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We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice

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Without even giving them freezer burn.

The new research suggests we could preserve diverse coral larvae for decades.

How to enable parental controls on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services

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Think of the children.

Many of the videos on Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu are inappropriate for younger eyes. Here's how to set parental controls on the most popular streaming services.

How to book a good hotel room at the best possible price

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Travel the world for less.

When you're booking a hotel room for your next trip, don't settle for the first thing you see. These tools and tricks will help you find the cheapest prices.

Did a gigantic bird really eat a Neanderthal child?

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Two small discolored and slightly triangular bones.

A paleontologist walks us through the details of the case.

Did a giant bird eat the finger bones of a neanderthal child 100,000 years ago? A fossil expert walked us through what it would take to get from bone to bird.

How to prevent eye strain when you stare at screens all day

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Yes, it is possible!

Ever tried carrying around a bowling ball for nine hours a day? Your arms would get pretty tired. That’s what you’re doing to your eyes when you stare at screens all…

The FDA's updated nutrition labels could improve your health—if you know how to read them

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FDA nutrition label 2020

The regulatory agency has finally accepted that nobody drinks just half a bottle of Coke.

Food companies have been rolling out the new nutrition labels over the past few months, but last week, the FDA made clear exactly why those changes were made, along with…

Last week in tech: A $435,000 AI portrait, the good Twitter bots, and how a house survives a hurricane

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AI painting

Plus, we talk about the new iPhone XR as the default iPhone on our podcast.

Check out the latest episode of our podcast and catch up on the rest of the latest tech news.

You really can be scared to death—here’s how

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Fear death biological

But don't freak out.

You really can be "scared to death." Here’s how it happens.

MEGAPIXELS: Spooky animal x-rays are exactly as cool as you'd imagine

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X-ray of a bat skeleton from the side, wings above its head.

They’re spooky-scary.

To prepare for Halloween this year, we talked to a veterinarian at the Oregon Zoo about the wild anatomy in these spooky animal x-rays.

Five laptops to buy if Apple messes up this MacBook Air update

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Look at this old MacBook Air

If you want to hop off the Apple ship, there are lots of ultra-portable PCs that are worth a look.

Apple's lineup of ultra-portable laptops may get an upgrade, but we've been burned in the past.

Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us

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Deforestation could be devastating for indigenous peoples—and for the whole planet.

President-elect Jair Bolsonaro now governs an incomparable resource—the Amazon. What he does with it could affect the whole planet.

As states scramble to find execution drugs, experts say it’s time to let lethal injection die

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It isn't more humane than antiquated methods—it’s just easier to watch.

While death by drug is the overwhelming execution method of choice—all of the 31 death penalty states use it—injection is more likely to go wrong than any other method…

New MacBook Air, iPad Pro, Mac Mini, and everything else from Apple's 2018 fall hardware announcement

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Still no mention of the HomePod.

Tim Cook and company are in NYC to announce some new Apple stuff. Aren't you proud of us for avoiding the "Big Apple" joke?

The ocean floor is littered with adorable octopuses (and actual garbage)

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dumbo octopus

Alongside the wild natural beauty, some evidence of humans.

Today your biology homework is to watch scientists in charge of millions of dollars worth of deep-sea roving equipment get all squeal-y about a lil octopus.

Eight science policies at stake this Election Day

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voting at the polls

With flipping districts come flipping issues.

Enough House and Senate seats are on the ballot to flip legislative control—though a House swap is more likely.

Will wearing glasses make my vision worse?

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wearing glasses, rubbing eye

Short answer: no.

As we age, our eyesight worsens. Although lenses can compensate for these changes, many people worry that wearing glasses will make them become dependent on specs.

What did dinosaurs eat?

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dinosaur eats dinosaur

Salad. And some meat.

Surprisingly, the bigger the dinosaurs were, the more likely they were to be vegetarian.

These dogs know you have malaria before you do

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Brown and white spotted dog in a white research room.

Reporting for the dog detection unit

A group of researchers proved dogs can be trained to detect malaria in people infected with the disease but who had no fever or physical symptoms.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just smashed two all-time records on its way to the sun

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The Parker Space Probe flies toward the Sun

And it's going to keep on smashing them.

The Parker Space Probe just broke a 40-year-old speed record during its ongoing plunge toward the sun. And that's not all.

Humanity's obsession with chocolate may go back much further than we thought

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Some delicious new research.

The new findings paint a more complicated and deeper picture of humans’ relationship with cacao, one of the world’s biggest economic crops to date…
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