Worried About Your Foul Mouth? Swearing Could Actually Be Good For You, Science Says
People who swear like a sailor are more honest and more intelligent, studies show. ...read more
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How to Watch NASA’s Upcoming Spacewalks to Fix the ISS
The next three spacewalks will complete fixes to the space station’s solar panels and Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer particle detector. ...read more
Putting Air Filters in Classrooms Could Give Student Performance a Serious Boost
Air filters could raise test scores in schools as much as cutting class size by a third. ...read more
Ginkgo Trees Stay Youthful For Hundreds of Years — Scientist Are Probing How
Even ginkgo trees that have been alive for centuries display little signs of old age. ...read more
Scientists Find Meteorite Pieces That Are Older Than The Solar System
Some of the ancient grains may have been created by a boom in stars forming in the Milky Way about seven billion years ago. ...read more
New Eruption from one of the Most Dangerous Volcanoes in the Philippines
Taal, a caldera near Manila in the Philippines, has been raised to alert level 4 after an explosion that sent ash miles up. ...read more
Microplastics are Everywhere, but Their Health Effects on Humans are Still Unclear
The health effects of microplastics remain unclear, but we do know that they're pervasive in both the environment and our bodies. ...read more
How Regular People Can Help Monitor and Protect Air Quality
With low-cost sensors, citizen scientists take an active role in ensuring our air stays clean. ...read more
These Two Stars Might Merge in an Explosion Visible From Earth This Century
The pair of stars known as V Sagittae is on a spiraling collision course whose explosive end we'll see by the end of the century, astronomers think. ...read more
Excess Tongue Fat Could Be Leading to Sleep Apnea, Scientists Find
A 10-percent reduction in body weight improves sleep apnea symptoms, thanks to a slimmer tongue. ...read more