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Smoke from ammunition depot explosion
Weapons

Something scarier than a grenade-toting drone

Ukrainian stockpile explosion highlights vulnerability of ammunition depots.

When you watch the eclipse, keep an eye out for diamonds in the sky
Space

When you watch the eclipse, keep an eye out for diamonds in the sky

It’s from a ray of sunshine peeking through a lunar valley.

Scientists are trying to treat autoimmune disease with intestinal worms
Animals

Scientists are trying to treat autoimmune disease with intestinal worms

“Worm therapy” has a mixed record in clinical trials.

Sorry, but New Zealand really needs to kill these adorable rabbits
Evolution

Sorry, but New Zealand really needs to kill these adorable rabbits

Even the cutest animals can be pests.

This “map” could change the way we treat cancer
Cancer

This “map” could change the way we treat cancer

Researchers plan to use it to develop new drugs.

Future surgeons might patch you up with synthetic slug secretions
Health

Future surgeons might patch you up with synthetic slug secretions

The adhesive is sticky even when wet with blood.

The world’s water quality might be in trouble
Climate Change

The world’s water quality might be in trouble

More precipitation, more problems.

Scientists know how to make mice angry—but mice know how to keep their cool
Animals

Scientists know how to make mice angry—but mice know how to keep their cool

The first rule of mouse fight club.

tuskegee study subject
Health

The Tuskegee Study reminds us that transparency in government science is vital

For 40 years, the U.S. Public Health Service let syphilis ravage the bodies of black men.

It looks like we’re one step closer to creating genetically modified humans in a lab
Gene Editing

It looks like we’re one step closer to creating genetically modified humans in a lab

The first CRISPR-edited embryos have been produced in the U.S.

You may not need to finish your antibiotics (but you probably still should)
Medicine

You may not need to finish your antibiotics (but you probably still should)

Time for a course correction.

Parasitic plants dwell in darkness, feeding on mold and mushrooms
Science

Parasitic plants dwell in darkness, feeding on mold and mushrooms

They have great taste.

tomato plant
Science

Tomatoes and subway systems might have something in common

They're both just trying to get the biggest bang for their buck.

Planes can fly in a blizzard because they are tested in this indoor one first
Climate Change

Planes can fly in a blizzard because they are tested in this indoor one first

At McKinley Climate Lab, researchers create fearsome weather to test cars and planes.

You actually can buy happiness—by buying time
Science

You actually can buy happiness—by buying time

Having someone come clean your bathroom? $40. Having more time? Priceless.

Sea ice, before it’s too late
Environment

Sea ice, before it’s too late

Stunning views of the imperiled Arctic.

Why the latest study on football players’ brains is so important
Diseases

Why the latest study on football players’ brains is so important

Researchers found evidence of CTE in 99 percent of the deceased former NFL players they studied.

Elephant seals hate fights as much as you do—rhythm is their best defense
Animals

Elephant seals hate fights as much as you do—rhythm is their best defense

Their calls act as "names," which demonstrate their spot in the social hierarchy.

There may be something weird going on with Western men’s sperm
Pollution

There may be something weird going on with Western men’s sperm

The little swimmers that weren't.

This engineer has a wild plan to save coral reefs from climate change
Ocean

This engineer has a wild plan to save coral reefs from climate change

A different kind of pipeline.