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We Asked a Psychologist Why Intentions Are Better Than New Year's Resolutions

This Should Be Your 2019 Mantra, According to Your Horoscope

Truth: I'm Convinced These 10 Unexpected Drinks Helped Me Detox in 2018

This Is Exactly What Protein Does to Your Body

2018's Weirdest Google Earth Apparitions

Woman Develops Donor's Peanut Allergy After Lung Transplant

Ghost Particles and Singing Ice: 11 Wild Antarctic Stories from 2018

Of All the Activewear I Wore This Year, These 8 Pieces Were My Favorite

The Ultimate Wellness Reading List: 11 Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down

Going Viral: 6 New Findings about Viruses

100 Best Science Photos of 2018

10 Times Animals Behaved Oddly in 2018

The 10 Meal Delivery Subscriptions Worth Trying in 2019

Space Oddity: 10 Bizarre Things Earthlings Launched into Space in 2018

9 Times Nature Was Totes Adorbs in 2018

The Real Fake News: Top Scientific Retractions of 2018

How Do Wildfires Start?

This May Be Life's 'Missing Ingredient'

9 Times Nature Was Totally Metal in 2018

2018's Science Superlatives: The Biggest, Oldest, Smelliest and Cutest

The Truth About CBD and Anxiety

Alien Hunters, Stop Using the Drake Equation

This Ship Sank Decades Ago. Now, a 3D Model Has Resurrected It.

Man Gets Black Widow Spider Bite. Then He Can't Pee.

The 10 Biggest Archaeology Stories of 2018

18 Times Quantum Particles Blew Our Minds in 2018

10 Strangest Medical Cases of 2018

Because We're Exhausted Too—Try These 7 Natural Remedies for Fatigue

10 Times Humans Were Total Morons Around Animals in 2018

14 Most Bizarre Scientific Discoveries of 2018

Romaine to Honey Smacks Cereal: Why Were There So Many Foodborne Outbreaks in 2018?

The Real Reason You're Addicted to Cracking Your Knuckles

7 Foods That Will Eliminate Your Hangover in Record Time

10 Times Science Proved the World is Amazing in 2018

10 Fascinating Biblical-Era Discoveries from 2018

10 Things We Learned About the First Americans in 2018

The 6 Worst Foods to Eat When Traveling

This Is the One Thing That Finally Cleared My Eczema—and It's Not a Product

Here's What to Do After Sex to Make Sure Your Reproductive Health Is 10/10

The 10 Weirdest Science Stories of 2018

A French Teenager Turned the Bible and Quran into DNA and Injected Them into His Body

7 Odd Things That Raise Your Risk of Cancer (and 1 That Doesn't)

10 Ways Earth Changed Forever in 2018

This Is the Best Type of Birth Control for Heavy Periods

6 Therapist-Approved Wellness Tips for the Highly Anxious Traveler

Way to Be Weird, Earth: 10 Strange Findings About Our Planet in 2018

10 Things We Learned About the Brain in 2018

In 10 Years, the Large Hadron Collider Was a Smash — with More Discoveries to Come

This Is Exactly What Happens to Your Body on Sugar

7 Helpful Postnasal Drip Remedies, According to an Immunologist

Christmas 'Hippo' Asteroid Is Buzzing Earth, Its Closest Flyby in 400 Years

10 Amazing Things We Learned About Humans in 2018

The Science of Bath Bombs (and How to Make Them)

7 Illusions That Blew Our Minds in 2018

Type 2 Diabetes May Be Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

More Babies Are Conceived Over the Holiday Season Than Other Times of Year

WATCH: First-Ever Footage of a Lizard Breathing Underwater

Alien Architects Didn't Build This Pre-Incan Complex, 3D Models Show

Explorer Reaches the Deepest Point in the Atlantic Ocean

Disappointment About Gifts Is Good for Kids Who Have Enough

Winter Solstice: The Science of the Shortest Day of 2018

Study: You're Going to Keep Aging Until You Die

What "Living Slowly" Means—and Why It's My Only Resolution for 2019

How to Tweak Your Diet for a Better Metabolism, According to Nutritionists

7 Practically Medicinal Foods That Help Ease Stomach Pain

The Ultimate Essential Oil Guide: Which Ones to Use and for What

Brain of Mysterious 'Little Foot' Human Relative Was Half-Man, Half-Ape

Dinosaur-Era Shark Nabbed Flying Reptile, Losing a Tooth

Japan May Start Commercial Whale Hunting Again

Is It Unethical to Give Your Cat Catnip?

What Winter Solstice Rituals Tell Us About Indigenous People

Russian Scientists Hope to Restore Ice Age Steppe with 'Pleistocene Park.' Will It Work?

These Baby Sharks Swim from One Uterus to Another to Eat Their Unfertilized Siblings

Ancient Aramaic Incantation Describes 'Devourer' that Brings 'Fire' to Victims

7 Top Nutritionists Share Which Supplements They Actually Take in a Day—And Why

This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Drink a Gallon of Water a Day

How to Function on No Sleep (Because We've All Been There)

Emotions in the Workplace: Why Women Shouldn't Have to "Play It Cool"

World’s Oldest Flower Unfurled Its Petals More Than 174 Million Years Ago

'Blind' on Climate, Trump Inspires Name for Sightless, Slimy, Worm-Like Creature

Men Who Smoke Pot May Have Lower Sperm Count

Why Are You Still Sleeping in Your Contact Lenses?

The Science of Saying Goodbye to Santa

'Miracle' Dinosaur Whose Bones Survived Being Blown Up Discovered in Italian Alps

Photos: Carnivorous Dinosaurs Discovered in Italian Alps

This Humongous Fungus Has Been Around Since the Birth of Socrates

Newfound Object Is the Farthest Solar System Body Ever Spotted

Saturn Is Losing Its Rings

9 Doctor-Approved Home Remedies for Heartburn That Work Wonders

Nutritionists Say These Are the Best Gummy Vitamins

Use This "Tool Kit" the Next Time You're in a Bad Mood

Monster Waves Are Battering the West Coast. Here's Why.

Can You Really Get Sick from Smelling Dirty Socks?

Opioids Don't Really Do That Much for Chronic Pain, Meta-Analysis Finds

Matter Sucked in by Black Holes May Travel into the Future, Get Spit Back Out

Too Much Screen Use Really Might Change Your Kid's Brain

All That Glitters Is Not Food: FDA Warns to Watch Out for Non-Edible Glitters

The Weird Reason 'Tsunami Fires' Broke Out After Japan Earthquake

Massive Star Is So Big It Gives Birth to a Tiny Twin

4 Natural Remedies for Allergies That Actually Work

These Are the 10 Healthiest Vegetables You Can Eat

11 Easy Ways to Practice Self-Love, According to Real Women

Emotional Wellness: What It Is and How to Achieve It

Proton-Size Droplets of Primordial Soup May Be the Tiniest in the Universe

This 87-Year-Old Woman Donated Her Body So Doctors Could Slice It into 27,000 Pieces

Canada's Huge New Diamond Is … Well, Fine, We Guess

It's Official: Those Flying Reptiles Called Pterosaurs Were Covered in Fluffy Feathers

Scientists Proposed a Nuclear 'Tunnelbot' to Hunt Life in Europa's Hidden Ocean

Bizarre 'Dark Fluid' with Negative Mass Could Dominate the Universe

Long-Hidden 'Pyramid' Found in Indonesia Was Likely an Ancient Temple

An Underwater 'Ghost Fleet' of Shipwrecks Is On the Move, and Here's Why

A Punch to the Face Left a Man Starry-Eyed — Literally

Archaeologists Sift Through Soup of Human Remains in Waterlogged Mass Grave in Egypt

Photos: Artifacts from a Watery Desert Grave

12 Immune-Boosting Foods to Eat If You Don't Want to Get Sick This Winter

These Are the Vitamins You Should Be Taking in Your 20s and 30s

7 Ways I Fight Stress That Don't Require Leaving My Bed

Could Life on Mars Be Lurking Deep Underground?

Time Travel Is Possible — But Only If You Have an Object With Infinite Mass

NASA's Insight Lander on Mars Spotted from Space

Scientists Try to Save Woolly Monkeys from Extinction … by Training Them to Be Wild Again

4,400-Year-Old Tomb of 'Divine Inspector' with Hidden Shafts Discovered in Egypt

Photos: Exquisitely Preserved Ancient Tomb Discovered at Saqqara

Leo DiCaprio's Rumored Plan to Buy a Dinosaur Duo Has Paleontologists Upset

Tornadoes Don't Form Like Meteorologists Thought They Did

Study 'Proves' Parachutes Don't Save People Who Fall Out of Airplanes

Half-Size, Ruffle-Headed Relative of Triceratops Discovered

What Lies Beneath the Transylvanian Castle That Imprisoned 'Dracula'?

50,000-Year-Old Tiara Made from Woolly Mammoth Ivory Found in Denisova Cave

Mountain of Evidence Confirms: Climate Change Is Really, Really Bad for Human Health and Well-Being

The Surprising Reason I Gave Up Veganism After 6 Years

9 Nice Things to Do for Your Body Instead of Dieting in 2019

Where DOES Space Begin? Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Flies Right into the Debate

Watch an Elephant Named Kelly Scoop Cereal Into Her Mouth in Easily the Best Study of 2018

Do You Carry Neanderthal DNA? The Shape of Your Skull May Tell.

Invasive Tick Is 'Here to Stay,' and Here's Where It Could Spread Next

Comet Will Make Closest Approach to Earth This Weekend. And You Can See It Without a Telescope.

US Navy's Secrecy Likely Stalled Ocean Science Progress for Decades

Fireball That Exploded Over Greenland Shook Earth, Triggering Seismic Sensors

If You're Feeling Meh, You Might Need to Recharge Your Happiness Hormones

The Rubber Ducky Comet Blasted a Magnetic Path Through Space

Huge Marsupial Lion Terrorized Ancient Australia, Sat Adorably on Its Tail

Some Kotex Tampons Recalled After Reports of 'Pieces Left in the Body'

Exploding Stars Helped Kill Earth's Ancient Sea Monsters, New Study Suggests

A Woman Fell Asleep During Cupping Therapy. She Woke Up with Bizarre Blisters.

All About Apples: Health Benefits, Nutrition Facts and History

NASA Space Lasers Creating Most Detailed Map Ever of Antarctica's Ice

8,300-Year-Old Stone Snake Heads Reveal Stone Age Ritual Ceremonies

How This Supercolony of 1.5 Million Penguins Stayed Hidden for Nearly 3,000 Years

The US Lost 1 Warship in WWI. 100 Years Later, We Know What Caused the Sinking.

Future Humans May Call Us the 'Chicken People,' and Here's Why

Why Do I Feel So Bummed Around the Holidays? A Psychologist Explains

This Beginner Core Workout Will Give You a More Sculpted Stomach

Cannibalism? Nope, This 8,000-Year-Old Man Was Likely Burned in a Ritual

The Arctic Is Not Doing Well (at All)

Asteroid Bennu Had Water! NASA Probe Makes Tantalizing Find

'Miracle' Excavation of 'Little Foot' Skeleton Reveals Mysterious Human Relative

Super-Steamy Megalodon May Have Been Too Hot to Avoid Extinction

These Simple Tips May Prevent Holiday Weight Gain, Study Suggests

Good to Know: Cold Weather Won't Make You Sick This Winter, But This Might

Mindfulness: What It Really Means and How to Practice It

Here’s Why Scientists Are Poring Over Ancient Alpaca Poo

Earth's Mysterious 'Deep Biosphere' Is Home to Millions of Undiscovered Species, Scientists Say

I Had Ridiculous Acid Reflux for a Year: Here's How I Fixed It (Without Drugs)

Experts Say These Are the Best Vitamins for Anxiety

How Rising Temperatures Suffocated 96 Percent of Sea Life in Earth's Biggest Extinction

It's Official! NASA's Famed Voyager 2 Spacecraft Reaches Interstellar Space

How to Survive the 'Game of Thrones,' According to Science

16 of the Most Interesting Ancient Board and Dice Games

4,000-Year-Old Game Board Carved into the Earth Shows How Nomads Had Fun

7 Ways Mindfulness Literally Changes Your Brain

This Fluffy Alien World Farts Helium

Will Dark Matter Mess with These Ultraprecise Atomic Clocks?

Tiny 'Blueberries' on Mars Continue to Baffle Scientists

China Launches 1st Mission to Land on Far Side of the Moon

Climate Change Is Making Sharks Right-Handed

How Do Animals Breathe Underwater?

Man Coughs Up a Giant Blood Clot in the Shape of His Lung

Physicists Keep Trying — and Failing — to Find Dark Matter in Dark Place

The Human Fossil-Fuel Addiction: Greenhouse Emissions Soar to Record Levels

Sorry Indiana Jones, the Ark of the Covenant Is Not Inside This Ethiopian Church

8 Gifts for the Cannabis-Curious

What Happens to Your Body When You Drink Kombucha

How to Stop Drinking Soda, According to Nutritionists

Polonium: A Rare and Highly Volatile Radioactive Element

'It Was Just Dead Brain Tissue': Seattle Women Dies from Extremely Unusual Infection

Centuries-Old Ninja Oath Warns of Divine Wrath

Stonehenge Archaeologists Furious at Construction Crew Accused of ‘Smashing’ a 6,000-Year-Old Platform

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

'Chemo Brain' May Result from Effects on 'Helper Cells.' The Finding Could Lead to Possible Treatments.

Uterine Cancer Killing More US Women, with Black Women Hardest Hit

Seal with Eel Stuck Up Its Nose Was Probably Just Really Bad at Hunting, Scientists Say

Ancient, Unknown Strain of Plague Found in 5,000-Year-Old Tomb in Sweden

Astronomers Think They've Figured Out the Raging Swirls of Gas Around Supermassive Black Holes

A Common Virus May Be Linked to Heart Problems in Fetuses

Man Unknowingly Buys 4,000-Year-Old Pottery at Flea Market, Uses It As Toothbrush Holder

SpaceX Launches Dragon Cargo Ship to Space Station, But Misses Rocket Landing

Scary Map Shows Where Animal Poop Is Turning into Deadly Ammonia Pollution

This Legless Lizard Breathes Through 'Christmas Trees' Growing from Its Head

Greenland Is Melting Faster Than Ever

What Is X-Ray Spectroscopy?

This Frozen Russian Island Is the World's Biggest Jigsaw Puzzle

Photos: 500-Year-Old Body of Man with Thigh-High Boots

500-Year-Old Body of Man Wearing Thigh-High Boots Found in London Sewer Construction

Here's the Truth Behind a NASA Document on Aliens Visiting Earth

Rare Rainfall in the Atacama Is Deadly for Its Tiniest Inhabitants

A Woman's Odd Symptoms After Chiropractic 'Neck Manipulation' Revealed a Brain Cyst

9 Gifts for Your Favorite Gym Rat