Support your friend as they learn a new language or tackle a new career.
Experts offer lessons in everything from makeup application to parkour to chess. Here are the lessons that might appeal to any giftee—and tempt you to accompany them to…
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9 gifts for the friend who's always ready to learn something new
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Five diets that could be deadly
The desire to be thin can turn trendy diets into lethal weapons.
The desire to be thin can turn trendy diets into lethal weapons.
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Gifts for your bald friends
Help your follicularly-impaired colleagues get a-head of the game.
These gifts are sure to please your bald (or balding) friends, and will keep their heads looking shiny and new.
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This healthy baby came out of a dead person's uterus
It could open up uterine transplants to a lot more people.
It may sound like something of a technicality—babies have been born before from uteruses donated by living women—but it’s actually much more important than that.
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9 things you need for a better night’s sleep
A pillow for every body part!
Hibernation isn’t an option for human beings, unfortunately. That means we’ve got to make sure every eight-hour allotment is elevated to cloud nine. These practical…
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The new jellyfish genome proves you don’t need weird genes to be a weirdo
An interdisciplinary team opens a new window into the creature's bizarre lifecycle.
Summary: Researchers sequenced the first true jellyfish genome, and found that they pull off their series of wild transformations without much genetic upheaval.
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A cheap set of LEDs is the best way to upgrade your fancy new TV
Bias lighting will enhance the picture of your screen in a dark room.
Eye experts and home theater nerds recommend a little extra light in your home theater.
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Victorians worried about books like we worry about iPhones
The screen time debate is not new.
Since Victorian times people have been concerned about how new innovations might damage eyesight.
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The Apple Watch ECG feature is now here. This is what you need to know.
The tech could be life-saving, complicating, or both.
We tried out the new ECG feature on the latest Apple Watch.
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Six router settings you should change right now
Protect your device from vulnerabilities.
Your router is full of features that make it easier to use, but these same features often make it less secure. Here are the settings you should change right now.
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A gift guide in which everything is 'green'
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It turns out geckos can run on water—and this adorable video shows how
These little lizards combined evolutionary tactics to come up with their own unique way of running.
Geckos can run straight up a wall, but it’s their ability to run across water that makes them truly weird.
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Now AI can beat you, and pretty much any other human, at a growing number of board games
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Every work of art has its own microbiome. Most could use a probiotic.
Italian scientists analyzed the microbial colonization on a historic easel painting.
Italian scientists performed one of the first analyses of microbial colonization on a 17th century painting. The artwork’s microbiome could be responsible for…
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Megapixels: This is a seal with an eel stuck up its nose
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Gifts for people who love flying drones
You don't need to be a videographer to love a UAV.
Science fiction promised us that the skies would be a lot more crowded. Between jetpacks, delivery drones, flying cars, and the occasional super hero, the space above…
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Greenland is melting much faster than we thought
It’s not surprising, but that doesn’t mean it's not devastating.
Greenland is losing its cool. That’s not much of a surprise—its mile-thick sheet of ice was not made for this epoch of climate change.
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MEGAPIXELS: This is a Martian selfie from the InSight lander
It can’t move, so it’d might as well take something for a spin.
After a seven-month journey to the Red Planet, NASA’s InSight lander is stretching out and preparing to unpack at its final destination.
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How to get rid of lice
Good news: These bloodsuckers can’t jump.
The unholy head louse is a scourge dreaded by teachers and parents alike. Here's what you need to know about lice before they strike.
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The Titanic is now a photorealistic gaming experience
This super precise recreation shows VR has a future in history.
Vintage Digital Revival launched a demo of its virtual reality experience “Titanic Honor and Glory.”…
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