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Mounting evidence suggests mass shootings could spread like a virus, and the media is a vector.…

Form Swim Goggles Review: Fitness Tracking at the Pool

Form is moving the swim watch from your wrist to your face. Our review of its…

A Strange Radioactive Cloud Likely Came From Russia

In 2017 a plume of radioactive gas wafted across Europe. A study now shows it probably…

A Newfound Neuron Might Help Keep the Brain’s Cells in Sync

The discovery of a clock-like cell in mouse brains adds a new twist to the debate…

Where Do Supermassive Black Holes Come From?

Born shortly after the Big Bang, these cosmic monsters have perplexed astronomers for years. A new…

Magnetic Materials Help Explain How Arctic Ice Melts

The discovery of an unlikely relationship between melting sea ice and magnets could help scientists produce…

What Makes a Good Cooler (According to Physics)?

You're not so much keeping the "coldness" in, but keeping the heat out. How well a…