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05/29/18--08:00: Why deep-sounding personality tests often provide shallow answers

Science

Two experts weigh in on all those BuzzFeed quizzes you've been taking.

People love turning to these kinds of personality quizzes and tests on the hunt for deep insights into themselves. People tend to believe they have a “true” and…

05/29/18--09:45: How to start composting at home

Environment

Organic waste doesn’t belong in a landfill. Use this kit to turn it into mulch your plants will devour.

Leftover salad and the pear you forgot about in the back of the fridge don't belong in a landfill. Use this kit to turn it into mulch your plants will devour.

05/29/18--10:12: iOS 11.4 finally cleans up text conversations with Messages in iCloud

Gadgets

Text message slobs rejoice.

Deleting a message on your iPhone will now finally delete it across the rest of your devices.

05/29/18--11:37: The EPA has a new plan that's good for business and bad for bodies

Environment

Faster isn’t always better.

The White House’s April call to streamline and make the review process more friendly to industry could change how the standards are set.

05/29/18--12:30: Watch a camera capture its own fiery death in the wake of a rocket launch

Space

Alas, poor Canon.

Capturing stunning images of rockets blasting off into space might not be rocket science, but it does take skill.

05/29/18--14:23: Here’s what kind of data genetics testing companies can share

Technology

And how to delete your account if you want.

It’s natural to want to scratch at the itch of identity—and these days you can, for about $99. But what do the companies do with your genetic information?

05/29/18--15:00: Scientists just discovered 125 million-year-old dinosaur dandruff

Animals

Dinos got dandruff, too.

It’s no secret dinosaurs possessed their own fair share of dirty habits. But dandruff? Nobody really saw that coming.

05/30/18--05:00: There are only 13 actual vitamins, and you’ll die without them

Health

But do you need supplements?

Here’s the confusing thing about vitamins: your life literally depends on them—but that doesn’t mean you need to take them.

05/30/18--06:30: Muting, snoozing, and other ways to quietly ignore people on social media

DIY

Dial down the volume on your most attention-seeking friends.

Your noisiest contacts are hogging all your attention on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Here's how to hide, mute, and generally hear less from them.

05/30/18--08:00: Pro basketball players' synchronous movements might help us predict the next NBA champ

Science

On court body positioning is far from accidental.

Forget highlight reels of 360-degree dunks and half-court shots, these videos of NBA players moving in sync could be the best predictor of who will win the 2018…

05/30/18--09:40: These are the actual side effects of Ambien

Health

Sleep isn't technically one of them.

Though you may find yourself rambling on and on to your friends due to lowered inhibitions and lack of judgement, Ambien has not been known to cause hateful feelings…

05/30/18--10:30: Psychedelics gave me my life back

Science

Researchers used psilocybin to alleviate the fear of death.

After surviving ovarian cancer, Dina Bazer didn't feel like celebrating. Crippled by anxiety that the disease would recur, she turned to hallucinogenics research.

05/30/18--11:30: The weirdest things we learned this week: wild weather, Victorian cannibalism, and the female orgasm (as told by a 12th-century nun)

Science

Our editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.

What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s newest podcast.

05/30/18--11:55: Burial is becoming the most boring thing to do with your dead body

Technology

Death is more personal(ized) than ever.

New technology and a willingness to experiment means the death industry, typically so reluctant to change, is finally being disrupted.

05/30/18--12:30: This tiny, laser-powered RoboFly could sniff out forest fires and gas leaks

Nexus Media News

Researchers hope the mechanical bug could help scientists save the climate.

A team of mechanical engineers from the University of Washington has developed a wireless insect that holds the potential to sniff out methane gas leaks and perform…

05/30/18--15:00: You could be eating a side of e-waste with your takeout

Health

For once, recycling isn't the best idea.

Some plastic products, from takeout containers to children’s toys, are made from black plastic e-waste—meaning they’re contaminated with dangerous heavy metals.

05/31/18--06:17: Four gadgets for creating a calm baby nursery

Gadgets

Keep baby—and parents—serene.

An adorable baby makes home an exciting place, but new parents need an occasional break from that postpartum party for things such as, oh, eating and sleeping.

05/31/18--08:00: Exploring the complicated link between volcanoes and religion

Science

Did an eruption turn Icelandic vikings into Christians?

In his research article, Oppenheimer compared Eldgjá’s devastating eruption to accounts in the Icelandic poem Voluspá, written some 60 years later as Iceland was…