Only one kind of mask can truly protect you from the smoke.
As wildfires ravage large sections of both Northern and Southern California, smoke continues to grow and blow into residential neighborhoods, parks, and cities. In both…
Wildfires can hurt you from miles away
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29 fail-safe present ideas for your office gift exchange
You're sure to please with these.
The annual office gift exchange is here, and you have no clue what to buy. Don't panic—these gifts are sure to please your coworker without breaking the bank.
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Photo editing presets make big money for influencers, but you're better off making your own
Ever wonder why many Instagram photos look the same? The answer is presets.
Make your own photo editing presets and sell them if you're already famous.
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That time a bunch of underwater mines exploded and the sun was the only suspect
Some serious space weather at play.
On that day in 1972, over the course of 30 seconds, American troops flying near North Vietnam witnessed between 20 and 25 explosions in the water.
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Air pollution might make it harder to get pregnant
Public health researchers across the country have found growing evidence of a relationship between air pollution and fertility.
Air pollution kills millions annually, and has been linked to health problems ranging from cardiovascular disease to Alzheimer’s. The World Health Organization considers…
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Tech gifts for your favorite fitness enthusiast
For some, the way to the heart is through the stomach. For others, it's through the biceps.
Gifts for the tech-y fitness nerd.
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Here’s how much exercise you should get—and why it’s okay if you fall short
New guidelines for Americans emphasize physical activity at any level.
More physical activity may be better, but any activity is better than none. Learn how much you need.
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Delivering groceries with self-driving cars may be even trickier than transporting people
Delivering cooked soup is easy, but it turns out delivering the ingredients to make it is hard.
Three massive companies are taking on the challenge of grocery delivery with self-driving cars.
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A frozen super-Earth is just six light years away
It's close, but you won't want to visit.
The new exoplanet is orbiting Barnard’s star, the second closest neighboring star system to Earth.
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Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes
And with it, a vital tool for cleaning up heat-trapping carbon pollution.
Seagrass is a natural carbon sink—and it's disappearing at an alarming rate.
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15 practical gifts for your photographer friends
Let us help you do better than that camera lens shaped coffee mug.
Take the stress out of shopping for your photo friends. Let us help you do better than that camera lens shaped coffee mug.
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The outer solar system awaits—but getting there may not be as easy as we’d like
We're under a time crunch.
A new decade is just over a year away, and with it comes a whole new slate of NASA mission ideas, some near—like Mars—and others far.
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Volcanoes might have formed on Mars the same way they did in Hawaii
By studying Martian meteorites, scientists think they've found an explanation for ancient eruptions on the Red Planet.
Most images we see of Mars make its landscape look flat and vast, but it’s actually home to some of the largest mountains in the entire solar system. And while the…
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Eight science apps that turn your phone into a laboratory
Monitor earthquakes, play with a virtual particle accelerator, and more.
Apps can turn your smartphone into a scientific instrument. These programs let you spot birds, identify stars, learn about the elements, and more.
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Low carb diets are still a metabolic mystery
Experts can't even agree on how to measure the caloric effects.
Some nutrition studies, often the ones that make headlines, focus on weight loss—because it’s the reason so many of us diet.
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Amazon didn’t pick your city for its HQ2, but it sure gathered a lot of data about it
Everything the company knows about your town after its year-long search.
Amazon learned everything there is to know about your city through its year-long HQ2 search.
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Here’s what you need to know about Samsung’s new folding phone concept
A gadget that opens to reveal a bigger display answers an age-old screen-size issue.
The skinny on devices that fold.
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Online birth control is safe—and the only option for some women
Getting the pill from online sites could make the contraception method far more accessible.
The number of platforms allowing patients to get birth control online has grown in recent years. Getting the drug off the web also means skipping out on an in-person…
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Great gifts for people who live in small apartments
Tiny things that will be bigly appreciated.
Those who live in small apartments may love getting gifts, but sometimes there isn’t room to store them. These small presents will make a big impact.
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There's a giant crater the size of a city hiding under Greenland
But not everyone agrees it's from an asteroid impact.
It’s one of the biggest asteroid craters to ever sear itself into Earth’s surface—or is it?
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