The perfect celestial soundtrack to the total solar eclipse
There are the obvious options (Soundgarden, Bonnie Tyler and Pink Floyd,) plus some celestially coded jams that are unexpectedly fitting for your viewing adventures.
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What you need to know to watch Monday's total solar eclipse
Over 30 million people will be within the path of totality for Monday's solar eclipse as it crosses the U.S. from Texas to Maine. Here's what you need to know to safely enjoy the celestial spectacle.
These identical twins both grew up with autism, but took very different paths
Sam and John Fetters are identical twins with autism. But Sam is in college, while John still struggles to form sentences. Their experience may shed light on the disorder's mix of nature and nurture.
How does avian flu affect your breakfast; NATO solemnly celebrates 75th anniversary
Cases of bird flu have been found in dairy cattle, but the risk to humans remains low. Ukraine is front and center today as NATO celebrates its 75th anniversary.
After childhood trauma, sisters use art and science to explore how memory can morph
Two sisters struggled to remember troubling childhood events until adulthood. A neuroscientist and author gave them the science and the language to turn their work into a dance performance and a book.
Simple tips to safely photograph the eclipse with your cellphone
Some people with expensive photo equipment are hoping to get the perfect shot during Monday's total solar eclipse. But for the rest of us, a cellphone camera is what we have to work with.
Scientists study brains to understand the joy that's felt when caring for siblings
For our series The Science of Siblings, we hear how researchers have found out that caring for siblings can make people happier.
At the heart of this cozy coffee shop lies a big sister's love for her little brother
Having siblings can mean shared family and childhood experiences — and also shared bedrooms and rivalries. A growing body of research shows us that sibling relationships can shape us for life.
Gold mining reduced this Amazon rainforest to a moonscape. Now miners are restoring it
Illegal gold mining has ravaged the Peruvian Amazon, leaving behind pollution and denuded landscapes. A group of miners are working with a U.S. charity to restore the forest.
New York inmates sue to watch the solar eclipse after prisons ordered locked down
The suit filed in federal court argues the April 8 lockdown violates inmates' constitutional rights to practice their faiths by preventing them from taking part in a religiously significant event.