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Why is it more dangerous to have belly fat?

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a belly hanging over a waistband

Even people with normal BMIs have to watch out for midriff flab.

The real reason to shed inches off your waistline isn't to look better in a swimsuit—it's to be healthier.

How to find the best apps—and avoid the duds

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iOS App Store

Become an expert app hunter.

You want to fill your phone with the most fun and useful apps out there. Here's how you can distinguish the winners from the subpar offerings.

Why no one has died in a commercial passenger jet crash in more than a year

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airplane safety

Air travel has become incredibly safe.

Aviation experts say that the recent streak is simply a part of trend going back years.

What the heck is a bomb cyclone?

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cars in a blizzard

And just how bad is it?

Yes, a bomb cyclone sounds pretty bad. But you probably don't need to be as freaked out about winter storm Grayson as that term would have you believe.

That flickering 'alien megastructure' star is probably just dusty

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boyaijins star

We'll admit that space dust is slightly less cool than an alien civilization.

Three hundred and ninety parsecs away from Earth, a star dimmed in a weird way. Then it did it again.

We’re three million miles closer to the sun in January than we are in July. So why isn't it hot?

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earth axial tilt

It turns out proximity is pretty inconsequential.

There’s something about the geometry of space that’s never quite made sense to me. This year, I finally figured it out.

Drowning in browser tabs? Tame them with these extensions

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Browser tabs

Take control of tab overflow.

As you wander around the internet, you might open a tab or two. Or three. Or three dozen. Don't get overwhelmed—these browser extensions can tame the overflow.

Everything you ever wanted to know about your double chin

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Submental fat is not your enemy.

Double chins get a bad rap, considering they're just a little pocket of harmless fat. But they're actually kind of mysterious.

Five snow-clearing tools to get you through winter

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Snow Day Tools

The best offerings, both handheld and motor-powered.

Five tools to assist in clearing snow after a snow day, from handheld tools to motored machines.

Don't let snow shoveling give you a heart attack

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Clearing the driveway during a blizzard may be the perfect storm for a cardiac event.

Snow shoveling during or after a blizzard may be the “perfect storm” for a cardiac event.

Hold onto your butts: Don’t let dogs get stoned on your leftover weed

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Here's what to do if your furry friend is flying high.

The ASPCA reports an anecdotal increase in the number of dogs accidentally consume cannabis. Here's what to do if your furry friend is flying high.

Why winter is cold and flu season—and what you can do about it

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a sick man on the couch

Being cold doesn't make you catch a cold, but it doesn't help.

Being chilly doesn’t literally make you catch a cold, no matter what your parents said whenever you left the house with wet hair.

Does all this cold weather mean there will be fewer mosquitoes next summer?

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snowy woods

Looking for a silver lining.

It’s awful out there, and we’re only a few days into the year. So is there anything we can look forward to? Any upside to the massive chill?

Experts just ranked the best diets, and their choices will probably surprise you

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pizza with greens

Minor eating changes aren't as satisfying, but they work.

We assume we’ll be happy to push through any physical or mental pain if we can lose the pounds quickly. But decades of weight-loss research says exactly the opposite.

Tech tricks to help you organize your digital photo library

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Photos

Get more out of Google Photos and Apple Photos.

Picture-storage apps like Google Photos and Apple Photos come with tons of features to organize your digital snaps. Here's how to take advantage of them.

Can it be too cold to snow?

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No, but you're on to something.

Can it be too cold to snow? Not really. But colder air can dry up moisture, which is essential for precipitation.

All the cool new friends you'll meet when you drink raw water

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a woman drinking water

So many buddies are going to show up in your GI tract.

Drinking raw water isn’t just about flavor. The real joy of sipping Mother Nature’s unfiltered lifeblood is the diverse community you’ll be introduced to.

There are two types of fat cells. Here’s how to get more of the good stuff.

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Not all fat is created equal.

Brown fat is incredibly important because it's capable of burning calories, and there are easy ways to increase it.

This is what a scientist wears to keep warm in -40°F

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Ryan Knapp works at the Mount Washington Observatory where the wind chill can drop below -70 degrees.

The brutal conditions at the summit of Mount Washington make work tricky for meteorologist Ryan Knapp.

This week, it was colder in Florida than it was in Alaska

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But don’t let the weather fool you about the climate.

It was colder in Jacksonville, Florida than Anchorage, Alaska, thanks to the so-called polar vortex. But don’t let the weather fool you about the climate.
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