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What to Pack If You Want to Stay Active on Vacation

Three Cases of Brain-Infecting Parasite Recently Confirmed in Hawaii

AIDS & HIV: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

Here's What the Universe Looks Like in X-Rays

Ancient People Watched a Volcano Erupt. This May Be Their Illustration of It.

Photos: Rock Art May Depict One of First Volcanic Eruptions That Humans Ever Drew

Little Green Men? Nope, Extraterrestrial Life May Look More Like Pasta.

Number of Measles Cases in the US Higher Than It's Been in 27 Years

How Many Chemical Elements Can You Name? 1 in 5 Americans Can't Name One.

Why 'Cosmic Nothingness' May Hold Secrets of the Universe

This 'Doomsday Plane' Can Survive a Nuclear Attack

How to Access Affordable Therapy in 5 Simple Steps

World's Tiniest Baby the Size of an Apple. Here's How She Survived.

Why These Human-Sized Beavers Suddenly Died Out 10,000 Years Ago

50-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shows School of Fish in Their Final Moments

Alex Trebek's Promising Cancer Update: What Is 'Near Remission'?

Penicillin: Discovery, Benefits and Resistance

The Tendency for Order to Emerge from Chaos Was Hidden in the Most Fundamental Equations of Fluid Mechanics

Escaped 'Racoon Dogs' Harass English Village. What Are These Things?

Former Head of Pentagon's Secret UFO Program Has Some (Strange) Stories to Tell

30 'Homeless' Binary Stars Spotted Drifting in the Void Outside Any Known Galaxy

Zombie Diet: 10 Real-Life Examples of Humans Eating Humans

Neanderthals May Have Been Driven to Extinction by a Tiny Drop in Fertility Rates

New Virus Infecting People in China, and Ticks May Be the Culprit

How to Know If It's Anxiety or Just Stress

Nazi Code-Making Enigma Machine Is Up for Auction

Confirmed: Earth Is Crushing the Ocean into Salty Diamonds

Could Wearing a Blood Pressure Cuff Reduce the Risk of Stroke?

Ancient Rocky Structure Found Beneath Antarctica. And It's Messing with the Ice.

Here's Why Astronomers Are So Worried About SpaceX's Planned 'Megaconstellation'

'Giant Tic Tac' and Other Hypersonic UFOs Spotted by Navy Pilots

Powerful Tornadoes Rip Through Midwest, the Plains, Leaving Trail of Destruction

Albino Panda Spotted in the Wild for the First Time

Scientists Find Possible Traces of 'Lost' Stone Age Settlement Beneath the North Sea

We Asked a Therapist Our Burning Mental Health Questions—Here's What She Said

Here's How to Stop Hitting the Snooze Button Once and for All

Video Game Addiction Becomes Official Mental Disorder in Controversial Decision by WHO

Exploding Stars May Have Put Humanity on Two Feet

Mathematicians Edge Closer to Solving a 'Million Dollar' Math Problem

Kindergarteners Stumbled Across This 5,600-Year-Old Burial Mound. Archaeologists Are Mystified.

Meet the Probiotic That's About to Change Everything

Extinction Looms As Last Male Sumatran Rhino in Malaysian Dies

Why Thousands of Aftershocks of a 1959 Earthquake Just Rumbled Through Yellowstone 60 Years Later

Infertility Linked to Dangerous Heart Condition in Pregnancy

No, That Baby Dinosaur Didn't Crawl. But It Did Walk on 4 Legs As an Infant.

This Animated Mona Lisa Was Created by AI, and It Is Terrifying

Man Ends Up in the ER After 'Overdosing' on Licorice Tea

How Did Radiation Affect the 'Liquidators' of the Chernobyl Nuclear Meltdown?

6 Therapist-Approved Wellness Tips for the Highly Anxious Traveler

This Seawater Is 20,000 Years Old, and Has Remained Untouched Since the Last Ice Age

Why Does the Letter 'S' Look Like an 'F' in Old Manuscripts?

These Are the 7 Worst Drinks for Bloating, Hands Down

Here's What SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Look Like in the Night Sky

Why Do We Love Garlic But Hate Garlic Breath?

An Asteroid with Its Own Moon Will Zip Past Earth Tonight

There's a Really Simple Way to Avoid a Wine Hangover, According to a Sommelier

Why Are So Many People Dying on Mount Everest?

Does Your Life Have Purpose? The Answer Could Affect How Long You Live

This Fungus Mines For Gold, Then Wears It

Measles: Symptoms, Treatment and Vaccination

Plan B Review: 6 Things You Should Know

Could Dead Aliens Help Save Humanity?

Oldest Fungus Fossils May Rewrite Our View of How Life Made the Leap to Land

Archaeologists Discover the First Ever Iron-Age Shield Made of Bark in England

Researchers Found the Oldest Meteorite Collection on Earth, in the Driest Desert on Earth

SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites on Thrice-Flown Rocket, Sticks Landing

Woman's Facial Injection for 'Liquid Nose Job' Left Her with Rare Eye Problem

Chernobyl vs. Fukushima: Which Nuclear Meltdown Was the Bigger Disaster?

Botswana Just Lifted Its Ban on Elephant Hunting. Conservationists Are Appalled.

Hurricane Season 2019: How Long It Lasts and What to Expect

The Atlantic May See Up to 4 Major Hurricanes This Season, New Forecast Says

Two White Dwarf Stars Collided and Came Back from the Dead. Soon, They’ll Go Supernova.

Did Scientists Just Break the Record for Highest-Temperature Superconductor? Maybe.

What Is Potential Energy?

Consider These 5 Eating Disorder Myths Debunked

Slavers Burned the Last US Slave Ship to Hide Their Crimes. Now It's Been Found.

The Government Is Serious About Creating Mind-Controlled Weapons

Geologists Discover Largest Underwater Volcano, Explain Weird Hum Heard Around the World

Enormous Python Swallows, Vomits Up Even Bigger Python

Rare Dodo Skeleton May Fetch Over $700K at Auction

Zombie Science: Could We Ever Resurrect the Dead?

Carrie Underwood's Trainer Told Us the Best Workout for Boosting Your Endorphins

Here's How Many US Cancer Cases Are Tied to Unhealthy Diets

First Great White Shark Ever Spotted in Long Island Sound Possibly Made 'Wrong Turn'

Sorry Napoleon, A Big Garbage Patch Is Floating Near Your Mediterranean Islands

Hereditary Rule Wreaked Havoc in ‘Game of Thrones’ — and in Medieval Europe

Being a Dog Lover May Be in Your Genes

Freckled Woman with High Alcohol Tolerance Lived in Japan 3,800 Years Ago

Why Are Two Stars in Our Galaxy Suddenly Acting Very Strange?

Could We Move the Entire Planet Earth to a New Orbit?

'Face Mites' Live in Your Pores, Eat Your Grease and Mate on Your Face While You Sleep

Many Sunscreens Sold in US Offer Suboptimal Protection, According to New Report

The Truth About CBD and Anxiety

CBD and CBD Oil: What Is It and Does It Really Work?

CBD May Reduce Drug Cravings in People with Heroin Addiction, Small Study Finds

Look Out, Songbirds — Baby Sharks Want to Eat You

Hidden Winds on Jupiter May Be Messing with Its Enormous Magnetic Field

Scientists Thought There Were Two Ways Volcanoes Form. They Just Found Another Hiding Under Bermuda.

Scientists Have Created a Sound So Loud It Can Vaporize Water on Contact

Ancient Collision with Unknown Dwarf Planet Left the Moon Lopsided, Study Suggests

10-Foot-Tall Stone Jars 'Made by Giants' Stored Human Bodies in Ancient Laos

In Photos: Exploring the Mysterious Plain of Jars Site

Scientists Create Tectonic Map of 'Game of Thrones' Continents

Nearly 25% of West Antarctic Ice in Danger of Collapse

4 Surprising Reasons You—Yes, You—Should Scrape Your Tongue

Violent Tornadoes and Flooding Are Expected in Oklahoma and Texas Tonight

There's a Brand-New Kilogram, And It's Based on Quantum Physics

Scientists Went to One of the World's Most Remote Island Atolls. They Found 414 Million Pieces of Plastic

Ancient Egyptians Built This 4-Towered Fortress More Than 2,600 Years Ago

Startup Hermeus Wants to Build a Hypersonic Jet That Flies at 5 Times the Speed of Sound

Supersymmetric 'Sleptons' Might Exist. But They'd Have to Be Huge

Ancient Pollen Links Cannabis Origins to Tibetan Plateau

Conservation's Biggest Challenge? The Legacy of Colonialism (Op-Ed)

The Casebooks of Elizabethan Astrologer Reveal Sketchy Cures for Cheating Spouses, Devils

When Chernobyl Blew, They Dumped Boron and Sand into the Breach. What Would We Do Today?

The Best Types of Birth Control to Ease Your Most Annoying PMS Symptoms

Are Dogs Really Smiling at Us?

Why Is the Pentagon Interested in UFOs?

How Accurate Is the Myers-Briggs Personality Test?

I've Created Over 1000 Healthy Recipes—Here's What's on My Grocery List

These Collagen Supplements Deliver Plumper, Better-Looking Skin

Can Touching Fentanyl Really Kill You?

Read the Long-Lost Letter from Alexander Hamilton to the Marquis de Lafayette, Stolen 60 Years Ago

The Weird Reason Tonight's Full Moon Is 'Blue'

Amazing Images: The Best Science Photos of the Week

Internet's Famous Grumpy Cat Dies at Age 7

First-Ever Image of a Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Burst Shows Light Exploding Out of a Thundercloud in Asia

Ultraprocessed Foods Really Do Lead to Weight Gain, Small Study Finds

How Does Google Earth Work?

King Tut Wore Ancient, Meteor-Blasted Yellow Glass

Is a 'Fetal Heartbeat' Really a Heartbeat at 6 Weeks?

Ancient Wads of Chewing ‘Gum’ Hold the Oldest Human DNA in Scandinavia

Humans and Neanderthals Evolved from a Mystery Common Ancestor, Huge Analysis Suggests

Large Mound in Russia Reveals 2,500-Year-Old Skeletons of Elite Nomadic Tribesmen...And a Horse Head

Photos: Ancient Burial of Elite Members of Nomadic Tribe

Has the Mysterious Code of the Voynich Manuscript Been Cracked?

3 Nutritionists Told Us to Avoid This Health Trend

This Is What It's Like After Eating Disorder Treatment

Octopuses May Go Blind As Climate Change Sucks Oxygen Out of the Ocean

Brain Scans Reveal Potential Biomarker of Suicidal Thoughts in People with PTSD

Here’s What Could Happen If You Get Measles While Pregnant

New Study Finds Bedbugs Have Pestered the World for 115 Million Years

This Crafty Spider Doesn't Have Venom...But It Does Have a 'Slingshot'

An Enormous Great White Shark Is Cruising Toward the Outer Banks. But There's Nothing to Fear.

Grave of Israeli Lunar Lander Spotted by NASA Spacecraft

The Green New Deal Doesn't Go Far Enough. Here's Why (Op-Ed)

Do Zombies Decay the Same Way As Humans?

How Much Do Babies’ Skulls Get Squished During Birth? A Whole Lot, 3D Images Reveal

China's Moon Lander Just Revealed a Secret on the Far Side of the Moon

Something Strange Punched a Hole in the Milky Way. But What Exactly Is It?

A Massive 'Blob' of Rock Stretching Under Asia Might Be Triggering Hundreds of Earthquakes

Bill Nye Brings Out the F-Bombs and a Blowtorch to Talk Climate Change

Ancient Romans Used Molten Iron to Repair Streets Before Vesuvius Erupted

US Birth Rates Hit Another Record Low in 2018

7 Foods to Eat for a Happier Period—and 6 to Avoid

This Bird Evolved into Existence Twice — Thousands of Years Apart

Humans Crawled Through a Cave 14,000 Years Ago. We Can Still See Their Perfectly Preserved Footprints.

The 5 Most Effective Healthy Eating Methods, According to a Nutritionist

The Moon Is Shrinking and That's Causing Tons of Moonquakes

15 People Were Brutally Murdered 5,000 Years Ago, But the Bodies Were Buried with Care

Carbon Dioxide Soars to Record-Breaking Levels Not Seen in 800,000 Years

A 230-Year-Old Secret Code Is Inscribed on a Rock in France. Can You Decipher It?

Space Mining Could Ruin Our Solar System If We Don't Establish Protected Places Now, Researchers Warn

From Big Bang to Present: Snapshots of Our Universe Through Time

A Giant Hole in the Martian Atmosphere Is Venting All Its Water into Space

Explorer Reaches Bottom of the Mariana Trench, Breaks Record for Deepest Dive Ever

New Supercomputer Will Span Continents, Outrace World's Fastest

'Crawling Sensation' Turned Out to Be Spider Spinning a Web in Man's Ear

'Bomb Carbon' from Cold War Nuclear Tests Found in the Ocean's Deepest Trenches

Archaeologists Discovered a Hidden Chamber in Roman Emperor Nero's Underground Palace

This Is the Earliest Known Christian Burial in England. It's Finally Revealing Its Secrets.

In Photos: Stunning Treasures from the Burial of an Anglo-Saxon Prince

I Survived Cancer, and This Is the Morning Routine That Makes Me Feel Strong

If There Were a Time Warp, How Would Physicists Find It?

Top Baby Name List Reveals Surprising Celebrity Inspirations

I Have an Autoimmune Disease—Here's What I Eat Now for Healthy Immunity

Car-Size 'Sea Monster' Terrorized Triassic Oceans

Is It Safe to Drink Moonshine?

These Are the Real Effects of Plan B, According to Gynecologists

Sleep Paralysis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Woman Dies from Rabies After Rescuing Puppy While on Vacation

Experts ID 25 US Counties Most at Risk of Measles Outbreaks

Raynaud's Disease: Types, Symptoms and Treatment

Another Study Found a Link Between Parkinson's Disease and the Appendix. What's Going On?

This Superbug-Killing 'Phage Therapy' May Have Saved a Teen's Life. Here's How It Works.

What Are Centrifugal & Centripetal Forces?

Retracted Study: How a Volcano in Japan Halted an Earthquake

China Implanted Electrodes into a Man's Brain to Treat His Meth Addiction. How Could It Work?

A Star in the Big Dipper Is an Alien Invader

Survival of the Grossest: 8 Disgusting Animal Behaviors

Why the Area Around Notre Dame Is Now Coated with Toxic Levels of Lead

An Herbal Sex Supplement Sent a Man's Blood Pressure Through the Roof

Emotional Wellness: What It Is and How to Achieve It

5 Weird Things You Didn't Know About Chernobyl

Scientists Discovered a 2,624-Year-Old Tree in a North Carolina Swamp. Climate Change Could Kill It.

Fight or Flight: The Sympathetic Nervous System

How the US Veered Off the Path to Measles Elimination

A Once-Missing Piece of Stonehenge Could Reveal Where Iconic Standing Stones Were Quarried

This Apple-1 Computer Cost $666 in 1976. Now It Could Sell for $650,000

NASA Is Developing 'Soft Robots' That Look Like Inflatable 'Aliens'

The Universe Probably 'Remembers' Every Single Gravitational Wave

100-Plus Neglected Lions Found With Mange, Neurological Problems, on South African Farm

'Jaws' Movie Poster Comes to Life, in Terrifying Shark Photo

What Happens in the Hours Before Death? Most People Don't Have a Clue.

Instagram Made Me Buy a Gua Sha Tool—Here's How It Lives Up to the Hype

This Man's DNA Is the Oldest in North America

Mongolian Couple Died of Plague After Eating Raw Marmot

Drones Find Unexpected Radiation 'Hotspots' in Forest Near Chernobyl

Could CTE Be Diagnosed Before a Person Dies? This Protein May Be the Key

King Tut's Sisters Took the Throne Before He Did, Controversial Claim Says

The Meaning of 'Archie Harrison,' the New Royal Baby’s Name

What Made Ancient Hominins Cannibals? Humans Were Nutritious and Easy Prey

Algae 'Bioreactor' on Space Station Could Make Oxygen, Food for Astronauts

How Tiny Crustaceans Survive the Crushing Pressures of the Mariana Trench

Antimatter Is Both a Particle and a Wave, New Experiment Confirms

The Case for Taking a Mental Health Day

1st Evidence of a Black Hole Devouring a Neutron Star Sends Ripples Through Space-Time

What Are Elementary Particles?

Dogs Sacrificed by Shang Dynasty Were Just Pups. Some Were Even Buried Alive.

More Than Half of Pregnancy-Related Deaths Are Preventable, CDC Says

5 Things That Mean Something Different to Someone With an Eating Disorder

First-Ever Video Shows Immune System Blowing Holes in Bacteria

Cats 'Farm' Bacteria in Their Butts. Here's Why.

Off the Coast of Portugal, the Earth's Crust Might Be Peeling In Two

New York City Has Been Obliterated in a New Asteroid-Impact Simulation

Why Mathematicians Are Obsessed With (and Hoarding) This Chalk

6 in 10 Infectious Diseases Come from Animals. The CDC Is Most Worried About These 8.

North Korea's Short-Range Missile Test Spotted from Space

Chemicals from Sunscreen Get into Your Blood. Here's What That Means.

Evidence of Ayahuasca, Other Hallucinogens Detected in Pre-Columbian 'Drug Bag'

Hubble Scientists Just Released the Most Detailed Picture of the Universe Ever

Newfound 'Mini T. Rex' Was a Tiny Terror at Just 3 Feet Tall

Photos: Tiny Tyrannosaur Dinosaur Was About As Big As T. Rex's Skull

4 Easy Ways to Make Yourself a Morning Person

Caster Semenya, Testosterone and the History of Gender Segregation in Sports

Who Inherits the British Throne?

Scientists Think They've Found the Ancient Neutron Star Crash That Showered Our Solar System in Gold

Last-Ditch Hack Led to the Invention of Quantum Mechanics

Watch Concrete Explode As Scientists Probe Weird Phenomenon

Ancient Guatemalan Sculptors Knowingly Crafted Magnetic 'Potbelly' Statues

The Best Morning Routine, Says a Women's Health Expert

Could Life on Earth Have Come from Another Star System?

A Killer Asteroid Is Coming — We Don't Know When (So Let's Be Ready), Bill Nye Says

Why Does Freshly Cut Grass Smell So Nice?

The Best Mother's Day Wellness Gifts That Are Probably Already on Her Wish List

4 Surefire Ovulation Symptoms You Never Noticed Before

Do You Burn More Calories on Your Period? We Asked the Experts

Everything You've Wanted to Know About Reiki Healing (But Were Afraid to Ask)

In Photos: Ancient Cemetery Near Giza Pyramids

4,500-Year-Old Cemetery and Sarcophagi Discovered by Giza Pyramids

What Are the Alternatives to Animal Testing?

A Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci May Reveal Why He Never Finished the Mona Lisa

4 Women on What They Learned From Going to Therapy

This Is How Much Water a Doctor and a Health Coach Want You to Drink Daily

Is It Bad to Take Melatonin? We Asked a Holistic Wellness Expert and Physician

Is It Bad to Eat Before Bed? Nutritionists Answer

Photos: Hurricane Michael Toppled Over Trees and Uprooted 19th Century Artifacts

Hurricane Michael Unearths Evidence of Fort Occupied by Hundreds of Freed Slaves

Found: First Tibetan Evidence of Neanderthal Cousins, the Denisovans

A Man in Oklahoma Cracked His Neck. It Caused a Stroke.

Pirates Made Ocean Vortex 'The Great Whirl' Inaccessible. So Scientists Studied It from Space.

A Man Survives a 70-Foot Fall Into Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano

Rare Recording Captures Einstein Talking About Music and the Atomic Bomb

The Oral and Genital Herpes Viruses Are Having 'Sex.' The Result Is Worrisome.

How Do You Stop a Hypothetical Asteroid from Hitting Earth? NASA's On It.

Ancient Millipede Walked with Dinosaurs, Died in a Sticky Trap

I Put CBD in My Coffee for a Week, and My Mood Skyrocketed

15 Beauty Benefits of Lavender Oil That'll Make You a Believer

The Best GABA Supplements to Improve Your Sleep and Mood

This Euphoria-Inducing Drink Actually Made January Enjoyable for Me

Navy Plans to Document UFO Sightings, But Keep Them Confidential

Fire-Breathing Mountain Fueled by Mysterious Deep-Earth Methane Production

Cosmology: Uncovering the Story of the Universe

Monster Cyclone in India Prompts the Biggest Evacuation in the Country's History

A Scientologist Cruise Ship Has Been Quarantined Because of a Measles Case

3-Eyed Snake Found in Australia Surprises Rangers

Ice Age Bear and Wolf-Like Creature Found in Underwater Mexican Cave

A Boy Heard a Buzzing Sound in His Ear. It Was a Tick on His Eardrum.

Smashed Ancient Tablet Suggests Biblical King Was Real. But Not Everyone Agrees.

My Mental Health Checklist: 4 Self-Care Strategies That Work for Me

Yes, These Vitamins Can Help With Your PMS

How I Finally Trained Myself to Sleep on My Back

Here's What to Expect the First Time You Get Cupping

This Asteroid Will Come Incredibly Close to Earth on Friday the 13th, 2029

Soar Through the Heart of a Supernova in This Gorgeous New Simulation

'Vampire Facial' at New Mexico Spa Likely Exposed 2 People to HIV

Leonardo da Vinci's Hair Allegedly Found, But Don't Get Too Excited

Bacillus Cereus: The Bacterium That Causes 'Fried Rice Sydrome'

Ambien, Other Sleep Aids Get FDA's 'Black Box' Label, Its Strongest Warning

Erectile Dysfunction Drug May Help Treat Heart Failure

Indonesia to Move Capital Away From Fastest-Sinking Megacity

During the Last Lunar Eclipse, a Meteor Smacked the Moon in the Face at 38,000 Mph

Oldest Human Footprint in Americas May Be This 15,600-Year-Old Mark in Chile