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People who need self-care the most aren’t getting it. Just ask a trucker.

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Wellness is for everyone.

The app Rolling Strong is just one of several efforts to bring self-care and wellness practices to everyone. But there are some obstacles in the way.

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

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And every little bit counts.

In a study out this week researchers analyzed data from nearly 500,000 people who were enrolled in a long term health study in the United Kingdom and found that exercise…

Restaurants could save a lot of dough by letting sick employees stay home

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A woman grossed out by her food

A single outbreak of norovirus—or any foodborne illness—can cost quite a lot.

Foodborne illness costs the U.S. more than $15 billion annually, according to USDA estimates—never mind the miserable nights spent groaning over the toilet. But how much…

Keep your love of chocolate from destroying the planet with this one easy fix

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Chocolate bar

Chocolate production generates a lot of pollution.

You don't have to give up chocolate to reduce carbon emissions, but you might choose your indulgence more wisely. Here are a few tips to keep your sweet tooth from…

Nike hacked a 3D printer to make its new shoe for elite marathon runners

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Nike Flyprint

The Flyprint sneakers are built to ditch water and increase airflow for long runs.

Nike's 3D printed sneaker is making its debut at the London marathon.

Bat echolocation could help us understand ADHD

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Their brain cells adapt to help them navigate on the fly.

While hunting for dinner, the big brown bat must hone in on flitting insects and keep track of its surroundings to avoid crashing into them. Now, scientists have taken a…

Expand your screen space with a virtual desktop

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Desktops

It's easier than buying a second computer monitor.

To see all your files and windows more clearly, spread them out across a virtual desktop. Here's how to set up and use this tool on any computer.

Worried about breaking a hip? There might be something better than calcium.

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elderly woman excited weights

New recommendations suggest vitamin supplements probably won’t help stave off falls and breaks.

Vitamin supplement companies want you to believe their products stave off disease. They can save you from heart attacks and broken bones and common colds. Or at least…

These diamonds are tiny, flawed, and may come from a long-lost planet

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planet nursery

The early solar system was a wild, world-destroying place.

A study published in Nature Communications offers a dramatic origin story for the meteorite. Based on materials found inside the diamonds, researchers think this may be…

The Lighthouse security camera uses AI to recognize your family and your pets

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Lighthouse camera

This $300 security camera recognizes you, your family, and even your pets.

Lighthouse is a pricy, but intelligent solution for a connected security camera.

Scientists stumbled upon a plastic-eating bacterium—then accidentally made it stronger

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a pile of plastic garbage

Hungry, hungry enzymes.

We’re slowly suffocating a lot of natural ecologies with our trash. Fish, birds, and other animals all unwittingly consume the five trillion tons of plastic (and…

Anker's smart home brand is crowdfunding a new security system

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EverCam security camera

Improved battery, picture quality, and security.

The new Eufy EverCam smart home security system is now on Kickstarter. Read on.

Changes to conservation policy could put the future of migratory birds up in the air

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Tundra swans

U.S. policies for protecting them could be shifting drastically.

The Trump administration has announced a position on protecting migratory birds that is a drastic pullback from policies in force for the past 100 years.

Everything you never wanted to know about artificial sweeteners

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artificial sweetener sugar packets

Your diet soda might just be worse than a regular one.

Low-calorie sweeteners have been around for decades now, and we’re finally at a point where we’ve studied them enough to understand roughly how they work and what effect…

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

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woman wearing sunglasses with phone

Here’s why.

As summer returns, it’s time to relax and read by the pool. So you pull out your phone, don your shades, and...you can’t see a thing on the screen. What gives?

An evolutionary biologist takes on the absurd bodies of superheroes

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Superheroes offer lessons on science and technology.

An interview with evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton.

Evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton loves reading comic books almost as much as he loves studying unusual animals. Now he’s combining his twin passions in a new…

This company wants to replace braille with a controversial new font

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Meet ELIA, a new tactile reading system.

Little has changed in the way of tactile reading and writing since Louis Braille published his braille system in 1829. But ELIA has big plans.

My ancestor died of a splinter. Wait, what?

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Little bumps and blisters used to kill.

How did bumps, pricks, and bruises kill? I followed my great-great-great-grandma’s obituary down a deadly rabbit hole.

Watch SpaceX launch NASA’s new planet-hunting satellite

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TESS in space

TESS is blasting off on Wednesday night.

NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will search the brightest stars in our galactic neighborhood for evidence of planets. Its mission starts today.
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