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VIIRS view of Europe
NASA

These new photos of Earth lit up at night are actually pretty useful

My god, it's full of street lamps

Teleocrater rhadinus
Dinosaurs

This ancient dinosaur relative looks surprisingly like a crocodile

Another lizard-esque carnivore to love

How to not get a horrible brain parasite on your trip to Hawaii
Health

How to not get a horrible brain parasite on your trip to Hawaii

It's one souvenir you really don't want to bring home

Our rivers and lakes contain a scary number of pesticides and pharmaceuticals
Pollution

Our rivers and lakes contain a scary number of pesticides and pharmaceuticals

And they only tested for a fraction of the 85,000 known chemicals

Hydrothermal vent
Ocean

There’s a treasure trove on the seafloor—and that could be a bad thing

There are precious minerals to mine, but no regulations in place

Ants perfected farming 30 million years ago in the desert
Animals

Ants perfected farming 30 million years ago in the desert

And you can’t even keep your succulent alive

Why won’t my shoes stay tied? Scientists are trying to figure it out.
Science

Why won’t my shoes stay tied? Scientists are trying to figure it out.

All knots inevitably fail

Surprising things you can clean in the dishwasher
Life Skills

Surprising things you can clean in the dishwasher

Why hand-wash when we have machines?

Overhead view for Racer3 drone
Drones

Drone Racing League’s new Racer3 aircraft tops out at 85 mph

With a new racing drone model, the emphasis remains entirely on the pilot

Dazzling light show spotted on Uranus
Space Telescope

Dazzling light show spotted on Uranus

Your aurora is showing

penguin climbing
Environment

Volcanic ash and ancient poop reveal penguins’ tragic history

Eruptions might be responsible for shrinking penguin populations.

komodo dragon
Animals

Dragon blood may help wounds heal faster

A Komodo dragon-inspired compound slays tough bacterial infections in mice

‘Poppers’ might permanently damage your eyes
Health

‘Poppers’ might permanently damage your eyes

More evidence that the harmless high isn't quite harmless

city near a lake at dusk
Environment

Lakes in the northeast are getting dangerously salty, and it’s our fault

Ice-free roads come with a cost

Suck it, sponges: Marine jellies were the first animals to evolve
Evolution

Suck it, sponges: Marine jellies were the first animals to evolve

Shaking the branches of the tree of life

How to make the best protest sign
Projects

How to make the best protest sign

Hey hey. Ho ho.

The Great Barrier Reef’s latest unprecedented bleaching event could spell the end
Ocean

The Great Barrier Reef’s latest unprecedented bleaching event could spell the end

In the face of climate change, experts are giving up hope.

These monkeys avoid sick friends by sniffing their poo
Evolution

These monkeys avoid sick friends by sniffing their poo

Mandrills, they're just like us!

Human flesh isn’t very nutritious
Nutrition

Human flesh isn’t very nutritious

Prehistoric cannibals likely had other motivations

Getting your genetic disease risks from 23andme is probably a terrible idea
Health

Getting your genetic disease risks from 23andme is probably a terrible idea

Ignorance may really be bliss