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How to get rid of smoke smells in your home

How to get rid of smoke smells once and for all.

Is condensation on windows bad?

Is condensation on windows bad? Here’s everything you need to know.

How to increase lung capacity

We asked the experts how to increase lung capacity so that you can breathe easier during exercise.

Adorable, bloodsucking sea parasite looks just like sushi

This rare species of isopod may have adopted a salmon-like color from the fish it was parasitizing, aquarium officials say.

Nobel prize in physics goes to trio whose research alerted the world to climate change

Their work gave us crucial insights into how complex systems behave.

Hundreds of three-eyed 'dinosaur shrimp' emerge after Arizona monsoon

Following a monsoon, hundreds of 'dinosaur shrimp' emerged for a few weeks in the Arizona desert.

Is bike riding better for you than walking?

They'll both keep you fit, but is bike riding better for you than walking? We examine the evidence.

People have long claimed to hear the northern lights. Are the reports true?

People have long claimed they can hear the northern lights, saying the sounds include eerie whizzing, crackling and buzzing. Is it just an auditory illusion?

Russia launches film crew to shoot movie on space station

Russian actress Yulia Peresild, producer Klim Shipenko and cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov have launched on a 12-day mission to the International Space Station to film a feature-length movie in space.

South Pole froze over in coldest winter on record

The south pole had its coldest winter since record keeping began in 1957.

Melting permafrost in the Arctic could release radioactive waste and awaken sleeping viruses

Thawing permafrost driven by climate change could free decades-old radioactive material, antibiotic-resistant microbes and unknown viruses that have been frozen for millennia.

What causes dampness in a house?

Condensation can lead to mold and other major issues, but what causes dampness in a house?

How mental health affects physical health

Everything you need to know about how mental health affects physical health, including expert recommendations to help improve your mental and physical wellbeing.

How to sleep for longer

Find out how to sleep for longer, and just how much sleep humans really need.

How to exercise without hurting your knees

Need to know how to exercise without hurting your knees? You’re in the right place to find out.

How did cement end up in a man's heart?

The cement had traveled through the man's bloodstream after a medical procedure.

Air Force's X-37B robotic space plane wings past 500 days in Earth orbit

That enigmatic U.S. military X-37B robotic space drone has now chalked up more than 500 days circling the Earth.

Nobel prize in medicine won by US scientists who unlocked the secrets of our sense of touch

The research gave us a mechanistic insight into two of our most fundamental sensory experiences.

A 'pacemaker' for brain activity helped woman emerge from severe depression

A new proof-of-concept study hints at a promising, individualized treatment for depression.

126,000 gallons of oil spilled along California coast in 'potential ecological disaster'

An oil spill off the California coast has released around 126,000 gallons of oil that is washing up on beaches and protected wetlands.

A group of violent otters is mysteriously attacking people and dogs in Alaska

While authorities don’t know the cause of the otters’ aggressive behavior, they believe it could be a defensive reaction to dogs.

Why do so many people have back pain?

Here's why back pain is so universal among our species.

Baby planets marinate in a life-giving cyanide 'soup,' analysis reveals

A major astrochemical project has produced comprehensive maps of molecules in protoplanetary disks and found lots of organic material.

Hyenas devoured human corpses in an Arabian lava tube thousands of years ago

In the Umm Jirsan lava tube, the longest such structure in Saudi Arabia, scientists discovered piles bones belonging to animals that hyenas devoured there for thousands of years.

7 ways Einstein changed the world

Einstein's ideas have shaped the way we see and interact with the universe, from lasers to understanding space and time.

Climate change is making Earth dimmer

Earth is reflecting less light as its climate continues to change, new research suggests.

Are cats or dogs smarter?

Is there any truth to the saying that 'cats rule, dogs drool'?

Stinky 'mushball' hailstones on Uranus may explain an atmospheric anomaly there

A recent discovery of giant ammonia-rich hailstones, dubbed mushballs, on Jupiter might explain why Uranus and Neptune seem to have no ammonia in their atmospheres.

Perseverance Rover spotted from space in striking new satellite image

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spied the little Perseverance Rover chugging around Jezero Crater in a striking new image.

Why can't house cats roar?

Some big cats can roar loudly, but house cats can only meow and purr. Why is that?

Secret words exchanged between Marie Antoinette and rumored lover uncovered in redacted letters

A group of French researchers has uncovered censored phrases in letters exchanged by Marie Antoinette and her close friend— and rumored lover — Swedish count Axel von Fersen.

After 3.5 million-year hiatus, the largest comet ever discovered is headed our way

Scientists have analyzed the enormous Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet, and predict it will come within 11 AU of Earth in the next 10 years.

New antiviral pill halves risk of COVID-19 hospitalization, Merck says

Merck announced promising trial results this week, but the full data has yet to be released.

Does bike riding build your glutes?

What are your glutes, what do they do, and does bike riding build your glutes?

Scientists officially list 23 species as extinct, including the largest woodpecker in the US

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has removed 23 species from the endangered species list because they have most likely gone extinct.

North Korea tests new hypersonic weapon: reports

North Korean state media declared the test of the Hwasong-8 a success, but outside experts are skeptical.

Russian expedition finds evidence of northernmost Stone Age hunters above the Arctic Circle

Ancient cut marks on mammoth bones unearthed on a remote island in the frozen extremes of Siberia are the northernmost evidence of Paleolithic humans ever found, according to archaeologists.

What is arachnophobia?

Arachnophobia is a fear of arachnids, a group of arthropods that includes spiders, scorpions, ticks and mites.

American bumblebee could be officially declared endangered

If the species is placed on the endangered species list, developers and farmers could incur legal liability for killing them.
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