Cool Finds
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Protected Mountain Gorilla Population Rises by Ten Percent in Two Years
Conservationists announce good news for mountain gorillas, but the species is not out of the woods just yet
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Lice Evolution Tracks the Invention of Clothes
The evolution of body lice shows that humans began wearing clothes between 50,000 to 200,000 years ago
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How to Learn a Language in Less Than 24 Hours
A new company called Memrise says their app can teach you an entire language within hours
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Superstorms Can Benefit Bird-Watchers
The strong winds and wide areal extent of hurricane Sandy brought birds from all over to the northeast US
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The Last Letters From Scott’s South Pole Team Are Heart Breaking
To mark the 100 year anniversary of their deaths, the letters of Scott's team have been published in a book
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State Department Takes On Illegal Wildlife Trade
Hillary Clinton aims to create an international coalition to stop illegal wildlife trafficking
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Watch Five Years of the Sun’s Explosions
A camera on the Hinode spacecraft has recorded the sun's X-rays for five years
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‘Dronestagram’ Shares Photos of Drone-Strike Targets Online
By sharing satellite photos and brief descriptions, writer hopes to make drone strikes seem less remote
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The Science Behind These Amazing Photographs of the Human Eye
What makes our eye look like a desert landscape?
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NASA Uses Interplanetary Internet to Control Robot in Germany
We're not going to say these are the tools of the robot apocalypse. But, they're probably the tools of the robot apocalypse
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A Four-Point Plan For Feeding Nine Billion People
The world is set for food shortages as the population continues to climb. Here are four things we can do to stop it
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Why We Can’t Give Good Directions
Our minds find it incredibly difficult to appreciate how the world looks to someone who doesn't know it yet
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Mine-Hunting Humans And Dolphins To Be Replaced by Robots
Just like human jobs, mine-sniffing dolphins are being replaced by robots
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Having Trouble Finding the ISS in the Night Sky? Have NASA Text You
NASA will email or text you to let you know when the ISS will be in your area
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Watch These Beetles Tear the Feathers off a Parrot
Sometimes you just want a skeleton
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How Astronauts Take Such Beautiful Photographs in Space
How do astronauts capture such amazing photos? What gear do they use? What problems do they run in to?
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The Scientific Reason Complementary Colors Look Good Together
Science explains the dynamics behind bold pairings of complementary colors
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Picking Up Bacteria Is Now As Easy As Playing a Video Game
Using your hands, a Microsoft Kinect, and some laser tweezers, you can push around nanoscale objects
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The Hunt for Bigfoot Goes High Tech
If anyone can find Bigfoot, it's probably the drones
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Island Nation Now Runs Entirely On Solar Power
A one-megawatt solar power plant now provides150% of the electricity demand of a small Pacific island nation
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