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Koji strip steak

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

By Kevin Gray and Jason Tasauro

tired runner man

Fitness & Exercise

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

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

By Whitson Gordon

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.

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

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?

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

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

A snake with blue eyes

These snakes slurp snails, and that’s great for farmers

How to create a perfectly imperfect lawn

How to create a perfectly imperfect lawn

Five things you might not know about the plague (not including the fact that it still exists)

Five things you might not know about the plague (not including the fact that it still exists)

By Sara Chodosh

Even if you live in a city, you can get health benefits from nature

Even if you live in a city, you can get health benefits from nature

By Kate Baggaley

Contrary to most doomsday visions, climate change will probably make for smaller waves and calmer seas

Contrary to most doomsday visions, climate change will probably make for smaller waves and calmer seas

By Erin Blakemore

Laptop keyboard

Explore the internet faster with these keyboard shortcuts

Activated charcoal is showing up everywhere—here are four reasons to avoid it

Activated charcoal is showing up everywhere—here are four reasons to avoid it

By Sophie Medlin/The Conversation

Even the clothes you donate probably end up in a landfill

Even the clothes you donate probably end up in a landfill

By Nell Durfee/Scienceline

How to tell if you really have a fever

How to tell if you really have a fever

By Claire Maldarelli

Your smart speakers are listening to you. Here’s how to delete their recordings.

Your smart speakers are listening to you. Here’s how to delete their recordings.

The inside of a parked car on the top floor of a parking garage, baking in the heat.

How to keep your car from getting butt-burningly hot this summer

By Whitson Gordon

Get your phone’s AI assistant to actually assist you

Get your phone’s AI assistant to actually assist you

woman barbell lifting

Fitness & Exercise

There’s a HIIT for weight lifting, too. And it works really well.

By Sara Chodosh

A nutritionist’s guide to eating junk food

A nutritionist’s guide to eating junk food

By Sara Chodosh

Ernest Hemingway’s Florida home is ready to withstand its 168th hurricane season

Ernest Hemingway’s Florida home is ready to withstand its 168th hurricane season

By Eleanor Cummins

Spiders are secretly great roommates

Spiders are secretly great roommates

By Matt Bertone/The Conversation

Stop popping your pimples

Stop popping your pimples

By Sara Chodosh

a woman sleeping

Sleeping in on the weekend might be good for you, but it’s not going to fix all your problems

Octopuses are not aliens, but boy are they a bunch of beautiful weirdos

Octopuses are not aliens, but boy are they a bunch of beautiful weirdos

By Sara Chodosh

a blue sky with clouds

The world agreed to ban this ozone killer years ago—but it looks like someone is making more

By Neel V. Patel

These animals spend their whole lives waiting to have sex, and then they die

By Sara Chodosh

A person sitting at a wooden desk in front of a large window, bathed in sunlight, with the Google search engine open on a laptop and a small cup of coffee on a saucer next to them.

How to get the most space in your cloud storage—without paying to upgrade

A few simple habits can tack some extra years onto your lifespan

Fitness & Exercise

A few simple habits can tack some extra years onto your lifespan

By Claire Maldarelli

beagle lying on carpet

A pet’s death can hurt more than losing a fellow human

Researchers think 9/11 gave first responders cancer—but proving it will be nearly impossible

Researchers think 9/11 gave first responders cancer—but proving it will be nearly impossible

By Eleanor Cummins

Anyone can compost their food waste (and everyone should)

Anyone can compost their food waste (and everyone should)

By Claire Maldarelli

How to throw a punch

By Stan Horaczek

Saving pollinators is about more than just honeybees

Saving pollinators is about more than just honeybees

By Philip Donkersley/The Conversation

Seeing your phone’s screen while wearing sunglasses just takes one quick trick

Seeing your phone’s screen while wearing sunglasses just takes one quick trick

By Whitson Gordon

Everything you never wanted to know about artificial sweeteners

Everything you never wanted to know about artificial sweeteners

By Sara Chodosh

If your genes put you at risk of heart disease, exercise might be able to help

If your genes put you at risk of heart disease, exercise might be able to help

By Claire Maldarelli

Intermittent fasting can help you lose weight. But can it make you live longer?

Intermittent fasting can help you lose weight. But can it make you live longer?

By Claire Maldarelli

Air pollution might be the new lead

By Nicole Wetsman

Here’s a great excuse to stop mowing your lawn

Here’s a great excuse to stop mowing your lawn

By Kate Baggaley

Scientists found a ‘new organ,’ but it might not be what you’re expecting

Scientists found a ‘new organ,’ but it might not be what you’re expecting

By Claire Maldarelli

What are the smartest animals in the world, and how do we know?

By Claire Maldarelli

woman napping on a couch

Learn how to take a nap because they’re really beneficial

By Eleanor Cummins

They don’t make baby poop like they did in 1926, that’s for sure. Here’s why scientists care.

They don’t make baby poop like they did in 1926, that’s for sure. Here’s why scientists care.

By Claire Maldarelli

Cow poop could help us make clean(er) energy

Cow poop could help us make clean(er) energy

By Marlene Cimons

An exhaustive account of how the flu destroys your body

An exhaustive account of how the flu destroys your body

By Claire Maldarelli

puppy going potty

Not all dogs eat poop, but the ones that do like it fresh

By Jacqueline Boyd/The Conversation

Millions of Americans can’t stay home with the flu, so it spreads

Millions of Americans can’t stay home with the flu, so it spreads

By Sara Chodosh

Multi-colored plastic straws.

We suck at recycling straws—so maybe we should ban them

A person in a blue buttondown shirt using a Macbook laptop on a wooden desk with a plant and some books nearby.

Your inbox can do a lot more than just organize your email

Got a good feeling about someone? You probably just like the way they look.

Got a good feeling about someone? You probably just like the way they look.

By Eleanor Cummins

Strongest Man bodyfat

The world’s strongest athletes aren’t shredded and for good reason

By Stan Horaczek

E-cigarettes could help you quit smoking—and help your kids start

E-cigarettes could help you quit smoking—and help your kids start

By Rachel Feltman

Your weight affects how long you live—but it’s extremely complicated

Your weight affects how long you live—but it’s extremely complicated

By Claire Maldarelli

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

By Kate Baggaley

How to find the best apps—and avoid the duds

How to find the best apps—and avoid the duds

How to prepare your home for winter

How to prepare your home for winter

By Mary Beth Griggs