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I got my hip replaced at 39. Here’s why that might get more common.

I got my hip replaced at 39. Here’s why that might get more common. I got my hip replaced at 39. Here’s why that might get more common.

Science helped me run my first marathon in 3 hours and 21 minutes

Science helped me run my first marathon in 3 hours and 21 minutes Science helped me run my first marathon in 3 hours and 21 minutes

By Claire Maldarelli

Half of Americans have heart disease, but there are easy ways to reduce your risk

Half of Americans have heart disease, but there are easy ways to reduce your risk Half of Americans have heart disease, but there are easy ways to reduce your risk

By Claire Maldarelli

An older person with short brown hair wearing blue rubber gloves and cleaning a window with a yellow rag.

3 early spring cleaning ideas to get you out of hibernation mode 3 early spring cleaning ideas to get you out of hibernation mode

Eight science apps that turn your phone into a laboratory Eight science apps that turn your phone into a laboratory

A man wearing a black shirt and a white baseball cap looking down while many dead leaves fall and fly around him, probably as he's trying to get the leaves off his lawn.

The best way to get rid of leaves this fall The best way to get rid of leaves this fall

By Jillian Mock

An airplane taking off toward the camera at dusk, with lights along the runway and on the front of the plane, against a cloudy reddish sunset.

Let’s talk about how planes fly Let’s talk about how planes fly

Pluto is not a planet but a dwarf planet. Outline of its corona on black taken by the NASA New Horizons probe.

Pluto is not a planet because of one small technicality Pluto is not a planet because of one small technicality

By Charlie Wood

Shorter winters are stunting the growth of plants

Shorter winters are stunting the growth of plants Shorter winters are stunting the growth of plants

By Marlene Cimons

A savvy shopper’s guide to spotting fake Amazon reviews

A savvy shopper’s guide to spotting fake Amazon reviews A savvy shopper’s guide to spotting fake Amazon reviews

By Whitson Gordon

How to set up your home Wi-Fi

How to set up your home Wi-Fi How to set up your home Wi-Fi

By Jason Lederman

a palm tree bending in the wind

Hurricane forecasts can be confusing—here’s a helpful glossary Hurricane forecasts can be confusing—here’s a helpful glossary

By Dennis Mersereau

glass bottles on a shelf with handwritten labels

So, what’s the deal with homeopathy? So, what’s the deal with homeopathy?

By Justin McElroy and Dr. Sydnee McElroy

yoga pose flexible

Is it possible to be too flexible? Is it possible to be too flexible?

By Nicole Wetsman

Do I have a cold or the flu?

Do I have a cold or the flu? Do I have a cold or the flu?

By Nicole Wetsman

Here’s China’s massive plan to retool the web

Here’s China’s massive plan to retool the web Here’s China’s massive plan to retool the web

By P.W. Singer and Emerson Brooking

Live your best post-Zuckerberg life with these replacements for Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook

Live your best post-Zuckerberg life with these replacements for Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Live your best post-Zuckerberg life with these replacements for Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook

There’s a zombie attack happening right now. It involves crickets.

There’s a zombie attack happening right now. It involves crickets. There’s a zombie attack happening right now. It involves crickets.

moving in carrying sofa

Lift heavy stuff without wrecking your back Lift heavy stuff without wrecking your back

Glaciers are no longer moving at glacial paces

Glaciers are no longer moving at glacial paces Glaciers are no longer moving at glacial paces

hurricane florence flooding

Why rivers rise long after a hurricane is gone Why rivers rise long after a hurricane is gone

By Sara Chodosh

Freezer bags are the secret to eating well on your next camping trip

Freezer bags are the secret to eating well on your next camping trip Freezer bags are the secret to eating well on your next camping trip

By Alisha McDarris

man holding a candle in dark room

Here’s how a photojournalist prepares to cover a hurricane Here’s how a photojournalist prepares to cover a hurricane

By Jeanette D. Moses

iOS 12 just gave your iPhone new features—here’s how to use them iOS 12 just gave your iPhone new features—here’s how to use them

A phone screen with the Kiwi Browser, Ecosia browser, Brave browser, and Firefox browser icons on the screen.

7 alternatives to your phone’s built-in web browser 7 alternatives to your phone’s built-in web browser

noaa hurricane florence

Hurricane category ratings can be misleading. Check out these deadly ‘minor’ storms. Hurricane category ratings can be misleading. Check out these deadly ‘minor’ storms.

By Sara Chodosh

How to record a phone call

How to record a phone call How to record a phone call

decade of hurricanes

Charted: How hurricanes are becoming more extreme Charted: How hurricanes are becoming more extreme

By Sara Chodosh

Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic

How to prepare for a hurricane that’s about to hit How to prepare for a hurricane that’s about to hit

By Sophie Bushwick

How to send secret messages hidden in pictures and songs

How to send secret messages hidden in pictures and songs How to send secret messages hidden in pictures and songs

Sweltering heat is exactly the right weather to get your flu shot

Sweltering heat is exactly the right weather to get your flu shot Sweltering heat is exactly the right weather to get your flu shot

By Sara Chodosh

Charted: Here’s how much your food waste hurts the environment

Charted: Here’s how much your food waste hurts the environment Charted: Here’s how much your food waste hurts the environment

By Sara Chodosh

Male red-winged blackbird

How to decode the secret language of birds How to decode the secret language of birds

How to manage your digital read-it-later list—before it’s too late

How to manage your digital read-it-later list—before it’s too late How to manage your digital read-it-later list—before it’s too late

Why bigger planes mean cramped quarters

Why bigger planes mean cramped quarters Why bigger planes mean cramped quarters

By Ryan Bradley

A young woman doing a lunge stretch by the side of a river under a gray cliff.

How to stretch for any type of workout How to stretch for any type of workout

By Sara Chodosh

Here’s how much protein you really need Here’s how much protein you really need

By Sara Chodosh

Everything you ever wanted to know about vitamin D

Everything you ever wanted to know about vitamin D Everything you ever wanted to know about vitamin D

By Julissa Treviño

Stop struggling with ‘inbox zero’ and just delete all your emails Stop struggling with ‘inbox zero’ and just delete all your emails

beef meat fresh carnivore

Please do not try to survive on an all-meat diet Please do not try to survive on an all-meat diet

By Sara Chodosh

A veterinarian explains what dog and cat years really mean

A veterinarian explains what dog and cat years really mean A veterinarian explains what dog and cat years really mean

By Jesse Grady / The Conversation

Here are 10 plants and animals that might have gone extinct without the Endangered Species Act Here are 10 plants and animals that might have gone extinct without the Endangered Species Act

How to send and receive texts from the comfort of your computer How to send and receive texts from the comfort of your computer

Descended testicles: DNA study drops new hints on secrets of low hanging glands

Descended testicles: DNA study drops new hints on secrets of low hanging glands Descended testicles: DNA study drops new hints on secrets of low hanging glands

By Neil Adams/The Conversation

a girl looks at a touch screen

Climate change forced a famously old-school museum to go digital Climate change forced a famously old-school museum to go digital

By Eleanor Cummins

Beauty vitamins promise shinier hair, stronger nails, and suppler skin, but do they work?

Beauty vitamins promise shinier hair, stronger nails, and suppler skin, but do they work? Beauty vitamins promise shinier hair, stronger nails, and suppler skin, but do they work?

By Julissa Treviño

How to find your way out of the woods without tools—or your phone

How to find your way out of the woods without tools—or your phone How to find your way out of the woods without tools—or your phone

Two-by-fours are not actually 2-by-4—here’s why

Two-by-fours are not actually 2-by-4—here’s why Two-by-fours are not actually 2-by-4—here’s why

By Eleanor Cummins

For the closest shave, get naked—doctor’s orders

For the closest shave, get naked—doctor’s orders For the closest shave, get naked—doctor’s orders

These charts reveal America’s complicated relationship with exercise

These charts reveal America’s complicated relationship with exercise These charts reveal America’s complicated relationship with exercise

By Sara Chodosh

Immigrant children in U.S. detention camps could face yet another health hazard: contaminated water

Immigrant children in U.S. detention camps could face yet another health hazard: contaminated water Immigrant children in U.S. detention camps could face yet another health hazard: contaminated water

Koji strip steak

This Japanese fungus can dry-age a steak in 48 hours. Here’s how. This Japanese fungus can dry-age a steak in 48 hours. Here’s how.

By Kevin Gray and Jason Tasauro

tired runner man

That beer after your workout probably isn’t helping you That beer after your workout probably isn’t helping you

By Sara Chodosh

A Tyrannosaurus rex

Why it would have been impossible for a T. rex to stick out its tongue Why it would have been impossible for a T. rex to stick out its tongue

Childhood trauma can change the way your genes behave and leave you more vulnerable to illness

Childhood trauma can change the way your genes behave and leave you more vulnerable to illness Childhood trauma can change the way your genes behave and leave you more vulnerable to illness

By Nicole Wetsman

A swimming pool, from under the water.

It’s surprisingly hard to tell if someone’s drowning, so we made you a guide It’s surprisingly hard to tell if someone’s drowning, so we made you a guide

By Whitson Gordon

These are China’s new underwater drones

These are China’s new underwater drones These are China’s new underwater drones

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

deforestation in Indonesia

Our love of palm oil is destroying forests. Here’s how to use less of it. Our love of palm oil is destroying forests. Here’s how to use less of it.

By Sophie Bushwick

Meet the menagerie of parasites that can live in human eyes

Meet the menagerie of parasites that can live in human eyes Meet the menagerie of parasites that can live in human eyes

By Kate Baggaley

What is ‘trancing’ and why does it make my dog act so weird around plants?

What is ‘trancing’ and why does it make my dog act so weird around plants? What is ‘trancing’ and why does it make my dog act so weird around plants?

Everything you think you know about bald eagles is wrong Everything you think you know about bald eagles is wrong

By Sara Chodosh

Carbon dioxide injections might seem better than liposuction—but there’s a catch

Carbon dioxide injections might seem better than liposuction—but there’s a catch Carbon dioxide injections might seem better than liposuction—but there’s a catch

This giant demon plant gives you burns if you touch it, and it’s spreading

This giant demon plant gives you burns if you touch it, and it’s spreading This giant demon plant gives you burns if you touch it, and it’s spreading

By Sara Chodosh

medical staff wearing scrubs in an OR

Inside the controversial new surgery to transplant human wombs Inside the controversial new surgery to transplant human wombs