Take a break but keep your job.
When you read your favorite site at work, you don't necessarily want your boss to find out about it. Here's how to sneakily browse the web.
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How to disguise your personal web-surfing at work
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How to photograph a meteor shower
Head for the country and point your camera toward the sky.
Meteor showers can be amazing things to photograph. But, before you point your camera upward, here are a few simple tips to make sure you get the most out of your night…
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10 gift ideas that don't take up any space
For a clutter-free celebration.
Not everyone wants to tear into a giant elaborately-wrapped box. If you have friends who eschew clutter, try giving one of these gifts that take up zero room.
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This map shows where the invasive Asian longhorned tick could spread in the U.S.
Find out if it's coming to a neighborhood near you.
It’s never a good sign when an entomologist says a new species of invasive tick “will be difficult to impossible to eradicate.”…
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After a natural disaster, houses get bigger not better
A new analysis of five coastal communities made this troublesome pattern visible.
A new study suggests that the majority of coastal areas in the United States build back bigger houses in the wake of a natural disaster.
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Why is the night sky dark?
Looking at the stars takes you back through time. All the way to the beginning.
If the universe is full of stars, why don't they light up the night sky?
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The best presents for new parents
They're overworked and emotionally drained, but your gift could help.
It’s cliche because it’s true: new parents never sleep. Unfortunately, shuteye isn’t something you can wrap up and hand to an adult. But there are plenty of ways to make…
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These beautiful images preserve plant species that might otherwise disappear forever
Plant scans are beautiful images—and important scientific documents.
A national network of botanical research centers has banded together to scan and share disappearing plants.
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Why do people need to sleep?
To keep your mind and body healthy, get some shut eye.
There’s nothing better than a good night’s rest. But have you ever wondered why that’s true? It’s hard to understand how important sleep is to staying healthy and…
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How to wrap wine bottles, tennis racquets, and other weird shapes
With paper, scissors, and tape—no gift bags required.
Not every gift fits that traditional rectangular shape. Here are a few ways to wrap weirdly-shaped items with nothing but wrapping paper, tape, and scissors.
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Home improvement gifts for people who love getting their hands dirty
You know, those people that are always outside making you look lazy.
Put that smart light bulb back in the re-gifting pile. Here's a gift guide for the friend or family member who is always outdoors, cutting up brush, and posting photos…
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How long can an event hold humanity's attention? There's an equation for that.
Societies forget, and this physicist wants to know why.
A team of social scientists tried to create a qualitative method for analyzing the process by which societies forget. The results were published this week.
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Self-driving, burrito-carrying rovers are going to talk to us with their eyes
This cute new robot is a bundle of sensors and smarts. Here’s how it works.
Here's what you need to know about the new delivery rover from Postmates.
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This weekend’s comet will be the brightest of the year
46P/Wirtanen will be fuzzy, green, and visible with the naked eye.
On Sunday, December 16, the comet named 46P/Wirtanen will pass a mere 7 million miles from Earth and will look green and fuzzy as it passes in the night sky.
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New data shows that Fentanyl kills more people than heroin
These four charts show how the opioid epidemic is evolving.
Since 2011, overdose deaths have risen by 54 percent, up from 41,340 to 63,632 in 2016. But within those deaths, there are a number of trends emerging.
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Puzzle gifts for your friend who likes a challenge
...and presents with 1,000 pieces.
Not sure about what to get your friends or loved ones for the holiday? Have no fear, here are puzzle gifts for people who are puzzled about what to get.
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Virgin Galactic finally made it to space. Here's what that means.
It's not just a big deal for future space tourists, either.
The work these companies are doing could be tremendously helpful in opening up more research opportunities to labs around the world.
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Yes, a killer asteroid could hit Earth
Though the odds do seem to be in our favor.
When it comes to deadly asteroids, impact comes down to a few factors: size, material, speed, and location.
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How to shovel snow safely
Save your back while digging yourself out
Snow is magical, but shoveling the slush off your driveway and sidewalk? Not so much. This winter, follow these tips to shovel snow without hurting yourself.
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19 schemes to survive climate change
As climate change intensifies, architects, designers, and scientists are devising better ways to deal with almost anything nature throws our way.
As climate change intensifies, architects, designers, and scientists are devising better ways to deal with almost anything nature throws our way.
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