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A Hacker Infiltrating A Computer
Security

WikiLeaks’s CIA hacking trove doesn’t live up to the hype

For most people, secure message apps are just as secure as we thought

HOV lane
Vehicles

City folk: You could probably share rides a lot more often than you do

Sharing is caring, you guys

Hawaiian bobtail squid
Science

22 stunning images that turn science into art

The 2017 Wellcome Image Award winners

Yes, having sex makes you better at your job
Mental Health

Yes, having sex makes you better at your job

It may be NSFW, but it’s a safe bet for improving your workplace productivity

Raindrops spew bacteria into the air as they burst—and it’s kind of beautiful
Physics

Raindrops spew bacteria into the air as they burst—and it’s kind of beautiful

Watch it for yourself

How to recycle your phone no matter where you live
Tech Hacks

How to recycle your phone no matter where you live

Don’t just dump your old mobile.

underwater image of true's beaked whale
Whales

Here’s the first video of one of the planet’s most elusive beaked whales

We've finally seen a True's beaked whale in its natural habitat

In war, it’s not just your allies that matter—their allies matter too. And so do theirs.
Military

In war, it’s not just your allies that matter—their allies matter too. And so do theirs.

Friends of friends of friends are basically friends

This is how your brain constructs emotions
Health

This is how your brain constructs emotions

Book excerpt: How emotions are made

The embattled campaign for Canada’s national bird
Birds

The embattled campaign for Canada’s national bird

Will the gray jay ever take its rightful place?

Buoy
Space

NOAA’s satellites are on the chopping block. Here’s why we need them.

Our eyes in the sky are facing budget cuts

Whirlpool wants you to trash your old composting methods and buy a fancy food recycler
Environment

Whirlpool wants you to trash your old composting methods and buy a fancy food recycler

We sort through the garbage heap

Acipenser sinensis (Chinese sturgeon)
Endangered Species

Ten of the ugliest animals threatened by climate change

Because not just cute critters will suffer

Ancient humans farmed the Amazon too
Agriculture

Ancient humans farmed the Amazon too

They were just way better at it than we are

Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks
Bears

Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks

Yet another reason that pandas are ridiculous(ly cute)

EPA are we better off?
Environment

From Kumbaya to Battleground: How’d the EPA get so political?

The EPA used to enjoy bipartisan support

Ferret
Animals

Just 63 amazing animal photos from the Department of the Interior’s archives

Nature is wild

Storing data on DNA may not be practical, but it’s possible—and it sure sounds cool
Technology

Storing data on DNA may not be practical, but it’s possible—and it sure sounds cool

Researchers stored an operating system and a short movie on DNA

cat sits next to scratching post
Projects

Keep your cat overlord happy with this easy DIY scratching post

It's cheaper and sturdier than the store-bought kind

Wild elephants will sleep when they’re dead
Animals

Wild elephants will sleep when they’re dead

They may get less shut-eye than any other mammal