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Artificial intelligence just discovered two new exoplanets
Exoplanets

Artificial intelligence just discovered two new exoplanets

This is what happens when you turn machine learning loose on the cosmos.

Icicles on branches.
Climate Change

Scientists are enrolling trees in a wet bark contest to understand the effects of ice storms

Making the perfect ice storm.

Now we know why Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall was so intense
Climate Change

Now we know why Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall was so intense

Houston's record-breaking rain can be traced back to atmospheric changes.

Facebook on a phone screen.
Tech Hacks

Speed up your phone with ‘lite’ versions of apps

Five apps that ditch the bloat.

The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin
Fish

The world’s fastest shark is no match for a sack of flaccid hagfish skin

Immense globs of slime are only their second line of defense.

Anti-smoking tactics might help us fight climate change
Climate Change

Anti-smoking tactics might help us fight climate change

We put warnings on cigarettes. Why don't we put them on cars?

Interstate 95 Traffic Jam In Miami
Pollution

Air pollution can make kids behave badly

Tiny particles in car exhaust can directly impact the brain.

The President’s plan to revisit the moon raises lots of questions—here are the answers
Moons

The President’s plan to revisit the moon raises lots of questions—here are the answers

Should we go? Can we afford to go? All this, and more.

HTHH
Environment

This tiny South Pacific Island should be dead by now, but it’s still alive and kicking

Scientists want to know why it's lingering instead of crumbling into the sea.

Is it too late to buy Bitcoin?
Cryptocurrency

Is it too late to buy Bitcoin?

We spoke with a Nobel laureate to get some answers.

MU69 and Moon
Pluto

The mysterious object NASA is visiting in 2019 might have its very own moon

New Horizons will soon find out what's up with MU69.

This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about
Evolution

This human-sized penguin isn’t even the largest ancient penguin we know about

But boy is it big.

The myth of the man-flu: Do men really get sicker, or are they just whinier?
Diseases

The myth of the man-flu: Do men really get sicker, or are they just whinier?

One scientist set out to find the truth (sort of).

a woman at a switchboard listening
Environment

Earth’s most mysterious hums, ranked

Our planet makes a lot of sounds, and some of them are spooky.

New trials show cancer immunotherapy can be incredibly effective—and incredibly dangerous
Gene Editing

New trials show cancer immunotherapy can be incredibly effective—and incredibly dangerous

CAR T continues to show promise for otherwise incurable cancers.

If we shrink national monuments, science will suffer
Dinosaurs

If we shrink national monuments, science will suffer

Badass crocodile bones are at risk.

We’re scientists who turn hurricanes into music
Weather

We’re scientists who turn hurricanes into music

Can listening to storms help us understand them better?

woman blowing her nose
Vaccines

We’re missing out on a better way to make flu vaccines

It's going to be a rough flu season—and we have eggs to blame.

The U.S. health care industry could learn a lot from India’s doctors
Pollution

The U.S. health care industry could learn a lot from India’s doctors

They're delivering top-notch care while producing minimal waste.

Good news: A microwaved egg can’t permanently damage your hearing
Science

Good news: A microwaved egg can’t permanently damage your hearing

But it can totally explode in your face.