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Beanie Feldstein and Lea Michele (Photo illustration by Salon/Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for (RED))

Why the "Funny Girl" casting matters

Alison Stine
Brad Pitt poses at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Steve Granitz/WireImage/Getty Images)

Pitt shares struggle with face blindness

Matthew Rozsa
Fireworks in the shape of smiling faces are sent during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The science of ‘shape’ fireworks

Nicole Karlis
(Rocky Luten / Food52)

How to make compost (it's not hard)

Kristin Guy - Food52
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A person holds the drug Paxlovid against Covid-19 from the manufacturer Pfizer. (Fabian Sommer/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Does Paxlovid work against COVID?

Nicole Karlis
Prescription medication is strewn about, with pill bottles in the deep background. (Getty Images)

How drugs know where to go in the body

Tom Anchordoquy - The Conversation
Stumble Over Cable (Getty Images/AndreyPopov)

Maybe you're not just "clumsy"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
A nurse gives a little girl a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while her brother covers his eyes at a vaccination site for 5-11 year-olds at Eastmonte Park. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Why the kids' vaccine took so long

Nicole Karlis
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Bird Flu (Getty Images/Peter Garrard Beck)

Preventing bird flu

Erica Cirino - The Revelator
3D rendered image, enhanced scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cancer cells. (Getty Images/koto_feja)

"Curing" cancer is an outdated idea

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(Rocky Luten / Food52)

How to care for your vegetable garden

Kristin Guy - Food52
Alicia Rohbock (right) in "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey" (Netflix)

A primer on the abusive FLDS church

Joy Saha
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(James Ransom / Food52)

6 best red wine vinegar substitutes

Phoebe Fry - Food52
(Julia Gartland / Food52)

We are SO excited about summer fruits

Coral Lee - Food52
Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan in "Ms. Marvel" (Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios)

Who is Kamala Khan, aka "Ms. Marvel"?

Joy Saha
Actor Alan Cumming attends the European Premiere of "My Old School" at Glasgow Film Theatre on March 03, 2022 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Roberto Ricciuti/WireImage/Getty Images)

The bizarre story of Cumming's chimp pal

Joy Saha
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(Bobbi Lin / Food52)

The difference between shrimp and prawns

Kelly Vaughan - Food52
(Julia Gartland / Food52)

How to make your open wine last longer

Valerie Stivers, Hank Zona - Food52
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, stands in the foundry of the Tesla Gigafactory (Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Musk's office work edict may doom Tesla

Gleb Tsipursky
Group of Graduates during commencement. (Getty Images/Rattankun Thongbun)

Joe's jubilee: Is it all a pipe dream?

Jon Skolnik
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The chicken misconception

Justin Gregg
(Elizaveta Antropova / Getty Images)

The best way to grow beans at home

Kristin Guy - Food52
View of demonstrators, many with signs, as they participate in the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence, near Columbus Circle, New York, New York, March 24, 2018. Among the visible signs are ones that read 'Who Would Have to Die from Gun Violence Before You Would Support Gun Control?' and 'No More Silence End Gun Violence.' (Barbara Alper/Getty Images)

Why gun laws don't pass Congress

Monika L. McDermott, David R. Jones - The Conversation
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

TX slashed mental health money, gun laws

Jon Skolnik
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