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NOAA predicts an above average hurricane season for 2017
Weather

NOAA predicts an above average hurricane season for 2017

Get ready now.

pasta
Nutrition

MIT researchers want to make a dumpling that can fold itself

First stop: Flat-pack pasta.

goats in a tree
Animals

These tree-climbing goats spread seeds by spitting

Look out below.

We finally have the Juno spacecraft’s first results on Jupiter
Solar System

We finally have the Juno spacecraft’s first results on Jupiter

Here are eight surprising things NASA has learned so far.

Psychedelic mushroom bubble
Health

Study: Magic mushrooms are the safest drug

But they're still illegal.

The Space Shuttle Endeavor above the Earth's atmosphere.
Climate Change

Global warming is not ‘leveling off,’ so stop saying it is

Look to the satellite data.

Recent flows of insanely hot lava show us just how dynamic Earth really is
Environment

Recent flows of insanely hot lava show us just how dynamic Earth really is

89 million years is the blink of a (geologic) eye.

Researchers tracked how microbes spread in a newly opened hospital
Health

Researchers tracked how microbes spread in a newly opened hospital

The year-long study will help researchers better understand how microbes influence human health

Learning to read as an adult might change the way your brain works
Science

Learning to read as an adult might change the way your brain works

Take a look in a book.

microbial keratitis
Health

There are horrible things lurking on your counterfeit contact lenses

Never ever buy contact lenses without a doctor’s prescription. Just don’t.

Chocolate is not a super food
Heart Disease

Chocolate is not a super food

It’s time to appreciate our candy for what it is, not what we want it to be.

VR has a hard time showing you things up close, but Oculus might have a fix
Technology

VR has a hard time showing you things up close, but Oculus might have a fix

The company is focusing on focus.

Whales today are bigger than ever before. Now, we know why.
Whales

Whales today are bigger than ever before. Now, we know why.

A big solution to a cold problem.

Chinese delivery JD.com Drone
Military

In China, an e-commerce giant builds the world’s biggest delivery drone

JD.com's robot can carry 1 ton of cargo by air.

Why we have more and more days without frost
Climate Change

Why we have more and more days without frost

Foot loose and frost-free.

Kickstarter has a plan to free products from manufacturing limbo
Technology

Kickstarter has a plan to free products from manufacturing limbo

No, it's not making gadgets itself.

This micro-robot mimics the ingenious grasp of a Venus flytrap
Robots

This micro-robot mimics the ingenious grasp of a Venus flytrap

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Do probiotics actually do anything?
Ask Us Anything

Do probiotics actually do anything?

The tiny bugs are marketed as a quick fix, but the body of evidence is miniscule.

A fluke dinosaur tooth find could help us understand the history of North America
Dinosaurs

A fluke dinosaur tooth find could help us understand the history of North America

Horned dinosaurs may have crossed an ancient land bridge.

The training accident that almost ruined my chance to be an astronaut
Space

The training accident that almost ruined my chance to be an astronaut

Excerpt: Chasing Space