Is Your Turkey Trot Going to Burn Off That Pie?
Thanksgiving may be the biggest running day of the year, but the caloric effects of that 5K are negligible.
Data Shows Nike’s Vaporfly 4% Marathon Shoe Increases Running Economy
The study that gave the Vaporfly 4% its name just came out in a peer-reviewed journal.
Data Links Nevada Gun Shows to Violence in California
Your state's gun laws might protect you—but the laws of neighboring states could put you at risk.
Get Lost in This Visualization of Interconnected Global Issues
It's like everything is connected, man.
Grad Students Are Freaking Out About the GOP Tax Plan. They Should Be
Your PhD could mean Pretty Huge Debt.
Scientists Are Developing a Breath-Based Test for Malaria
Microbiologists are dissecting the breath of patients infected with malaria in search of a new kind of diagnostic test.
The Astounding Engineering Behind the Giant Magellan Telescope
To build the world’s biggest telescope, you first need to cast, shape, and polish the world’s biggest mirrors.
Earth Microbiome Project’s Ambitious Effort to Catalogue the World’s Microbes
It's the most macro study of the microscopic world ever published.
What Makes Screams So Bone-Chilling?
No, it's not that they're loud.
Torn Between the iPhone X vs iPhone 8? Psychologists Have a Name for That
If you're an Apple fan, you're probably hemming and hawing between the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X. Here's why.