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Besse Cooper, World’s Oldest Person, Passes Away
Born in 1896, Besse Cooper was came into a world that was vastly different than the one she just left
The Pope’s Tweets Are Official Church Doctrine
The pope is officially Tweeting now, under the handle @pontifex, and his Tweets are officially "part of the church's magisterium." Which means that anything he Tweets is the teaching authority of the Catholic Church
How Seriously Might Climate Negotiators Be Dooming The Rest of Us This Week?
The COP18 climate change conference is going on in Doha, Qatar until December 7th
Elon Musk’s Plan for Mars Is Really Vague But Definitely Expensive
Like any self-respecting space entrepreneur, Elon Musk has a plan for a Mars colony
Gas Tanker to Cross Autumn Arctic Ocean Carrying Natural Gas to Japan
A tanker, carrying natural gas to Japan, has set out on a dangerous autumn trip through the Northeast Passage
Mexico Is Technically the ‘United Mexican States’ And Isn’t Too Happy About It
Mexico is sick of having to correct people on its name all the time
UN Climate Talks Start Monday: Here’s Your 83-Second Primer
For the 18th consecutive year, world leaders will try to figure out what to do about climate change
Who’s Murdering And Mutilating These Dolphins?
Along the southern coast of the United States a mystery is deepening: mutilated dolphins keep washing up on the beach, and no one knows where they're coming from
They Celebrate American Thanksgiving in the Netherlands
From 1609 to 1620, many of the Pilgrims who came to America lived in the Netherlands
What Studying Einstein’s Brain Can And Can’t Tell Us
New pictures are giving scientists a better idea of just what made Einstein's brain so unique - but there's only so much photographs of a lump of tissue can tell us
Israel and Gaza Are Now at War Both Online and in Reality
On the ground and online, the battle between Israel and Gaza are escalating quickly
This Tuesday Morning, Debris of a Dying Comet Should Produce Extremely Bright Meteors
The annual Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend
The Life And Death of Wonder Bread
Clever advertising and technical innovations propelled Wonder Bread to the top
Ecuador Set To Poison Millions of Rats on Galapagos Islands
Twenty-two tons of tiny blue poison pellets will be used to try to wipe out invasive rats
As BP Set to Plead Guilty for 2010 Spill, Some Good News From Gulf Wildlife
BP may be about to pay the largest criminal fine in U.S. history
Bond Villains’ Evil Plans Could Have Worked Out in the Real World
There have been a range of ridiculous evil plans throughout the years. But which are the least ridiculous?
Happy Birthday to the Father of the Modern Vampire
If Bram Stoker were alive today, he'd be 165—pretty young for a vampire
The 2012 Election’s Big Winner: Math
Independently of President Barack Obama's win last night, this year's campaign was one in which numbers trumped gut
Bee Hive Democracy Isn’t So Different From Human Democracy
Can we take a hint from the animal kingdom in order to smooth out our process of selecting a leader and reaching consensus?
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