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Is setting your trash on fire a good idea?

Ticks are a growing problem, no matter where you live

Is working from home actually good for you?

Salty Clouds aren’t the only strange thing about this object in space

Did Trump's foreign aid cuts fuel the Ebola outbreak?

What can a tornado teach us about kindness?

Inside the mysterious minds of horses

Why scientists launched two little robots to the moon

Is sewage the future of green aviation?

Could air pollution make your memory worse?

Air pollution significantly impacts cognitive function, specifically semantic memory, by aging the brain ahead of schedule. Tiny particles from wildfires and car exhaust, smaller than a human hair, enter the bloodstream and directly affect brain health, with research highlighting disproportionate risks for Black Americ...

Inside the lab taste-testing the world's chocolate

Why your sunscreen is finally getting a major upgrade

How a single flu shot could protect you for decades

Your DNA is changing all the time. Here’s why

Inner monologues are still a mystery

Prepare to be baffled by what we don't know about eels

This common garden plant summons wasps as bodyguards

Why are scientists planting tiny forests in big cities?

Why you can't stop scrolling: the science of 'dark flow'

This distant planet has wild weather and gemstone clouds