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You should make fermented veggies—for science
Life Skills

You should make fermented veggies—for science

The science behind sauerkraut.

The first genetically engineered humans might not have their DNA tweaked at all
Gene Editing

The first genetically engineered humans might not have their DNA tweaked at all

The new technique offers a less permanent way to edit the genome.

The coloring of a raccoon-eyed dinosaur could reveal its habitat
Dinosaurs

The coloring of a raccoon-eyed dinosaur could reveal its habitat

Now we can understand more about dinosaurs’ environments based on their appearance.

Holy Harp Trap, Batman! The gear researchers use to study bats
Bats

Holy Harp Trap, Batman! The gear researchers use to study bats

They have gadgets and gizmos aplenty

This lonely human skull might belong to an ancient tsunami victim
Archaeology

This lonely human skull might belong to an ancient tsunami victim

The 6,000-year-old remains are still rather mysterious.

Why are we so bad at producing the right flu vaccines?
Vaccines

Why are we so bad at producing the right flu vaccines?

And how can we improve?

Concussions make lasting changes to the brain, even after you feel fine
Health

Concussions make lasting changes to the brain, even after you feel fine

We don’t know what those changes actually mean.

A MISS spacecraft concept
Space

How the Air Force planned to put men on the moon

Just months after Sputnik's launch, the USAF had a manned lunar landing program all figured out.

Creatonotos gangis
Insects

This terrifyingly tentacled moth reminds us that nature is freakier than any nightmare

Hard nope.

One cave’s losing battle against a deadly bat fungus
Bats

One cave’s losing battle against a deadly bat fungus

Ghosts of bats past.

Daydream View
Tech Hacks

Try these 10 awesome virtual-reality apps for Google Daydream View

Jump into a new world.

Blue basin full of fruits and vegetables with tap water in the kitchen sink. Disinfecting fruits and vegetables to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Food Safety

How to actually remove pesticides from your fruit

Assuming that you should be worried about them in the first place.

This is the absolute grossest thing about living in space
Space

This is the absolute grossest thing about living in space

Take it from an astronaut.

Can you really die from a broken heart?
Heart Disease

Can you really die from a broken heart?

Extreme emotional distress can cause the heart muscles to weaken.

How artificial intelligence could help spies do their jobs
AI

How artificial intelligence could help spies do their jobs

When the intelligence analyst is an algorithm.

Don’t worry about eggs—these other foods are way more likely to give you Salmonella
Food Safety

Don’t worry about eggs—these other foods are way more likely to give you Salmonella

And they're harder to avoid.

Millions of years ago, hollow trees literally tore themselves apart to grow
Science

Millions of years ago, hollow trees literally tore themselves apart to grow

Sometimes, early life was profoundly weird.

Bee sits on yellow flower.
Bees

Want to help the bees? Keep these out of your garden.

Three-fourths of the world’s honey contains neonicotinoids.

These Staten Islanders lost their neighborhood to Sandy. Here’s why they’re not taking it back.
Weather

These Staten Islanders lost their neighborhood to Sandy. Here’s why they’re not taking it back.

A community goes back to nature.

Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.
Evolution

Great tits aren’t the only things evolving to adapt to humans. Here are 12 others.

People are a great and terrible influence on the world.