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Women Are Awesome at Science, But Not So Much in the U.S.
Science savvy female teens in Asia, east and south Europe and the Middle East outperform males in science aptitude, but the opposite is true in the U.S., Canada and Western Europe
February 06, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Welcome to America’s Dinosaur Playground
Countless bones and a billion years of geological action make Dinosaur National Monument the go-to park for fossil finds
February 2013 |
By Mary Roach
Two Americans Charged in Narwhal-Tusk Smuggling Ring Bust
For the past decade, these two men have allegedly been smuggling narwhal tusks
January 04, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
This Christmas Tune Was Written By An Astronaut And Recorded in Space
Listen to the first song written specifically to be performed in space
December 27, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Canada And the United States Are Bickering Over Ownership of a Tiny Island
A tiny island with little more than a lighthouse and some puffins is the center of a border disagreement
December 26, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Native American Woman May Have Made It to Europe 500 Years Before Columbus Was Born
Portions of DNA passed only from mother to child reveal that about 80 people living in Iceland today possess a genetic variation distinct to one found mostly in Native Americans
December 19, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Eastern Cougar ‘Ghost Cat’ Declared Extinct
The eastern cougar is extinct. But did it ever exist in the first place?
December 18, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Not Even Canadians Are Likely To Get a White Christmas This Year
The odds of a white Christmas has dropped 15% in recent decades
December 17, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Stylish But Illegal Monkey Caught at Ikea
A confused monkey wearing a shearling coat and diaper was found wandering around outside an Ikea store in Toronto
December 10, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Lobsters Have Age-Revealing Rings, Just Like Trees
Scientists have figured out a way to determine the age of your lobster
November 30, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Maybe This Crazy New Sport Can Ease Your NHL-Lockout Blues
Crashed Ice, or "ice cross downhill," is a pretty crazy sport
November 30, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
The Great Lakes Have More Garbage Per Square Inch Than the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Huge concentrations of small plastic pellets were found in the Great Lakes
November 30, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
The Arctic Is Running Out of Snow Even Faster Than It’s Running Out of Ice
The Arctic is losing snow cover twice as fast as it is losing sea ice
November 23, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Researchers Find Fracking Might Cause Earthquakes After All
New research makes the previously-tangential relationship between fracking and earthquakes much more firm
November 07, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
In Canada, People Gladly Trade in Guns for Shiny New Cameras
Give up your pistol, get a new point-n'-shoot camera
November 02, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
To Increase Salmon Populations, Company Dumped 110 Tons of Iron Into the Pacific Ocean
Adding iron to the ocean can make life bloom, but scientists are uneasy about the potential unknown consequences
October 16, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
The U.S. Air Force’s Plan To Build a Flying Saucer
Newly-released schematics show the plans for a failed flying saucer
October 08, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Even Close Subspecies of Migrating Birds Can’t Agree on the Best Route
Scientists in British Columbia attached tiny ‘backpacks’ to birds and mapped their winter migration from Canada to Central America and back again
September 26, 2012 |
By Mary Beth Griggs
Diamond Mines Are a Paleo-Climate Scientist’s Best Friend
A column of magma worked its way up from the mantle and drilled its way to the surface, bedazzling itself with diamonds that it picked up along the way
September 21, 2012 |
By Mary Beth Griggs
International Space Station Cameras Will Bring Earth to You, Live, 24/7
Two HD video cameras will stream free live video back from space
September 17, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
