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Here are the cold and flu remedies that actually work
Medicine

Here are the cold and flu remedies that actually work

An evidence-based guide to surviving your holiday bug.

By Rachel Feltman

The easiest way to keep your home warm this winter
Life Skills

The easiest way to keep your home warm this winter

Throw together some DIY draft stoppers.

By Sophie Bushwick

NASA’s next mission will either grab part of a comet, or bop around one of Saturn’s moons
Science

NASA’s next mission will either grab part of a comet, or bop around one of Saturn’s moons

Which one will win? We’ll find out in 2019.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Fruits and vegetables could save your life—but not from any one disease.
Diseases

Fruits and vegetables could save your life—but not from any one disease.

Nutrition science can’t be taken piecemeal.

By Sara Chodosh

Greek yogurt creates a ton of wheyst—but wheyt! There may be a whey forward for all that whey.
Nutrition

Greek yogurt creates a ton of wheyst—but wheyt! There may be a whey forward for all that whey.

Yes whey.

By Claire Maldarelli

Pinecones could help make buildings more energy efficient
Climate Change

Pinecones could help make buildings more energy efficient

Scientists look to the behavior of cones for heating and cooling systems.

By Marlene Cimons

Amazon tracks everything you buy. Here’s how to make that work for you.
Tech Hacks

Amazon tracks everything you buy. Here’s how to make that work for you.

View your history and get better recommendations.

By David Nield

vaccine vials
Vaccines

People with egg allergies don’t actually need a special flu shot

We've known this for years—but it's still in the news.

By Sara Chodosh

Four ways natural history museums can skew reality
Animals

Four ways natural history museums can skew reality

Science museums aren't always entirely scientific.

By Jack Ashby/The Conversation

New York City isn’t ready for the catastrophic floods in its future
Climate Change

New York City isn’t ready for the catastrophic floods in its future

We're running out of time to figure this out.

By Kate Baggaley

How to actually get noticed on social media
Tech Hacks

How to actually get noticed on social media

Promote your work like a pro.

By David Nield

There’s no evidence that cell phones pose a public health risk, no matter what California says
Cancer

There’s no evidence that cell phones pose a public health risk, no matter what California says

This "possible carcinogen" isn't going to give you cancer.

By Sara Chodosh

'Oumuamua
Space

Interstellar visitor doesn’t appear to be an alien ship, does appear to be covered in organic gunk

With an icy heart.

By Mary Beth Griggs

Yes, monkeys are having sex with deer. Why would they do that?
Animals

Yes, monkeys are having sex with deer. Why would they do that?

It isn’t the first time two wildly different species have gotten a little wild.

By Rachel Feltman

Little kids think birthday parties actually make you get older
Science

Little kids think birthday parties actually make you get older

Adorable munchkins fundamentally misunderstand how times passes.

By Sara Chodosh

Kickstarter
DIY

Fund a Kickstarter without losing your money—or your mind

Bring your common sense to crowdfunding.

By David Nield

11 lies you may have heard about net neutrality
Internet

11 lies you may have heard about net neutrality

Talking about net neutrality is hard when there's misinformation everywhere.

By Stan Horaczek

Corals grow in patterns, even if we can’t always see them
Ocean

Corals grow in patterns, even if we can’t always see them

There’s a method to the reef madness.

By Kate Baggaley

ocean
Ocean

California’s wildfires are affecting the oceans—and these researchers are the first to study it

A research trip planned long before the fires took hold takes on new importance.

By Nicole Wetsman

Road salt is actually pretty terrible for the planet
Environment

Road salt is actually pretty terrible for the planet

Could beets be the solution?

By Jamie Summers and Robin Valleau/The Conversation