Chris Hadfield on how to make great photos from the International Space Station.
“The world is a very generous photography subject and you have the best tripod in existence.”…
What it’s like to photograph Earth from space
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Humans have a hard time 'killing' robots, especially when they beg for their lives
Could you pull the plug?
When robots ask humans not to be turned off, humans experience a stressful ethical quandary.
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K2's deadly mystery: Nobody knows what’s actually in synthetic marijuana
The constantly shifting chemical formula makes illness from these drugs hard to treat.
Over the past few years, there’ve been multiple reports of clustered hospitalizations from synthetic marijuana. If the cannabinoid receptors were a dial, the plant would…
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How worried should we be that glyphosate was found in our Cheerios?
It depends on which scientific organization—or advocacy group—you ask.
An environmental advocacy group found traces of controversial herbicides on popular breakfast cereals like Cheerios, Lucky Charms, and Quaker Oats, according to their…
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Let this AI bot turn your words into vaguely-recognizable pictures
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A massive, murky void in space has surprisingly few galaxies
It's a dark period in the Universe's early days.
“In a sense, this is the most unusual place in the universe that we’ve ever seen” says an astronomer at UC Riverside that found that a murky void in space 500 million…
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How to remove stains from red wine, blood, coffee, grease, ink, and more
Clean all the stains.
Oil on the garage floor, red wine on a white rug, and chewing gum on your pants seat all present different cleaning challenges. Here's how to clean any stain.
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How to binge-watch with friends—even when you’re miles apart
Stay social without going out.
So you aren't in the same physical location as your friends—that doesn't mean you can't hang out. Here's how to watch online videos together, while you're apart.
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How to sit ergonomically without expensive equipment
Create a more comfortable desk setup.
Spending hours at your desk every day is bad for your health. Here are a few misconceptions about “ergonomic” office equipment—and the real effective behavior that can…
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Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution owes more to his garden than the Galápagos
On the Origin of Pigeons, Worms, and Barnacles.
Although it’s too late to rebrand Darwin's famous work, it might make sense to rename it “On the Origin of Pigeons, Worms, and Barnacles.”…
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Last week in tech: Robot murder, Google tracking, and Netflix ads
Could you murder a robot? Also: Happier topics.
Check out the latest episode of our Podcast.
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Mars' skies are clearing up, but the Opportunity rover is still fast asleep
Hang in there, sleeping beauty.
While the Sun is no longer just a pinprick in the Martian sky, and astronomers peering through telescopes on Earth can once again see surface features on our neighbor,…
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Reports of Homo erectus' laziness are 'moronic'
What bad headlines call lazy is what early humans called survival.
If you’re into ancient anthropology, you’ve probably seen a headline or two touting a new discovery about Homo erectus—that laziness may have done them in.
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Pickup trucks are using apps, cameras, and other tech to make towing easier
The average pickup truck driver only tows once per month.
Chevy's new Silverado towing features exemplify an effort to make towing more accessible.
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Contact lenses don't belong in your toilet
Flushing those little lenses adds up to a big pollution problem.
U.S. users don’t really think about where their contact lenses go after they pop them out—and that’s a heavy problem, both on land and in the water.
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Wasps, oak trees, and a creepy vine are involved in a parasitic Florida love triangle
Nature is wild.
Karma exists, at least for gall wasps. These little bugs deposit their larvae in trees so their young can leech off of the plant’s nutrients.
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Why it's really important for your bra to fit (and how to finally make it happen)
Wearing an ill-fitting bra is more than just uncomfortable.
Wearing the wrong size bra is not only uncomfortable, it can cause a range of health problems.
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Sorry, hot yoga fans. Sweating doesn't cleanse your body.
Excerpt: Gross Anatomy
Sweating is not only entirely and utterly normal, but also necessary, so I wanted to know what gave the liquid such a toxic societal association. I began looking to the…
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Trump's EPA just released its version of the Clean Power Plan—and it's not very clean
For environmentalists, ACE doesn't make the grade.
It’s questionable how affordable or clean a plan that props up the declining coal industry can be.
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AI could make MRI scans as much as 10 times faster
In medical imaging, less data could be better.
AI is frequently used to analyze images. In this case, AI is actually creating the images.
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