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Why You Should Stop Using Scented Candles—For Good

They're seriously not good for you.

People in Thailand were chewing psychoactive nuts 4,000 years ago. It's in their teeth

The teeth Chico, they never lie.

Potatoes were created by a plant "love affair" between tomatoes and a wild cousin

It was one happy natural accident.

Scientists Discover Life Finds a Way in the Deepest, Darkest Trenches on Earth

These findings challenge what we thought we knew about life in the deep sea.

What if the Secret to Sustainable Cities Was Buried in Roman Cement?

Is Roman concrete more sustainable? It's complicated.

An AI Ran a Vending Machine. It Ended Just How You'd Think It Would, But Worse

For a few surreal weeks, the dystopian future ran inside a mini-fridge in San Francisco.

We Might Be Ingesting Thousands of Lung-Penetrating Microplastics Daily in Our Homes and Cars — 100x More Than Previously Estimated

Microscopic plastic particles are everywhere and there's more than we thought.

After 100 years, physicists still don't agree what quantum physics actually means

Does God play dice with the universe? Well, depends who you ask.

The AI Boom Is Thirsty for Water — And Communities Are Paying the Price

What if the future of artificial intelligence depends on your town running out of water?

The 400-Year-Old, Million-Dollar Map That Put China at the Center of the World

In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big task for his scholars: a map that would depict the entire world. The results was a monumental map that would forever change China’s understanding of its place in the world. Known as the Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (坤輿萬國全圖), or A Map of the Myriad […]

What If We Built Our Skyscrapers from Wood? It's Just Crazy Enough to Work (And Good for the Planet)

Forget concrete and steel. The real future is wood.

Athens Is Tapping a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Aqueduct To Help Survive a Megadrought

Sometimes new problems need old solutions.

Inside the World’s Oldest Medical Text Where Science and Sorcery Were One

The Babylonians had quite a knack for organizing things.

If You’re Nostalgic for a Place, It’s Probably Somewhere Near Water

There's just something about the sea.

This New Museum Lets You Order and Handle Unique, Ancient Exhibits

From Roman artifacts to Picasso's gowns, this museum lets you hold the past.

Tooth nerves aren't just for pain. They also protect your teeth

We should be more thankful for what's in our mouths.

Researchers tore down a Tesla and BYD battery to see which one's better

The two companies have different approaches, but is one better?

Living Tattoos Could Transform Buildings Into Air-Cleaning, Self-Healing Organisms

Microbial inks may soon give buildings the power to breathe, heal, and fight pollution.

Uranus Is Hotter than We Thought and Probably Deserves a Visit

Uranus is heating up from the inside.

Google's DeepMind builds AI that helps archaeologists piece together Roman writings

Generative AI turns to helping historians decipher ancient Roman history.

Over 90% of global renewable power projects are now cheaper than fossil fuels

Solar is 40% cheaper, and onshore wind is under half the price.

Ozzy Osbourne’s Genes Really Were Wired for Alcohol and Addiction

His genome held strange secrets: a turbocharged alcohol gene, rewired brain chemistry, and a slow-burn caffeine receptor.

The Book That All Americans Should Be Reading Now

It's not The Handmaid's Tale, though that could also come in handy.

ChatGPT advised women to ask lower salaries than men

It's happening again.

Ozempic Works Wonders Until You Stop. Then, the Weight Starts to Come Back

When the prescription runs out, the kilos come back.

An AI Just Took Gold at the World’s Hardest Math Contest and It Wasn't Even Trained For It

Could a machine outthink the brightest young mathematicians on the planet?

Your Workout Might Be Coaching Your Gut Bacteria to Help Fight Cancer

You gut microbes seem to produce more formate when you exercise and this may be key to fighting tumors.

Meta's New Bracelet Lets You Control Computers Directly

It's a completely new way to interact with computers.

A Simple Heat Hack Could Revolutionize How We Produce Yogurt

In principle, the method could be deployed tomorrow, researchers say.

Scientists Create a ‘Smart Sponge’ That Knows When to Heal and When to Fight Inflammation

This hydrogel could help millions of people lead a better life.

The Race to the Bottom: Japan Is Set to Start Testing Deep-Sea Mining

There's a big hidden cost to this practice.

Not Just Hunters: Wooden Tools Unearth the Sophisticated, Plant-Eating World of Early Humans

What if the Stone Age wasn't really about stone?

NASA finally figures out what's up with those "Mars spiders"

They're not actual spiders, of course, but rather strange geological features.

Scientists Just Showed How Alien Life Could Emerge in Titan's Methane Lakes

What if the ingredients of life could assemble on a methane world?

Can Dogs Really Smell Parkinson’s? These Two Good Boys Say Yes

Our best friend is even more awesome than we thought.

Researchers Recreate the Quintessentially Roman Fish Sauce

Would you like some garum with that?

Researchers stop Parkinson's symptoms in mice using a copper supplement. Could humans be next?

Could we stop Parkinson's by feeding neurons copper?

There's a massive, ancient river system under Antarctica's ice sheet

This has big implications for our climate models.

Forget the honeybee. These unusual pollinators show just how crazy plant sex can really be

A pollinator story featuring sex, deceit, and tequila.

For the first time in history, solar was Europe's top source of electricity

Europe is quietly becoming a solar powerhouse.

Deadly Heatwave Killed 2,300 in Europe, and 1,500 of those were due to climate change

How hot is too hot to survive in a city?

These fig trees absorb CO2 from the air and convert it into stone

This sounds like science fiction, but the real magic lies underground

These bizarre stars could be burning darkness to survive

Our quest for dark matter is sending us on some wild adventures.

The new fashion trend among chimpanzees: sticking grass in your ear (and butt)

A new trend is making the rounds in a chimp community.

The "de-extincted" dire wolves are 6 months old and getting quite big

At just over six months old, the world’s first de-extinct animals are exceeding expectations and demonstrating the remarkable growth patterns that made their ancestors formidable Ice Age predators. Colossal’s latest dire wolf update reveals that Romulus and Remus now weigh over 90 pounds—already 20% larger than gray wolves at the same developmental stage—while demonstrating some […]

Interstellar comet: Everything We Know About 3I/ATLAS

The visitor is simply passing through our solar system.

This Ancient Grain Could Power the Future of 3D-Printed Food

Sorghum bioink could be the next step towards printed food.

This study suggests zapping people's brains could make them better at math

You're not bad at math. You've just not been zapped enough.

Your gut has a secret weapon against 'forever chemicals': microbes

Our bodies have some surprising allies sometimes.

Methane Leaks from Fossil Fuels Hit Record Highs. And We're Still Looking the Other Way

Powerful leaks, patchy action, and untapped fixes keep methane near record highs in 2024.

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