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iPhone birthday
Technology

Last week in tech: iPhone turns 10, Facebook crosses 2 billion, and Nintendo teases everyone

Here's something to read while you avoid your family at cookouts

Create your own commands for Amazon Echo and Google Home
Tech Hacks

Create your own commands for Amazon Echo and Google Home

Be the boss of your smart hub.

grill
Life Skills

9.5 tips to scientifically enhance your grill game

We got you.

Measuring the vibrations of runners’ strides could help prevent muscle injuries
Fitness & Exercise

Measuring the vibrations of runners’ strides could help prevent muscle injuries

Bad vibrations.

Topher White installs a cell phone listening device.
Climate Change

This engineer is using old cell phones to stop illegal logging

Mobile devices are changing the way we fight climate change.

Stop eating your damn placentas
Health

Stop eating your damn placentas

There’s literally no reason to consume your own organs.

Clear summer skies are making Greenland’s ice sheet melt even faster
Climate Change

Clear summer skies are making Greenland’s ice sheet melt even faster

The icy island is having a meltdown.

If you live in the South, climate change could kill your economy
Climate Change

If you live in the South, climate change could kill your economy

Northern states might actually profit as the planet warms.

Commercial agriculture is preventing wildfires—and that’s not good news
Agriculture

Commercial agriculture is preventing wildfires—and that’s not good news

We need more scorched earth.

The skull cult at the world’s oldest temple probably isn’t quite what you think
Archaeology

The skull cult at the world’s oldest temple probably isn’t quite what you think

But it’s hugely important all the same.

robot
Robots

This gecko-inspired robot could help solve our space debris dilemma

Get a gecko grip.

horse
Weather

Park rangers recall their most dangerous encounters with nature

Daring tales from the field.

This dress changes color to show how polluted your air is
Pollution

This dress changes color to show how polluted your air is

The attention-grabbing garment highlights a deadly problem.

California says a popular herbicide causes cancer
Cancer

California says a popular herbicide causes cancer

But three out of four health agencies disagree.

Drones in a dueling arena
Drones

Meet drone dueling, the sport California is about to inadvertently kill

Vague legislation protects humans from watching awesome robot battles

snow leopard
Climate Change

Meet eight species living on the brink, thanks to weather and climate change

A volatile future will affect way more than just the polar bears.

Okmuk volcano
Weather

Think weather forecasts are bad? Try forecasting a volcanic eruption.

A new technique could bring us closer to accurately predicting volcano behavior.

creepy smile
Health

How to smile without looking like a creep, according to scientists

Researchers have tried to isolate the traits of a winning grin.

Researchers say we have three years to act on climate change before it’s too late
Climate Change

Researchers say we have three years to act on climate change before it’s too late

If we want a smooth transition into a sustainable future, we need to act fast.

How to avoid ticks and the many diseases they transmit
Diseases

How to avoid ticks and the many diseases they transmit

Hint: You should know their hunting methods.