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Mars Rover Is Out of Commission (For Now)
Short circuit halts Curiosity in its tracks
A Beefalo Invasion Is Causing Trouble in the Grand Canyon
Hundreds of the hybrid animals are drying up water resources and messing with the ecosystem, eliciting calls for culling
Chilean Volcano Erupts in the Early Morning
The 9,000-foot volcano spewed ash, smoke and lava high into the air
The Real Smokey Bear Has A New Biography
It’s officially licensed by the Forest Service and written from Smokey’s point of view
How Armadillos Can Spread Leprosy
These tank-like creatures are the only animals besides us known to carry leprosy
It's Now Legal to Book a Cruise to Cuba
A Canadian cruise line is allowing Americans to legally book a trip around Cuba
The Dawn Spacecraft Is About to Reach Its Next Destination—the Dwarf Planet Ceres
We might just learn what the mysterious bright spots on the dwarf planet are—and much more
Would You Live in an Antarctic Penguin Post Office?
Applications soar at post office in Port Lockroy, Antarctica
Adultery Is Now Legal in South Korea
62 years after the passage of a morality law, spouses can’t be prosecuted for extramarital affairs
The FCC Just Voted to Preserve Net Neutrality
FCC passes “Preserving the Open Internet” rules by 3-2 vote
How One Doctor Proposes to Conduct the First Human Head Transplant
An Italian neuroscientists says that the surgery could be ready in as few as two years, but the scientific community remains very skeptical
Germans Brace for the Re-Release of ‘Mein Kampf’
Is Hitler’s 90-year-old manifesto too dangerous to be on bookshelves?
The First African American Senator Was Sworn in 145 Years Ago Today
Hiram R. Revels made history when, amid the tensions of Reconstruction, he became a senator from Mississippi
Young People Mistrust Government So Much They Aren’t Running for Office
The advancing age of Congress isn’t just due to reelection rates
Amsterdam Is Out of Bike Parking
The city will create 40,000 new bike parking spaces by 2030
See the Winter of Our Discontent…From Space
NASA photo of the eastern United States confirms it’s really, really cold out there
Should You Speculate in Flower Bulbs?
Move over, real estate—there’s a new bubble in snowdrop bulbs
Mark World Pangolin Day With a New Video About the Quirky Creatures
Awareness about this animal underdog is climbing, yet an estimated 10,000 pangolins still fell victim to the illegal wildlife trade last year
Antarctic Sea Ice Sets A New Record, But the Climate is Still Changing
Climate change deniers, sit back down
President Obama Announces a Trio of New National Monuments
The sites include a historic neighborhood in Chicago, a former internment camp in Hawaii and a canyon in Colorado
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