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beach
Projects

How to beach-proof your phone

Protect it from sun, sand, and seawater.

A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment
Renewables

A border wall made of solar panels wouldn’t actually be good for the environment

Is this a bright idea?

As drought looms, could this team of scientists prove cloud seeding works?
Weather

As drought looms, could this team of scientists prove cloud seeding works?

The Mod Squad.

Clouds
Climate Change

Some clouds are full of little lollipop-shaped ice crystals

They've got scientists looking at clouds in a whole new way.

To ease lower back pain, yoga might be just as good as physical therapy
Health

To ease lower back pain, yoga might be just as good as physical therapy

And a heck of a lot cheaper.

Lone star tick
Health

The lone star tick can make you allergic to meat, and that’s not even the worst of it

The tick's territory is spreading.

Loma MT infographic
Weather

In a Montana town, a record-breaking 103-degree swing in 24 hours

Loma's weather in January 1972 is a fascinating exemplar of sudden temperature spikes and drops.

What is sickle cell disease?
Diseases

What is sickle cell disease?

The disease that primarily affects African Americans in the United States still has no cure.

The Curiosity rover and other spacecraft are learning to think for themselves
Mars

The Curiosity rover and other spacecraft are learning to think for themselves

Autonomous science-bots will make it easier to explore our solar system … and beyond.

Why go to Mars when you can telecommute there instead?
Mars

Why go to Mars when you can telecommute there instead?

Skyping with Mars.

Climate change will make your coffee cost more and taste worse
Climate Change

Climate change will make your coffee cost more and taste worse

Over half of Ethiopia’s crop is in peril, and the same goes for other coffee-producing countries.

Genetically engineered fungus knocks out deadly mosquitoes using scorpion toxins
Health

Genetically engineered fungus knocks out deadly mosquitoes using scorpion toxins

A single spore can do what insecticides can't.

Fungal spores staining painting
Archaeology

The world’s art is under attack—by microbes

Bacteria and fungi are a menace to paintings, sculptures, and ancient artifacts.

wildebeest
Animals

This river ecosystem hinges on thousands of drowned, rotting wildebeest

It's the circle of life.

Mountain Lions are so scared of humans that the sound of talk radio sends them running
Animals

Mountain Lions are so scared of humans that the sound of talk radio sends them running

'Fraidy cats.

Sky Harbor Airport
Aviation

Phoenix is too hot for planes to take off

High temperatures mean thin air, which makes getting airplanes off the ground tricky

Don’t believe our planet is warming up? Look at this.
Climate Change

Don’t believe our planet is warming up? Look at this.

Yes, it's happening.

needle with blood
Health

People are apparently injecting themselves with other people’s blood to get high now?

Because we ran out of other terrible ideas.

kepler planet
Exoplanets

NASA found a bunch more potentially habitable planets

But our days of massive exoplanet dumps may be numbered.

8 new skills you can learn by watching YouTube
DIY

8 new skills you can learn by watching YouTube

Let video be your guide.