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How alcohol does—and doesn't—affect your memory

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Blacking out isn't always a binary thing.

Alcohol messes with every part of the brain, including the ability to create new memories. But you may still be able to remember what happens when intoxicated.

Here are the cases you should get for your new phone

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The best skins, shells, and armors to keep your devices safe.

There are many types and styles of phone cases to choose from. Which one is right for you and your phone? Click here to find out.

The UE Megaboom 3 Bluetooth speaker got better because of a button

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UE Megaboom 3

You won't find Alexa or Google assistant inside this speaker and that's fine.

This waterproof, Bluetooth speaker has a button for controlling your music.

Glaciers are no longer moving at glacial paces

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the rate of glacier movement

Is unprecedented movement from a High Arctic ice cap a sign of things to come, or just a weird event?

The ice cap was practically galloping along: “surging” at a pace of 82 feet per day in 2015.

Watch a movie made by a robot—on the surface of an asteroid

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A rocky surface

Hayabusa-2's rovers are still hopping around Ryugu.

In 15 frames, the bright flare of the sun moves across a pitch-black sky, arcing above a rocky boulder-strewn surface.

The Oculus Quest's new feature is a crucial step for mainstream VR

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Oculus

Facebook announced the device on Wednesday.

The new headset uses sensors on the device to track the environment around you.

Many folks with appendicitis could skip surgery

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two surgeons preparing to operate on a body

A new study suggests a cocktail of antibiotics can work just as well.

Nearly one in 20 Americans will get appendicitis at some point in their lives, leading to 300,000 appendectomies performed every year.

Hurricane Rosa could flood the parched Southwest next week

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a satellite image of a hurricane over the pacific

Even small amounts of heavy rain can pose a problem in the desert.

Rosa could pose a flooding threat to desert southwest and parts of the Rocky Mountains next week as the storm makes a sharp turn toward northwestern Mexico.

Weedkiller weakens bees by messing with their microbiomes

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Several dozen bees crawl across a yellow honeycomb.

New study links Roundup to plummeting bee populations.

Scientists have linked glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular weed-killer Roundup to problems in the microbiome of honey bees.

Gmail now finishes your sentences, and the results are better than expected

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spam Google Gmail Smart Compose autofill autocomplete

(This headline was not finished by Google.)

Google’s new Smart Compose feature has probably found its way into your inbox. What will it mean for human communication?

Five rad and random dog products I found this week

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The end-of-week dispatch from PopSci's commerce editor. Vol. 56.

My job is to find cool stuff. Throughout the week I spend hours scouring the web for things that are ingenious or clever or ridiculously cheap.

A Facebook breach put 50 million accounts at risk: Here's what you need to know

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Facebook Security Issue

The company says your password and credit card info are safe

This is one of the biggest security issues in the company's history.

Oodles of virtual planets could help Google and NASA find actual aliens

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Starry Night

Teaming up to explore the galaxy with an AI assist.

The researchers at NASA’s Frontier Development Lab (FDL) in Mountain View California spent the summer working on out-of-this-world problems.

An uncommon storm called a ‘Medicane’ is headed for Greece

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a satellite view of a storm over europe

Such systems don't often form above the cool Mediterranean Sea.

An uncommon type of storm known as a “Medicane” is swirling to life in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

How to get rid of fleas

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dog scratching

Protect your pets and your pelt.

When the leaves start to turn, fleas suddenly seem to show up everywhere. Here’s how to keep the biting bugs off your turf.

Megapixels: A moth drinks tears from a bird’s eye

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Moth perches on sleeping grey and white bird and sticks its tongue in the bird's eye.

This isn’t creepy animal behavior at all

A large, brown moth uses it's long, sucking tongue to drink tears from the eye of a little sleeping bird. Apparently, moths do this all the time, just not to birds.

How to record better audio on your phone

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Phone recording.

Improve the sound of your videos.

Your phone can capture audio...but it doesn't always sound very good. Here are the apps and gadgets you need to boost the recording quality.

I tracked dust mites through 300 homes

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dust mite queen

Can Western allergy kits diagnose patients in Pakistan? To find out, Rubaba Hamid visited hundreds of homes to collect their dust—and dust mites.

Can Western allergy kits diagnose patients in Pakistan? To find out, Rubaba Hamid visited hundreds of homes to collect their dust—and dust mites.

Lift heavy stuff without wrecking your back

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moving in carrying sofa

Move-in time doesn't have to be injury season.

When you have to do a lot of lifting and carrying, your mind should be on your back—and how to avoid injuring it.

Climate change is inevitable—but not in the way the EPA thinks

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many cars on a highway

Lowering car emissions isn't a silver bullet, but it would help.

Perhaps more troubling than the resulting policy is the implied justification: that climate change is inevitable, so why bother trying.
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