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Environment

Chlorine and cocoa butter may help disease-ridden corals

By Laura Baisas

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Gear

The best smartwatches for seniors in 2024

By Terry Sullivan

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Science

What causes you to jolt awake right before falling asleep?

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Watch a robot operate on a pork loin

By Andrew Paul

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Health

Bystander CPR done within 10 minutes likely increases survival rates

By Laura Baisas

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Health

Why your computer screen hurts your eyes (and how to help)

By John Alexander

Chimpanzee playing a number-based game on a touch screen
Science

Like humans, chimps often perform tasks differently when crowds are watching

By Andrew Paul

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Science

43 rhesus macaques have escaped from South Carolina’s ‘Monkey Farm’

By Andrew Paul

brain scans of people watching clips from movies
Science

MIT maps how the brain experiences movies

By Laura Baisas

Human tissue sample created in 3D bioprinter
Science

Bioprinting breakthrough uses acoustic waves to create lab-grown human tissue

By Andrew Paul

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Gear

The best light therapy lamps to brighten up your life

By Erin Behan

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Health

Studying WWII-era rationing shows that sugar is dangerous even in utero

By Lauren Leffer

Boston Dynamic's Spot getting kicked in a routine test.
Technology

Researchers tortured robots to test the limits of human empathy

By Mack DeGeurin

Janet Leigh screaming during iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho.'
Science

Why do jump scares terrify us so much? Blame evolution.

By Andrew Paul

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Environment

The Headless Horseman shares her secrets

By Laura Baisas

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says the first illness linked to the contaminated Quarter Pounders was reported in September.
Health

Why McDonald’s E. coli outbreak could be a sign of more to come

By Mack DeGeurin

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Health

How long can you stand on one leg? What it says about your health.

By Laura Baisas

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Health

Corrupt government officials, illness among the biggest fears of 2024

By Laura Baisas

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Health

Yes, you can still get scurvy

By Laura Baisas

close up of nose
Health

People who can’t smell breathe differently

By Lauren Leffer