A tunnel collapsed at the Hanford nuclear waste site on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know.
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Ring Video Doorbell review
This smart doorbell doesn't need to be wired into your house.
How does the Ring smart doorbell measure up against its competition?
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Cassini spotted some breezy summer methane clouds on Titan
You won’t need sunblock, but you’ll definitely want a blanket or two
It’s summer in the northern hemisphere and you know what that means: clouds of methane. Welcome to Titan.
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This new species of dinosaur looks like Zuul from Ghostbusters
I am become Zuul, Destroyer of Shins
This so-called "destroyer of shins" could help us piece together more puzzling dinosaur fossils. Read on.
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The best travel apps to install on your phone
Don't hit the road without them
These essential smartphone apps for your next vacation will let you find your way around town, speak the local language, save money on your trip, and more.
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The smart hubs have eyes: Why the Amazon Echo Show should have you asking questions about privacy
It is, for better or worse, as trustworthy as Amazon itself
New Amazon Echo has security risks, like all internet of things devices…
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What actually causes body odor?
It’s never as smelly as you think it is
Body odor is a universal human experience. Here's how and why we produce this weird stench—and why your odor is never as bad as you think.
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Desert critters avoid noisy wind farm turbines
Scientists seek to reduce wind energy's impact upon predators
Although the understanding of wind farm impacts is lacking, a new study suggests they might affect the hunting and scavenging behavior of desert critters.
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We just got an up-close look at the largest lava lake in the solar system
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Horizontal stripes make you look thinner, not wider
A brain scientist's guide to fashion.
This Helmholtz square illusion contradicts a standard rule of fashion: Horizontal stripes make you look shorter, and wider. Read on.
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Protect your inbox from phishing and other email attacks
Defenses up
Your email account can get exposed to all kinds of internet nasties, but with the right tools and some common sense, you can keep your inbox protected.
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This ancient whale had teeth, but it still sucked food off the ocean floor
It's a distant baleen relative, and it had the best of both worlds
Predecessors of filter feeding whales had teeth. Read on.
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This watery, Neptune-sized exoplanet could help us learn how new worlds evolve
It's surprisingly lacking in heavy elements
Researchers have published some of the most detailed study yet of a medium, Neptune-sized planet.
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An air fryer for 50 percent off? I'd fry it.
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Prototype exoskeleton helps the elderly keep their balance
Why have a walker when you could have an exosuit?
A new exoskeleton is meant to prevent these falls from happening, by using adaptive mechanisms that activate only when it senses that the wearer is about to fall. Read…
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Neighborhoods subjected to deadly air quality can finally fight back
New devices let citizen scientists detect local pollutants
Habitatmap works with community-based organizations and schools to create education and advocacy maps promoting important health and environmental issues.
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How we finally figured out the color of dinosaur feathers
Excerpt: The Evolution of Beauty
Describing the plumage coloration of Anchiornis huxleyi was like writing the very first entry in the Field Guide to Jurassic Dinosaurs. Read on.
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Humans have a better sense of smell than you think
The nose knows
You can blame a 19th century scientists for the mistaken idea that our sense of smell stinks.
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What a Jell-O brain tells us about the future of human-machine interaction
Expanding the ways people connect with the digital landscape
Yang Zhang, a 26-year-old computer science doctoral student at Carnegie Mellon University, created a touch-sensitive model of the human brain out of red Jell-O and milk…
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Non-cheesy gift ideas for new and soon-to-be moms
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