Satellites zoom in on cities’ hottest neighborhoods
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The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History
The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In History...
Why do cats’ eyes glow in the dark?
The same thing that makes their eyes glow helps cats see better in dim light. Cletus Waldman/EyeEm via Getty Images...
What the new science of authenticity says about discovering your true self
Studies show that feelings of ease and comfort in a given situation – what psychologists call ‘fluency’ – are tied...
Limits of Perception – The Secrets of Nature
This is a journey from the smallest manmade hole - by removing just one single atom - to the edge...
College could take place in the metaverse
College could take place in the metaverse, but these problems must be overcome first Questions abound about what it means to...
Why do we bleed?
Why do we bleed? A hematologist explains how the body prevents blood loss after injury The body starts plugging up wounds...
What is earwax?
Step away from the cotton swabs! Crazytang/iStock via Getty Images Plus Henry Ou, University of Washington What is earwax? Curious Kids...
Why can’t we throw all our trash into a volcano and burn it up?
Lava flows from a fissure in the aftermath of eruptions from the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island, May 22,...
How do fireworks work?
How do fireworks work? Colors, sparks, booms and whistles all require different pyrotechnic recipes. chensiyuan/WikimediaCommons, CC BY-SA Paul E. Smith,...
Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world – and also to colonialism
Tattoos have a long history going back to the ancient world – and also to colonialism The Picts, the indigenous people...
Smelling in stereo – the real reason snakes have flicking, forked tongues
Smelling in stereo – the real reason snakes have flicking, forked tongues Long misunderstood, snake tongues have fascinated naturalists for centuries.reptiles4all/iStock...
Youth Can Connect Food Choices to a Healthier Planet
5 Ways Youth Can Connect Food Choices to a Healthier Planet Although many young people care deeply about global issues...
Why do cats knead with their paws?
Why do cats knead with their paws? A behavior from kittenhood persists in many adult cats. Byron Chin/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA...
High-speed camera mounted on a spinning lawnmower blade
High-speed camera mounted on a spinning lawnmower blade High-speed camera mounted on a spinning lawnmower blade Mounting a Chronos 1.4...
Prepare Your Kids to Head Back to School
Prepare Your Kids to Head Back to School (Family Features) Whether your child's stance on heading back to school is...
The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Aware
The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Aware https://youtu.be/H6u0VBqNBQ8 The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became...
To navigate the dangers of the web, you need critical thinking – but also critical ignoring
To navigate the dangers of the web, you need critical thinking – but also critical ignoring Kids can be taught...
Mary Ball Washington She’s well worth saluting.
Mary Ball Washington, George’s single mother, often gets overlooked – but she's well worth saluting Mary Washington helped her son...
Why we remember more by reading
Why we remember more by reading Why we remember more by reading – especially print – than from audio or...
Student loan debt is costing recent grads much more than just money
Recent college graduates owed an average of nearly $30,000 in student loans in 2019.lightspeedshutter/iStock via Getty Images Plus Student loan...
How do people make paper out of trees and why not use something else?
How do people make paper out of trees, and why not use something else? Future notebook paper? Not4rthur/Flickr, CC BY-SA...
This supermoon has a twist
This supermoon has a twist – expect flooding, but a lunar cycle is masking effects of sea level rise This...
You don’t have a male or female brain
You don't have a male or female brain – the more brains scientists study, the weaker the evidence for sex...
At what age are people usually happiest? New research offers surprising clues
In an ongoing study, most of those interviewed seemed to recognize that they were happier in their 30s than they...
Are mass shootings an American epidemic?
Are mass shootings an American epidemic? Police stand near the scene where multiple people were shot at the FedEx Ground...
