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Egg whites could help power a clean-energy future
Climate Change

Egg whites could help power a clean-energy future

Researchers have cracked into a carbon-free fuel source in this protein-packed food.

south pole jupiter
Solar System

These massive, mysterious storms on Jupiter look totally surreal

Plus: new insights into the planet’s interior.

How to get comets, animals, math problems, and more named after you
Science

How to get comets, animals, math problems, and more named after you

Hint: You don't have to discover something, but it could help.

IBM wants to replace antibiotics with these big ol’ synthetic molecules
Medicine

IBM wants to replace antibiotics with these big ol’ synthetic molecules

Researchers think the molecule might be better at keeping up with evolving bacteria.

People used to drill holes in their skulls, and we’re still not sure why
Health

People used to drill holes in their skulls, and we’re still not sure why

Myths about migraines have been greatly exaggerated.

How to save all the cool posts you find on social media
Tech Hacks

How to save all the cool posts you find on social media

Bookmark your favorite things.

Winter storm Grayson in January 2018
Weather

You can thank the Madden-Julian Oscillation for this wild winter

Swings in temperature are what the MJO does best.

woman in bed with pills
Heart Disease

She had a textbook medical condition, but it went undiagnosed for more than a year

How stereotyping diseases hurts patients.

AI

Stopping package theft could be just the start for Amazon’s smart camera plans

The next step may involve AI and machine learning.

Some people’s brains make them hear color and taste sounds. Genetics may explain why.
Science

Some people’s brains make them hear color and taste sounds. Genetics may explain why.

Unraveling the real sixth sense.

A tattoo needle against the skin
Science

Tattoos are permanent, but the science behind them just shifted

Your body never stops trying to contain the situation.

Cryptocurrency millionaires are pushing up prices on some art and collectibles
Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency millionaires are pushing up prices on some art and collectibles

The rise of Bitcoin and its ilk have seriously shifted some collectible prices.

Wind turbines.
Renewables

With wind farms, bias is in the eye of the beholder

They can be beautiful monuments or ugly eyesores depending on how you feel about clean energy.

Parenting
Tech Hacks

The best apps for overworked parents

Tech help for bringing up baby.

Influenza B is trying to escape our vaccine
Vaccines

Influenza B is trying to escape our vaccine

Hell hath no fury like a virus scorned.

This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky
Dinosaurs

This little baby bird lived 127 million years ago and died the size of your pinky

Its adorable fossil is teaching scientists a lot about bird evolution.

A hundred years later, we’re still not sure why the Spanish flu killed so many people
Diseases

A hundred years later, we’re still not sure why the Spanish flu killed so many people

Historical disease detectives are solving mysteries of the 1918 flu.

When splashy headlines become the goal of science, the process suffers
Science

When splashy headlines become the goal of science, the process suffers

Internal and external pressure drive a rush toward prestige.

How to choose the best TV streaming device for you
Tech Hacks

How to choose the best TV streaming device for you

Find the right dongle.

early stars
Moons

This is what some of the earliest stars in the universe might have looked like

Meanwhile in space: moon activity and satellites watching satellite launches .