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*Lybia leptochelis*
Animals

Boxer crabs go to crazy lengths to keep a pair of pom-poms

They keep their friends close and their anemones closer

By Mary Beth Griggs

Fast food packaging may contain dangerous chemicals
Health

Fast food packaging may contain dangerous chemicals

A third of fast food wrappers test positive for chemicals linked to negative health effects

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

*Ovatiovermis cribratus*
Science

Scientists just found a 500-million-year-old worm with legs

A standing ovation

By Mary Beth Griggs

If Earth’s orbit is so crowded, why don’t we see space junk in photos of the Earth?
International Space Station

If Earth’s orbit is so crowded, why don’t we see space junk in photos of the Earth?

It’s a matter of perspective

By Mary Beth Griggs

Frogs use elastic tongues and reversible spit to catch prey
Animals

Frogs use elastic tongues and reversible spit to catch prey

Check out these spitting images

By Eleanor Cummins

Device reads brain activity to help locked-in people communicate
Health

Device reads brain activity to help locked-in people communicate

It can tell whether a completely paralyzed person is thinking “yes” or “no”

By Kate Baggaley

How to activate your brain’s ability to learn
Science

How to activate your brain’s ability to learn

A new study looks at the power of practicing well beyond mastery.

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Leaked EPA memo: Not even the EPA knows what’s going on with the EPA
Environment

Leaked EPA memo: Not even the EPA knows what’s going on with the EPA

An internal email encourages EPA staff to ignore the press

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

What can NASA’s twin study results actually tell us?
NASA

What can NASA’s twin study results actually tell us?

Not much can be said yet of the differences between the identical twins’ genetic makeup

By Claire Maldarelli

You shouldn’t feed poison to babies, even if it’s in a homeopathic teething tablet
Health

You shouldn’t feed poison to babies, even if it’s in a homeopathic teething tablet

Parents are still giving belladonna to children, despite multiple FDA warnings

By Sara Chodosh

Qian Xuesen
Military

Take it from history: Visa bans make us less secure

When fear trumps science and security, everybody loses

By P.W. Singer

This ghastly sack of cells may be your distant ancestor
Environment

This ghastly sack of cells may be your distant ancestor

Say hello to great-great-great-great … grandpa

By Sarah Fecht

Life on Earth exploded, but meteorites didn’t start the party
Evolution

Life on Earth exploded, but meteorites didn’t start the party

Sometimes life just finds a way

By Mark D. Kaufman

Celebrate Year of the Rooster with the best chicken science
Birds

Celebrate Year of the Rooster with the best chicken science

From sperm-rejecting hens to Chickenosaurus legs

By Cici Zhang

apollo 1 spacecraft
Space

Without Apollo 1, we might have never made it to the moon

Three astronauts made the ultimate sacrifice, but they didn't die in vain

By Amy Thompson

crispr
Gene Editing

Doctors successfully treat two babies with leukemia using gene-edited immune cells

It’s a promising approach, but still needs a lot more research

By Claire Maldarelli

The nuclear arsenals of China and the U.S.: Plans for a future armageddon
Military

The nuclear arsenals of China and the U.S.: Plans for a future armageddon

A quick run-down of they have now, and what they'll get in the coming decades.

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

The chemicals in burnt toast and crispy fries won’t kill you, but the calories might
Cancer

The chemicals in burnt toast and crispy fries won’t kill you, but the calories might

We’re pretty bad at identifying which cancer risks make a difference

By Sara Chodosh

traffic jam in L.A.
Technology

Elon Musk’s tunnel could make L.A.’s traffic worse

Unless it's a secret tunnel, or a toll road

By Sarah Fecht

Robotic food delivery is rolling into the United States in February
Self Driving

Robotic food delivery is rolling into the United States in February

Will the Starship bot be the future of takeout?

By Cici Zhang