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Your Year-in-Wellness Checklist: What to Do for Your Health in 2020

Take That Back: The Top Scientific Retractions of 2019

Why Hangovers Feel So Awful

7 Science-Based Strategies to Boost Your Willpower and Succeed with Your New Year's Resolutions

6 Times Parasites Grossed Us Out in 2019

Hasbro's Baby Yoda Toys Coming in 2020 Are Just Adorable

The 100 Best Science Photos of 2019

11 Times Animals Got Stuck in Things in 2019

How to Drink on New Year's Eve so You Don't Get a Hangover

12 Times Science Proved the World Is Amazing in 2019

10 Ways the Earth Changed Forever in 2019

The 12 Most Important and Stunning Quantum Experiments of 2019

The Biggest Black Hole Findings of 2019

The 14 Wildest Science Stories from 2019

The Decade in Astronomy: These Space Discoveries Shaped the 2010s

10 Things We Learned About Humans in 2019

6 Things to Do Before Working Out in Cold Weather

How Long Can Organs Stay Outside the Body Before Being Transplanted?

The Greatest Spaceflight Moments of 2019

The 10 Coolest Shark Stories of 2019

14 Essential Foods With Electrolytes to Help You Function Better

The 10 Biggest Science Stories of the Decade

10 Ways Earth Revealed Its Weirdness in 2019

The 5 Most Notable Disease Outbreaks of 2019

5 Ways to Fight Fatigue Before Your Period

16 Times Antarctica Revealed Its Awesomeness in 2019

The 10 Biggest Archaeology Discoveries of 2019

3 Bodies Found Inside Alamo Cathedral, Reigniting Dispute Over Native-American Burial Ground

Your New-Moon Checklist: 3 Rituals to Try Tonight

Use This One Trick for Better Focus and Concentration

The 10 Strangest Animal Stories of 2019

17 Little Things You Can Do for Self-Care This Holiday

The 9 Best Blobs of 2019

10 Times Nature Was Totally Metal in 2019

10 Strangest Medical Cases of 2019

9 Epic Space Discoveries You Probably Missed in 2019

In Artistic 'Christmas Miracle,' Hidden Nativity Scene Appears Beneath Medieval Painting

These Are the 7 Worst Drinks for Bloating, Hands Down

10 Signs That Earth's Climate Is Off the Rails

10 Things That Blasted Through Space in 2019

The 10 Weirdest Science Studies of 2019

10 Things We Learned About the Brain in 2019

From Jesus' Time: The 10 Most Interesting Biblical Discoveries of 2019

21 Wellness Finds to Make Your House a Little Cozier

Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

What Causes Static Electricity?

The 4 Foods Dermatologists Want You to Avoid—and 8 They Want You to Start Eating

What You Need to Know Before Trying a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet

7 Trans Fat Foods You Should Avoid at All Costs

Why Do We Have Fingerprints?

8 Foods Cardiologists Want You to Eat—and 5 You Should Avoid

The Biggest Health and Wellness Trends of the 2010s

21 Cozy Things to Do on the First Day of Winter

The Most Energetic Flashes of Light in the Universe Produce Deadly Nuclear Reactions

The Force of 'Star Wars': The Staying Power of a Sci-Fi Icon Explained

Boeing Starliner Spacecraft Launches on Historic 1st Mission to Space Station

Mass Grave from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Possibly Discovered

7 Foods My 60-Year-Old Mother Avoids—and What She Eats Instead

How to Work Out During the Holidays Without Even Trying

Why Are So Few Babies Born on Christmas Day?

What Is Space-Time?

Bones Found in Monastery Atop 'All-Male' Mountain May Belong to a Woman

NASA's Martian Mole Is Digging Again

China's Farside Moon Rover Breaks Lunar Longevity Record

There's a Scientific Reason We Watch the Same Things Over and Over

Sorry, These 11 Wellness Trends Are Out (and These 4 Are Officially In)

The Fascinating History of Crisco, the Famous Tub of 'Lard'

Ancient Slab Preserved Tracks of a Dinosaur, a 'Sailing Stone' and a Hopping Mammal

This Is 'Lola,' a 5,700-Year-Old Woman Whose Entire Life Is Revealed in Her 'Chewing Gum'

A Never-Before-Seen Event Is Collapsing an Ice Sheet in the Russian Arctic

Pet Store Puppies Tied to New Outbreak of Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Ancient, Gold-Lined Tombs That May Hold Princesses Discovered in Greece

14% of High-School Seniors Are Vaping Marijuana, Study Finds

Catastrophic Ohio Methane Leak Stayed Hidden Until a Satellite Found It

If You Want Stronger Nails, Eat These 8 Foods

This Secret All-Natural Ingredient Has So Many Healthy Uses

12 Sneaky Signs You Might Have a Thyroid Problem

An Ancient Egyptian Physician Cited As the 'First Woman Doctor' Likely Never Existed

The Best Gifts for Science Nerds and Geeks

This Is the Age Where Life Has the Most Meaning

Giant Panda Babies Are Born 'Undercooked' and No One Knows Why

And Now, All the Things You Should Buy to Reduce Holiday Stress

What Are Irrational Numbers?

NASA's 'Treasure Map' of Water Ice on Mars Shows Where Humans Should Land

Earth's Magnetic North Pole Continues Drifting, Crosses Prime Meridian

Can You Catch a Cold and the Flu at the Same Time?

5,000-Year-Old Human Found with 'Extremely Rare' Form of Dwarfism

Fossilized Brains Found in Ancient Bug-Like Creatures

Giant Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy May Have a Friend

On Mars, Auroras Glow All Summer Long in UV Light

Diamonds Buried 400 Miles Below Surface Could Explain Mysterious Earthquakes

These Are the 15 Best Yoga Studios in NYC

The 7 Best Anti-Aging Workouts

I Replaced My Cigarette Habit With Brain Food—Here's My New Morning Routine

Why Science Says Clutter Is Bad for Your Health

Why Do People Have Different Personalities?

6 Foods to Eat for Gut Health—and What to Avoid

Huge New Storm Creates Hexagon at Jupiter's South Pole

How Big Can Lightning Get?

A Nutritionist Says You Should Add These Anti-Inflammatory Foods to Your Diet

Scientists Found the Deepest Land on Earth Hiding Beneath Antarctica’s Ice

Physicists Exploit the Bubbling Quantum Vacuum to Hopscotch Heat Across Empty Space

Dazzling 'Temple of Colored Marbles' Honoring Roman God Discovered in Italy

The Science Behind Your (Irrational) Fear of Friday the 13th

Thousands of 10-Inch 'Penis Fish' Washed Up on a California Beach

Lightning Bolts Create Glowing Auroral 'Elves' and Brilliant Gamma-Ray Flashes

Lightning Strikes Almost Killed the Apollo 12 Mission

How Your Birth Month Affects Your Health

How to Cut Down on Instagram, Once and for All

The IRS Accidentally Set Up a Health Insurance Experiment and Saved Lives

What Was the Black Death?

A Dark River Nearly 1,000 Miles Long May Be Flowing Beneath Greenland's Ice

Our Large, Adult Galaxy Is As Massive As 890 Billion Suns

'Lost' Iron Meteorites May Lurk Beneath Antarctic Ice. Scientists on Quest to Find Them.

The IRS Accidentally Set Up a Health Insurance Experiment and Saved Lives

Thousands of Government UFO Reports Now Available at Canadian University

12 Mindfulness Tips to Help You Keep Your Cool Over the Holidays

These 9 Foods Will Help You De-Bloat Faster Than Anything Else

I Made the Switch to Natural Shampoo—Here's What Happened

Vast Field of Mysterious, Perfectly Circular Holes Dot the Seafloor Off California's Coast

Woman's Bones Shrank in Rare Case of 'Telescoping Fingers'

Pneumonia: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Tiny, Ancient Native American Weapons May Have Been Used to Train Children to Fight

New Zealand Has Ordered More Than 1,200 Square Feet of Skin for Volcano Victims

Humanity's Oldest Cave Art Shows Shape-Shifting Supernatural Hunters

New Anti-Aging Clinical Trial Begins. For $1 Million, You Can Be a Participant.

Impossibly Big Black Hole Was Probably Impossible After All

Inside Story Behind Mesmerizing Sky Glow Named 'Steve' Revealed in New Documentary

Gold and Jewels Found on Minoan Island Devoted to the Color Purple

The First Evidence of 'Head Cones' Found in 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Tomb

Neutron Flashes Never-Before-Seen Type of Magnetic Field at Earth

Your New-Moon Checklist: 3 Rituals to Try Tonight

Winter Workout Gear So Good You'll Actually Want to Exercise

21 Healthy Gift Ideas for Your Wellness-Loving Friend

This Is What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Alcohol

I Was Warned This Natural De-Bloating Elixir Was "Very Serious"—So I Tried It

Puppy Licks to a Woman's Feet May Have Caused Serious Skin Infection

Buried Christian (and Pagan) Church Discovered in Ethiopia's 'Lost Kingdom' of Aksum

Archaeologists Discover Mysterious 4,000-Year-Old Carved Stones That Look Like Humans

Enormous Craters Blasted in Seafloor by Nuclear Bombs Mapped for the First Time

In Photos: Mice Brutally Attack and Devour Albatross on Gough Island

Mice Caught Attacking Adult Albatross in Gruesome Video

Weird 'Tiger Stripes' on Icy Saturn Moon Enceladus Finally Explained

Europe Is Launching a Suicide Robot to 'Hug' Space Trash Out of Orbit

The Best Organic Pads Out There, Based on Reviews

7 of the Best Gyms in NYC for Newbies and Fitness Buffs Alike

The Only Foods You Should Actually Eat Before and After Working Out

I Tried This Buzzy New Metabolism Powder for 20 Days Straight—Prepare for TMI

Flu Season Is Off to an Early (and Weird) Start

Why White Island Volcano Erupted Without Warning

First Pig-Monkey Chimeras Were Just Created in China

The 15 Best Sustainable Gifts to Give This Holiday

New Zealand Volcano Erupts, Killing at Least 5

Stunning Warrior Grave — Complete with Chariot, Horses — Uncovered in England

Hunters Set to Round Up Giant Burmese Pythons in Florida Challenge

Mysterious 'Particle X17' Could Carry a Newfound Fifth Force of Nature, But Most Experts Are Skeptical

A Baby Volcano Was Just Discovered in the Pacific, and It's Adorable

5 Workouts to Stop Bloating

'Expedition Bigfoot' Scours Oregon Woods for Signs of the Mythical and Elusive Beast

Why Do Smells Trigger Strong Memories?

7 Things That Are Staining Your Teeth—and How to Fix It

11 Very Realistic Health and Fitness Resolutions That Won't Drive You Crazy

The Universe Remembers Gravitational Waves — And We Can Find Them

Why Do We Hiccup?

6 Healthy Lunch Options That You'll Actually Want to Eat

Women Over 50 Should Avoid These Foods—and Eat These Instead