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This is a guest post written by Toni Nieuwhof. Toni and Carey Nieuwhof met in law school and have been married for three decades. Toni is the author of Before You Split: Find What You Really Want For The Future Of Your...

It’s estimated about two million tonnes of plastics enter the oceans from rivers each year. But our waterways aren’t just conveyor belts transporting land waste to the oceans: they also capture and retain...

Back in September of 2019, a 600+ foot cargo ship called the MV Golden Ray, which was apparently loaded in an unstable fashion with over 4,000 cars, capsized in St. Simons Sound just off the port of Brunswick, Georgia....

The latest monolith drama has arrived, folks. It seems the Romanian Monolith, which was doing the news rounds on Monday, has now also disappeared. Are we all keeping up? Monolith: How it started Monolith Madness has...

Top Tips for Choosing a Great Event Catering Company The success of an event depends on the catering company you will hire. If you hire the wrong company, many things can go wrong. As such, dedicating time in search...

Dr Moncef Slaoui speaks at a White House press conference on May 15, 2020, announcing a program to rapidly develop a coronavirus vaccine. AP Photo/Alex Brandon Operation Warp Speed's Moncef Slaoui said in an...

Staff members wait at a free HIV clinic in Guatemala City. (Nicholas S. Tenario/CDC/)In 2008, Koronis Pharmaceuticals wrapped up the second phase of trials for a new HIV treatment described as a “mutation booster.”...

Never underestimate the power of one cell. That’s how many cells foraminifera — little sea creatures with striking shells — have. But boy can they do a lot with it. They’re the world’s tiniest geochemists,...

Measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 through non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as mask wearing and social distancing are a key tool in combatting the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. These...

On balance, the pandemic seems to have impacted emotional wellness in one of two ways. The first and likely most common is incredibly negative. Mass death. No bars. No movies. Depression. The other was indirectly...

“Everything in moderation” is a protocol we respect and follow diligently. There can be too much of a good thing just as much as there can be too much of a bad thing, and balance – as Yoda has so eloquently been...

"Why do we sleep?" has been a notoriously difficult question for scientists to answer, but, "What happens if we don't?" is actually pretty simple — nothing good. Not getting enough sleep can...

America now has over 13.6 million cases of COVID-19. (Unsplash/)Follow all of PopSci’s COVID-19 coverage here, including the truth about herd immunity, advice for pregnant women, and a tutorial on making your own...

Smart home company Wyze is known for its affordable security cameras, but that’s not the only product the company sells. This year, Wyze has upped its game, moving beyond its home security roots with a robotic vacuum,...

Thousands of medical records for US patients, some of whom are children, were exposed in yet another lapse in health data security. A company named nTreatment, which handles records for clients in the healthcare...

Lisa Finley-DeVille started drinking bottled water around the same time her friend’s horses began to get sick and die. A half decade ago on the Fort Berthold Reservation in western North Dakota, Deville drove up to...