Rise and shine!
In winter, the sun rises later, which makes it twice as hard to crawl out of bed in the morning. Here's how to propel yourself into the new day.
As winter approaches, here's how to wake up when it's dark outside
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This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams
A mysterious and wonderful cuke.
Enypniastes eximia, in scientific parlance, is weird and wild, but we still don’t know much about it. And that’s pretty standard for deep-sea critters.
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What ice cores tell us about ancient storms
Digging up the particles trapped in layers of Arctic ice.
At the poles, falling snow doesn't melt; it collects in layers that stretch back in time. Particles trapped in this ice can reveal ancient climate secrets.
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Why do we get goosebumps?
Happiness and fear are more similar than you might think.
Scientists are not entirely sure why we get goosebumps, though they think they are likely a hand-me-down survival mechanism from our ancestors.
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When flying into a hurricane won't work, meteorologists use these high-tech alternatives
Satellites provide a safe and accurate alternative.
Today, meteorologists have mountains of information to use as they track a hurricane. This amount of data was only a dream a couple of decades ago, but now it’s crucial…
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Peter Jackson made Hobbits look so tiny with this mind trick
Forced perspective takes control over the way our brains interpret size.
Hobbits appearing doll size, tourists pinching a tiny Eiffel Tower, and beachgoers standing atop a body of water are all made possible by forced perspective.
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Watch NASA dump 450,000 gallons of water in less than a minute
Launching a big rocket? You'll need to get wet.
Space is hard, and it's not always glamorous getting there. Sometimes NASA blows us away in mundane ways—like by shooting about 450,000 gallons of water 100 feet into…
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Nobody really knows what smoking pot does to your lungs
You shouldn't assume smoking a joint is harmless.
Researchers are wondering about the potential public health effects of Canada's legalization move, specifically in regard to smoking a joint.
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This image has exactly 12 dots, but it’s impossible to see them all at once
Our entire visual field is not made the same.
When our eyes dart around the entire scene, the black dots move into and out of our visual field, making them seem as if they are flickering on and off.
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There's plastic in your poop, but we have no idea how dangerous that is
Microplastics are showing up everywhere.
Like the water microplastics float in, these tiny bits of polymer infiltrate almost everywhere, wrapping around the globe before we even realized how far they’d spread.
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Best headphones for an open-plan office
Keep the office noise out and your music in.
PopSci's list of the best headphones for an open-plan office that will help keep your office noise out and your music in.
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Facebook’s new Messenger design is a rare simplification
Instagram and Facebook are more chaotic than ever, but Messenger is cutting back.
Instagram and Facebook are more chaotic than ever, but Messenger is determined to simplify.
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Cemeteries are the perfect spot to track our planet’s demise
In a changing climate, cemeteries make great laboratories.
Between the headstones at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts, citizen scientists record data on changing plant, animal, and insect behavior.
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Hurricane Willa’s explosive intensification is the latest twist in a record-breaking season
It's been a wild year for the Pacific.
Willa will hit a relatively unpopulated stretch of the coast, but communities there—especially ones that are small and isolated—are in real danger.
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This 'self-lubricating' condom concept uses clever chemistry to stay slippery
Research involved a ‘touch test’ with ‘slipperiness ratings.’
Researchers hope that an innovative coating for latex condoms could make them stay slippery and allow people to forgo the lube.
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Mars could be a great place to live—for sponges
Oxygen-breathing critters might be more plausible than we thought.
Salty Martian pools might harbor more breathable oxygen than we ever imagined—enough for life to exist on or near the surface.
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How many stars are there in the whole galaxy?
Our solar system is just a tiny speck in the Milky Way.
It's not so easy to count up the stars in the Milky Way.
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Apple has collected lots of your personal information—here's how to see it
Time for a privacy check-up.
Apple knows exactly how many times you’ve forgotten your password. And now you can too.
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The truth about organic food and cancer
Your wallet might have more of an effect than your shopping cart.
There’s a lot we don’t know about organic food. But one thing we do know? Being a person who can afford to buy organic and does so generally means you’re a healthier…
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