The "outdoorsy" type
Gifts for people who look like they spend a lot of time outside (but are actually just from Brooklyn)
It's possible to get too much sleep, but don't let that keep you up at night
But you should probably be more worried about not getting enough.
Dust to dust: How Earth’s most advanced observatory is unraveling our origins
It’s a well-oiled machine.
12 weird science facts to share with your family this holiday
A taxidermied man, a real-life Wolverine, and a professional farter. Sorry, flatulist.
The threat of climate change hasn’t curbed our carbon emissions—they’re at a record high
We’re on track for a worst-case scenario.
Gifts for people you love, like, and tolerate
The only gift guide you need to read.
He’s let thousands of insects bite and sting him—here’s what he’s learned
Justin Schmidt feels the burn so you don’t have to.
How to find or make the perfect emoji in any app
Enhance your conversations.
Listen to the very first sounds recorded on Mars
InSight rumbles with alien Martian wind.
Gifts that are smelly, but in a good way
Inhale, exhale, and inhale again.
The best digital presents to e-give this holiday season
Instant delivery, and no wrapping required.
What to get your friend who can burn almost anything
Gifts for the ambitious, yet terrible kitchen warriors.
Gift ideas for your favorite stylish nerd
Geek chic.
The medical community is finally realizing the uterus is more than a 'baby house'
Rodent studies show a connection to cognitive function.
How to eat vegetables this winter without increasing your carbon footprint
Make your diet green in every way.
Urban frogs are bringing sexy back—and threatening frogs of the woods
In Panama, city slicker frogs are singing complex new tunes.
Last week in tech: Tumblr got boring, Apple captured your heart, and everyone watched the Avengers trailer
Voyager 2 can finally probe the rarified plasma surrounding our solar system
It's now one of two working spacecraft in interstellar space.
The U.S. just promoted fossil fuel use at a global climate change summit
Here's everything you need to know about COP24.
Self-serving gift ideas for the people who let you crash on their couch
They get a present. You get a more comfortable stay.