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New at-Home Blood Test Shows Risk of Developing Preeclampsia

The test can show your risk for the dangerous condition and can help you take precautions.

Kristen Stewart’s ’The Chronology of Water’ Stays Too Close to the Surface

The actor’s bold directorial debut is admirably experimental, but reveres its source material a little too much.

Like It or Not, the Like Button Has Changed the World

The internet wouldn’t be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip.

The 50+ Best White T-Shirts Tested and Ranked, According to NBC Select Editors

NBC Select editors spent six weeks testing and ranking the best white t-shirts on the market.

10 Space Pictures Whose Appearances Will Deceive You

There’s an old saying that “what you see is what you get.” When it comes to the Universe, however, there’s often more to the full story.

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This Easy Trick Will Give You Heavenly, Fluffy Pancakes in Minutes

You can making perfect brunch pancakes with this recipe, even if your cooking skills usually rely on a microwave.

Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet

All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online.

Still Booting After All These Years: The People Stuck Using Ancient Windows Computers

Here’s a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.

Bird Flu in Humans Hasn’t Officially Been Seen in U.S. in 3 Months: “We Just Don’t Know Why”

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of new human cases have stopped.

How To Roast Any Vegetable

They taste great and there’s no recipe required.

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‘Comedy Is the Relief Valve’: How Sarah Silverman Survived Grief and Backlash

Comedian Sarah Silverman talks about her new Netflix special, ‘PostMortem,’ about the deaths of her parents, and shares dark family secrets.

The Best Car Cleaning Essentials for Maintaining Your Vehicle

Keep your ride looking like new.

Exploring the Extraordinary Tradition of Hawaiian Lei Making: “Your Expression of Aloha”

Hawaiians have been proudly carrying on the tradition of lei making for more than 1,000 years. Here’s a firsthand look at the process.

The Art of the Elevator Pitch

A winning pitch starts with a winning logline — a valuable lesson for innovators in any field.

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We’ve Got the Beat—in Our Genes

How much we enjoy music, and in what ways, is heritable.

This Artificial Jelly Smells Like Home to Coral — and Helps Them Settle In

Learn more about SNAP-X — an bio-inspired gel mimicking the scent of healthy reefs to support coral reef restoration.

This Novelist’s Female Heroes and Brazen Polyamory Shocked Victorian England

On October 29, 1868, novelist Wilkie Collins sat in a pew at St. Marylebone Parish Church and watched Caroline Graves, the woman who had lived with him as his lover for over a decade, marry another man. Her reasons for taking such a step are easy to guess.

Losing Faith: Rural Religious Colleges Are Among the Most Endangered

Some religious colleges and universities are cutting programs. Others are seeking mergers to reduce costs and expand offerings.

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Just Found Frozen Water Around Another Star

Astronomers sing the James Webb Space Telescope have made an unequivocal detection of frozen water in another star system for the first time.