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  • The Science of Gift Wrapping: Why Sloppy Is Better

    A new study looks at the impact a gift’s wrapping has on how the recipient likes what you give them.

  • Trump Fulton County Indictment: A Georgia Legal Expert Explains 5 Key Things

  • Is Ice Cream Really Healthy? Here’s What the Evidence Says

  • As Heat Records Fall, How Hot Is Too Hot for the Human Body?

  • A New, Thin-Lensed Telescope Design Could Far Surpass James Webb

  • Does Turning the Air Conditioning Off When You’re Not Home Actually Save Energy?

    Energy modeling software provides insight into whether letting your A/C relax while you’re gone all day will save you energy – and money.

  • Not All Repellents Are Equal – Here’s How to Avoid Mosquito Bites This Summer

  • Online Predators Target Children’s Webcams, Study Finds

  • For Republican Presidential Hopefuls, Iowa Is Still the First Political Beauty Contest

  • Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’: How They’re Being Stopped

  • Woman Spends 500 Days Alone in Cave: How Extreme Isolation Alters Sense of Time

    Beatriz Flamini may have set a new record for longest voluntary isolation after spending 500 days alone in a cave.

  • Sudan Crisis Explained: What’s Behind the Latest Fighting

  • The Supreme Court Rules Mifepristone Can Remain Available

  • Moderna’s Experimental Cancer Vaccine: A Biochemsist Explains How It Works

  • Fire Danger in the Western United States’ High Mountains Is Intensifying:

  • How Better Pollen Forecasts Could Help With Allergy Season

  • SpaceX Launches Most Powerful Rocket in History in Explosive Debut

  • Why More & More Americans Are Painting Their Lawns

  • Human Metapneumovirus: What Is HMPV, the Disease Filling ICUs This Spring?

  • Why Tornadoes Are Still Hard to Forecast

    Researchers are turning to computer models, drones and other methods to improve tornado forecasting.

  • Trump Indicted: A Former Prosecutor Explains 4 Key Points to Understand

  • Regulating AI: 3 Experts Explain Why It’s Difficult to Do & Important to Get Right

  • Artemis II Crew: Meet the 4 Astronauts Headed to the Moon

  • What Does Ex-President Donald Trump’s Indictment Mean for His Campaign?

  • Manhattan Grand Jury Votes to Indict Former President Donald Trump

    Former President Doanld Trump’s indictment by a Manhattan grand jury will force Americans to grapple with the exact role of presidents – and limits of their power.

  • Israel’s Military Reservists Join Protests Over Proposed Judicial Reforms

  • How Do Superconductors Work? A Physicist Explains

  • Waco Siege Still Resonates – Especially Among Anti-Government Extremists

  • Why the Ethics of Octopus Farming Is So Troubling

  • Can the US Ban TikTok? A Cybersecurity Analyst Explains the Challenges

    Banning TikTok: What data privacy risk does the app pose, and what could the Chinese government do with data it collects? And is it even possible to ban an app?