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dog
Pets

The truth about cat and dog food

Those little paws leave a big environmental footprint.

How to avoid email pileups
Life Skills

How to avoid email pileups

Six tips to keep your inbox under control.

Chemists confirm that whiskey really does taste better with a splash of water
Science

Chemists confirm that whiskey really does taste better with a splash of water

The logic behind your bartender's advice.

A lot of people are getting injured while shaving their pubic hair
Health

A lot of people are getting injured while shaving their pubic hair

But how big a deal is it really?

Solar Eclipse
Science

I write about space for a living—and I’m probably skipping the total eclipse

Even partial eclipses can be exciting.

America’s craft breweries are on an environmental crusade
Climate Change

America’s craft breweries are on an environmental crusade

Beer gets green.

black hole
Black Holes

Scientists found something surprising at the heart of these jellyfish galaxies

An incredibly luminous snack.

operating room with doctors
Cancer

Cancer is way more likely to kill you if you rely on ‘natural’ therapies

Chemotherapy is brutal, but crucial.

China’s making major progress with its aircraft carrier tech
Military

China’s making major progress with its aircraft carrier tech

Say hello to China's first catapult-equipped carrier.

Beauty standards are literally toxic for women of color
Health

Beauty standards are literally toxic for women of color

Personal care products can poison you, and women of color take on extra burdens.

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage
Ocean

Why fish can’t help but eat our plastic garbage

It passes the sniff test, but it shouldn't.

voyager 1
Science

Now’s your chance to get NASA to send your tweet into interstellar space

No pressure

spaceX launch
NASA

NASA is about to find out if a supercomputer can survive a year in space

Testing the limits of software.

antarctic landscape
Climate Change

Important things found in Antarctica this week: 91 volcanoes and also a fruitcake

And what they can tell us about the mysterious southern continent.

a goldfish
Evolution

How goldfish use booze to get through a hard winter

Who needs oxygen when you can make ethanol?

man watching eclipse
Space

How to make sure your eclipse glasses actually work

Don't fry your eyeballs with counterfeits.

Game of Thrones
Tech Hacks

How to avoid spoilers online

Ignorance is bliss.

Yes, you can still get the bubonic plague. Here’s what to look out for.
Diseases

Yes, you can still get the bubonic plague. Here’s what to look out for.

It's less terrifying than you might think.

What can genetic testing really tell you?
Ask Us Anything

What can genetic testing really tell you?

Risk is not a diagnosis.

The Forest Service really doesn’t want you flying your drones into wildfire
Drones

The Forest Service really doesn’t want you flying your drones into wildfire

It's a no drone zone.