizes for unusual research honored old man ears and the fluidity of cats
Cats

This year’s Ig Nobel prizes for unusual research honored old man ears and the fluidity of cats

And didgeridoos appeared twice.

By Ellen Airhart

Focusing on soccer may have a troubling effect on teenage girls
Health

Focusing on soccer may have a troubling effect on teenage girls

Diversify your (sports) portfolio.

By Nicole Wetsman

How to trick your brain into thinking a small animal is hopping up your arm
Science

How to trick your brain into thinking a small animal is hopping up your arm

Our brains have some pretty inaccurate maps of our body.

By Sara Chodosh

Eulogy for Cassini: A fond farewell to a faithful explorer.
Moons

Eulogy for Cassini: A fond farewell to a faithful explorer.

It was our window to another world.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Tropical Storm Jose may leave the U.S. alone—but it’s too soon to know for sure
Environment

Tropical Storm Jose may leave the U.S. alone—but it’s too soon to know for sure

The storm's future is still uncertain.

By Dennis Mersereau

Squirrels are so organized it’s nuts
Animals

Squirrels are so organized it’s nuts

They use complex memory strategies to organize their stash.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Eel shocks scientist
Fish

One scientist’s truly shocking quest to understand eels

He took a hit for science.

By Ellen Airhart

Apple’s new Face ID system uses a sensing strategy that dates back decades
Security

Apple’s new Face ID system uses a sensing strategy that dates back decades

'Structured light' and artificial intelligence help power the iPhone X's flagship biometric skill.

By Rob Verger

Octlantis: Where octopuses buck tradition and live in groups
Ocean

Octlantis: Where octopuses buck tradition and live in groups

But they're still pretty gloomy.

By Rachel Feltman

The world’s bananas are under attack
Environment

The world’s bananas are under attack

But no, they’re not about to go extinct.

By Kate Baggaley

Infections during pregnancy may help autism develop—and scientists are finally figuring out why
Health

Infections during pregnancy may help autism develop—and scientists are finally figuring out why

Our immune systems aren’t perfect.

By Claire Maldarelli

There is no evidence that flu vaccines cause miscarriages
Vaccines

There is no evidence that flu vaccines cause miscarriages

Getting vaccinated is still the safest choice.

By Sara Chodosh

Wildfires raged over nine states for the first half of September. Here’s what will rise from the ashes.
Wildlife

Wildfires raged over nine states for the first half of September. Here’s what will rise from the ashes.

Next spring will bring mushrooms, flowers and woodpeckers to the Chaparral forests.

By Ellen Airhart

The most striking images of Hurricane Irma
Weather

The most striking images of Hurricane Irma

Aftermath of a powerful storm.

By Mallory Johns