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The sun over Maunakea volcano and research observatories in Hawaii

In Hawaii, an ancient observatory offers lessons for modern stargazers

By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

tiny plants growing out of stacks of coins

Sci-fi carbon coins could actually save our planet

A plastic piece depicting a menacing plastic dragon on a board game

Organize and accessorize your board games with 3D printing

By RK Pendergrass

A spotify screenshot

Spotify has a major audio-quality upgrade coming later this year

By Stan Horaczek

Mona Chalabi fermented food chart

See the wonderful world of fermented foods on one delicious chart

Seville orange on wood

These oranges are for a lot more than juicing

By Carlos C. Olaechea/Saveur

Unreal Engine's MetaHuman Creator interface with model

Meet the eerily realistic digital people made with Epic’s MetaHuman Creator

By Stan Horaczek

A model in a wine-red cutout dress on a beach

Tech-savvy fashion forecasters already know what you’ll be wearing in two years

By Rachael Zisk

A baby red fox with its mouth open in a grassy field

What does the red fox say?

By Dan Nosowitz

Chinese parents and kid have a meal in their dining room

Learning a second language early might have ripple effects throughout your life

Three U.S. Air Force bombers fly over Super Bowl LV.

Everything to know about the bombers that flew over Super Bowl LV

Why ASMR calms some people down and sends others into a rage

By Eleanor Cummins

Karel Čapek's play "R.U.R." in 1921

The first ‘robots’ were made of flesh and bone

By John M. Jordan/MIT Press Reader

An open dictionary with a red cover on a table

Local languages are dying out and taking invaluable knowledge with them

Parents and two kids on New Year's in party hats and sparklers

Make your own New Year’s ball, and 4 other family party ideas

By Purbita Saha

A pack of llamas on top of a canyon in Peru

Llamas are hotter than ever. Here’s why.

By Emily Wakild/The Conversation

League of Kitchens instructor Mab Abbasgholizadeh teaches her students how to make classic Persian dishes, including crispy tahdig rice.

Multicultural cooking classes offer up something tasty on Zoom

By Max Falkowitz/Saveur

Sharing doesn’t make you a sucker. This scientist has the numbers to prove it.

By Rachel Feltman

“Ferme la Praise's" aging cave.

When specialty cheesemaking becomes a quarantine pastime

By Kat Craddock/Saveur

Billie Eilish Google AI mashup

This Billie Eilish cover is unlike any other (because it’s made by Google’s AI)

By Stan Horaczek

Disney Plus Star Wars Marvel Screen

It’s time to unsubscribe from some streaming services

By Stan Horaczek

Landing on the moon only made us love it more

By Alice Gorman/MIT Press Reader

Why do we love game shows like ‘Jeopardy!’ so much?

By Alex Schwartz

Japanese anime remembers the atom bomb, decades after Hiroshima

By Frank Fuller/The Conversation

Trans pride eye makeup

Exploring the common misconceptions regarding trans and non-binary identities

A blue agave plant

Five burning questions about tequila, answered

By Purbita Saha

A bowl of saag or spinach paneer

Eight international cheeses you need to try once

By Candice Wang

Solve the famous water puzzle from Die Hard 3

Solve the famous water puzzle from Die Hard 3

By Eleanor Cummins

Why we evolved to feel empathy during pandemics and other disasters

By Peter Sterling/MIT Press Reader

Oscar Bolten Green illustration

Tomatoes, tempura, and other foods whose origins will surprise you

By Eleanor Cummins

looking through telescopes skyward from a rooftop of one of the buildings of al-Aqsa University in Gaza City

A Palestinian brings stargazing to his homeland, and finds wonder alongside heartbreak

By Sarah Sax/Undark

Superstar singer Taylor Swift at a music festival

Eating disorders are about emotional pain, not food

By Michele Patterson Ford/The Conversation

Mongolian woman milking an animal

The answer to lactose intolerance might be in Mongolia

By Andrew Curry

A view over a plaza in Wuhan, China

The prejudice stemming from the coronavirus outbreak isn’t new

By Marisa Peryer/Undark

Fans at a giant concert

How musicians like Radiohead and Massive Attack are making their tours less stressful on the environment

By Eleanor Cummins

It’s not just you: Restaurants have gotten too loud. But there are some fixes.

By Chris Berdik

Deucalion and Pyrrha

Real-life climate disasters are mirroring doomsday myths—and that’s worse than you think

By Jeremy Deaton/Nexus Media

Niv Bavarsky illustration

This is why you mishear popular song lyrics

By Sara Kiley Watson

Lee Johnston (BMW Ashcourt Racing) hurtles a short distance from the dreaded Armco barriers, with the city in the background.

The world’s most thrilling motorcycle race, in photos

By Marta Covioli/Motorcyclist

Inside the extraordinary experiment to save the Stradivarius sound

By Chuck Squatriglia

Kwaksistalla Wathl’thla with Mayanilh

Ecological secrets hide between the notes of Indigenous songs

By Dana Lepofsky, Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares, and Oqwilowgwa Kim Recalma-Clutesi/The Conversation

Paul Rudd says "Hey, look at us."

Ten GIFs that really got us through 2019

By Jason Lederman

a couple expressing emotions

Emotions may be universal, but they aren’t easy to translate

By Kate Baggaley

It’s A Wonderful Life

The psychology behind our love of Christmas movies

By S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate/The Conversation

Bright, flashing lights could cause sensitive viewers to have seizures or suffer from migraines.

‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ could trigger seizures. Here’s what to know before you go.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Egyptian coffin mummy.

Egypt is reclaiming its mummies and its past

By Sara Kiley Watson

A salsa band on the street.

A recent study reinforces the idea that music is universal

By Sara Kiley Watson

James Dean Rebel Without a Cause

The controversial tech driving James Dean’s return to the big screen

7 science fiction inventions that became reality

Science Fiction

7 science fiction inventions that became reality

By Tom McNamara

Flow chart for how conspiracies start and proliferate

How to start a conspiracy theory

By Jessica Boddy

How menopause evolved—and what it means for us

How menopause evolved—and what it means for us

By Susan P. Mattern

An intimate guide to the ferns from Netflix’s ‘Between Two Ferns’

An intimate guide to the ferns from Netflix’s ‘Between Two Ferns’

By Purbita Saha

Stop saving your umbrella for a rainy day

Stop saving your umbrella for a rainy day

By Jonathan Coopersmith/The Conversation

The environmental impact of watching a movie might surprise you

The environmental impact of watching a movie might surprise you

By Sara Chodosh

Everything we know about the new airplanes in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Everything we know about the new airplanes in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’

Laugh tracks trick our brains into thinking dad jokes are funny

Laugh tracks trick our brains into thinking dad jokes are funny

By Marion Renault

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

Britain makes Alan Turing, the father of AI, the face of its 50-pound note

By Eleanor Cummins

The science fiction podcasts every nerd should listen to

Science Fiction

The science fiction podcasts every nerd should listen to

By Rachel Feltman

How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug

How a Victorian heart medicine became a gay sex drug

By Alex Schwartz

Game of Thrones isn’t a fantasy, it’s a warning

Game of Thrones isn’t a fantasy, it’s a warning

By Alf Hornborg

Dragonglass is real, even if white walkers (hopefully) aren’t

Dragonglass is real, even if white walkers (hopefully) aren’t

By Eleanor Cummins

How to pick the perfect seat in a movie theater for sound and picture

How to pick the perfect seat in a movie theater for sound and picture

Human animal humanimal hand swan feeding

Rethinking what sets humans apart starts with asking if we’re special at all

By Adam Rutherford

Stormtrooper spider Stormtroopis discovery species Star Wars

These clone-like, Colombian spiders are named for Star Wars’ Storm Troopers

By Eleanor Cummins