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Moving is hard. Let these apps do the heavy lifting.

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Make your phone carry that stress.

Moving to a new house is rarely a simple process. To make life easier, these apps help you do everything from finding a new place to organizing your checklist.

Journey to the fantastical microbe realm hidden right on your face

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Human body ecosystem to microbes

Your body means the world to the microbes that live on it.

To millions of minuscule microbes, your body is like a great expanse of open prairie. And snowy mountains. And stinky swamps.

17 dog gifts to ring in National Dog Day

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Make your K9 feel like a K10.

17 dog gifts to ring in National Dog Day and make your K9 feel more like a K10.

Teens' screen addiction might be contagious, and parents are patient zero

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New research shows they learned it by watching you.

New research shows that both parents and children suffer the effects of too much screen time.

Shelters often mislabel dog breeds. But should we be labeling them at all?

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Labels impact how likely a pup is to get adopted, even when the label isn’t very accurate.

Labels can have devastating consequences for dogs in shelters, who are perceived as less adoptable because of their purported heritage.

32 kids' medicines are getting recalled. Here's what you need to know

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Homeopathic drug company King Bio spotted potential bacterial contamination.

On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement that the homeopathic drug company King Bio is recalling 32 of its children’s pain-relievers. According…

Nikon's long-awaited Z7 mirrorless camera is here, and it's spectacular

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Nikon Z7 Camera

Check out the first shots from Nikon’s new mirrorless full-frame camera.

Our initial thoughts on Nikon’s Z camera line.

Inside America’s largest collection of stuffed endangered animals

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A warehouse in Denver became a repository of contraband to raise awareness against illegal poaching.

The National Wildlife Property Repository in Denver, CO is trying to raise awareness of, and stop, the black market endangered animal trade.

No longer a hurricane, Lane continues to threaten Hawaii

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The fires and rains of Hurricane Lane rage on.

Hurricane Lane fell apart in spectacular fashion as it meandered south of the Hawaiian Islands on Friday, but flooding remains a serious concern.

How to recycle shoes, crayons, toothbrushes, and other random stuff

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Give new life to your leftovers.

Companies boil down used crayons, grind up faded tennis balls, and shred worn toothbrushes to give these old objects, once destined for the landfill, new life.

How to manage your digital read-it-later list—before it's too late

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Don't let it grow out of control.

It's time to tackle the mountain of articles you saved to read "later"—and then never looked at again. Here's how to rip through your to-read list.

E. coli doesn't just give you food poisoning—it can also help you get essential nutrients

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Not all strains are the same.

Researchers hope a new discovery about E. coli may eventually lead to new and more successful treatments for iron-deficiency anemia.

How to decode the secret language of birds

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Learn to translate tweets.

Birdsong isn’t just the sound of relaxation, a sign of spring, or nature’s alarm clock. It’s a language that can convey valuable information to the trained ear.

Build a complete, lightweight camping kit that fits in a backpack

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Bring everything from a tent to a stove in one bag.

Lightweight, space-saving camping essentials can provide warmth, shelter, and comfort without making you feel like a pack mule.

A year after Hurricane Harvey, flawed flood risk maps are setting Texans up for another disaster

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Businesses in Humble Texas under water

Current maps greatly underestimate risks for certain areas.

Harvey’s impacts in Houston provide an ideal case study for unsustainable human-environment interaction.

Understanding glioblastoma, the most common—and lethal—form of brain cancer

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It's even less understood than most.

Glioblastoma is the most common type of primary brain tumor, and most patients who are diagnosed have a survival expectancy of less than two years.

Last week in tech: Bad smartphone habits, new DJI drones, and Facebook bans

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Read this and then put the phone down.

Check out the latest episode of our podcast.

Coconut oil is the latest reminder that there's no such thing as a 'superfood'

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But it's far from 'pure poison.'

Categorizing foods as either good or bad—the way marketers do when they crown new “superfoods”—is not necessarily the best way to approach nutrition.

NASA is preparing for future space missions by exploring underwater volcanoes off Hawaii

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Deep Sea Meets Deep Space

Nearly two and a half miles under the surface of the water, the volcanic seafloor of Hawaii will soon host a new NASA mission called SUBSEA (Systematic Underwater…

Bugatti made its Divo supercar faster by slowing it down

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Bugatti Divo

The supercar is capped at just 236 miles per hour.

The curves are where this monster shines.
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