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Want to spend a year living in NASA's Mars simulation?
Jul 31, 202612 min
Are extreme wildfires the new normal?
Jul 29, 202613 min
A cooler of eggs and a bold plan to save leopard sharks
Jul 28, 202613 min
Could this nasal spray replace all your vaccines one day?
Jul 27, 202610 min
The problem with modern avocados — and the ancient solution
Jul 24, 20269 min
Does the science of peptides live up to the hype?
Jul 22, 202612 min
Cyclosporiasis: the science, risks and red flags
Jul 21, 202610 min
Are Trump and AI driving a nuclear power boom?
Jul 20, 202613 min
Why did designing the World Cup pitches take eight years?
Jul 17, 202613 min
Our favorite brains, including Einstein's stolen one
Jul 15, 202613 min
What's this super-aging butterfly’s longevity secret?
Jul 14, 202613 min
How should we decide who, or what, is conscious?
Jul 13, 202613 min
Plot twist: We're probably way undercounting insects on Earth
Jul 10, 20269 min
NASA's race against time to rescue a falling satellite
Jul 8, 202611 min
Could this anti-aging dog pill lead to one for you too?
Jul 7, 202611 min
Sky Uber? Air taxis could be here soon
Jul 6, 202614 min
This July 4th, are you a thrill- or chill-seeker?
Jul 3, 202613 min
Is setting your trash on fire a good idea?
Jul 1, 202614 min
Ticks are a growing problem, no matter where you live
Jun 30, 202613 min
Is working from home actually good for you?
Jun 29, 202613 min
Salty Clouds aren’t the only strange thing about this object in space
Jun 26, 20269 min
Did Trump's foreign aid cuts fuel the Ebola outbreak?
Jun 24, 202610 min
What can a tornado teach us about kindness?
Jun 23, 202612 min
Inside the mysterious minds of horses
Jun 22, 202613 min
Why scientists launched two little robots to the moon
Jun 19, 202610 min
Is sewage the future of green aviation?
Jun 17, 202612 min
Could air pollution make your memory worse?
Jun 16, 202610 min
Inside the lab taste-testing the world's chocolate
Jun 15, 202610 min
Why your sunscreen is finally getting a major upgrade
Jun 12, 20269 min
How a single flu shot could protect you for decades
Jun 10, 202611 min
Your DNA is changing all the time. Here’s why
Jun 9, 202614 min
Inner monologues are still a mystery
Jun 8, 202614 min
Prepare to be baffled by what we don't know about eels
Jun 5, 202613 min
This common garden plant summons wasps as bodyguards
Jun 3, 20269 min
Why are scientists planting tiny forests in big cities?
Jun 2, 202612 min
Why you can't stop scrolling: the science of 'dark flow'
Jun 1, 202612 min
This distant planet has wild weather and gemstone clouds
May 29, 20269 min
Should we reengineer the world's deadliest animal?
May 27, 202611 min
Is it getting windier?
May 26, 202611 min
The magic — and science — of synchronous fireflies
May 25, 202613 min
The supertree shielding coastlines and storing carbon
May 22, 202612 min
Why renaming this common hormonal disorder is a huge deal
May 20, 202613 min
A solution for California's water woes
May 19, 202614 min
What's up with your nightmares?
May 18, 202614 min
A chemical found in fish could help reinvent your sunscreen
May 15, 202610 min
Should you be fibermaxxing? Here's what the science says
May 13, 202612 min
Why Swedish scientists gave salmon cocaine
May 12, 202610 min
Without this pill, lots of people would be dead
May 11, 202614 min
Hantavirus: the risks, the science and what you need to know
May 8, 202612 min
How science is taking tripping mainstream
May 6, 202612 min