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Mount Everest Is Not Immune to Climate Change

Over the past 50 years, the snow line has receded nearly 600 feet up the mountain and glaciers in the region have shrunk by 13 percent
May 14, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

You Can Now Get a College Degree in Rock

In Nottingham, England, you can now get a college degree studying Heavy Metal
May 14, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Jury-Rigged iPhone Microscope Can See Parasitic Worms Just Fine

The new contraption detected giant roundworm eggs 81 percent of the time and roundworm eggs 54 percent of the time in village samples in Tanzania
May 14, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Mayan Pyramid Destroyed to Get Rocks for Road Project

The construction company building the road appears to have extracted crushed rocks from the pyramid to use as road fill
May 14, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Curses! The Four-Letter Word Renaissance Speakers Wouldn’t Flinch At

Back in the ninth century, the S-word referred to excrement in a matter-of-fact, not a vulgar, way
May 13, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Scientists Map Britain’s Most Famous Underwater City

Researchers have created a 3D visualization of Dunwich using acoustic imaging
May 13, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

U.S. Gives Mongolia Its Tyrannosauras Skeleton Back

The U.S. government is returning a Tyrannosaurus skeleton to Mongolia and the Metropolitan Museum of Art is giving two statues back to Cambodia
May 07, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Is It Ever OK To Euthanize a Baby?

In Holland, some doctors and parents say the answer is yes
May 03, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Game Wardens Helped Poachers Kill the Last of Mozambique’s Rhinos

Mozambique's rhinos have been living on the edge of extinction for more than a century, but now they're finally gone for good
May 02, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

The Only Clouded Leopard Left in Taiwan Is Stuffed on a Museum Shelf

Zoologists call the results of a 13-year-long hunt to find any remaining clouded leopards "disappointing"
May 01, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Oslo Runs on Garbage, And Now It’s Running Out

When you burn garbage for as fuel, you can find yourself in a tricky spot
April 30, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Meet the Woman Who Taste-Tested Hitler’s Dinner

Now 95, Margot Woelk is ready to share her story of life in the Wolf's Lair
April 29, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

In 2010, Malaria Killed 660,000 People, And Now It’s Resistant to the Drugs We Use to Fight It

Scientists have discovered a drug-resistant strain of malaria, and it's spreading
April 29, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

How Can the U.S. Government Know If Syrian Combatants Were Affected by Sarin Gas?

Reports from the White House that sarin gas were used in Syria, but how could you test for it?
April 26, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Fish Bladders Are Actually a Thing People Smuggle, And They’re Worth a Lot of Money

One bladder from the totoaba macdonaldi fish can garner $5,000 in the United States, and over $10,000 in Asia
April 26, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Ancient Australia’s First Settlers Probably Came There On Purpose

Rather some chance encounter with the continent down under, researchers think that the original migrants set out to deliberately colonize Australia
April 25, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

As Tigers Dwindle, Poachers Turn to Lions for ‘Medicinal’ Bones

Because wildlife managers are overwhelmed by the rhino horn poaching epidemic, investigations into missing lions will likely take second place
April 23, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Animal Rights Activists Make Off With One Hundred Mutant Mice

Animal rights activists ruined years of important research on diseases such as autism and schizophrenia
April 23, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Math Prodigy Shakuntala Devi, ‘The Human Computer,’ Dies at 83

In 1977, Devi faced off against a computer in a speed calculation race. She won twice.
April 23, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Invasive Lionfish Are Like a Living, Breathing, Devastating Oil Spill

Meet the lionfish - the beautiful, poisonous and ravenous fish that is making its way across the Atlantic ocean like a slowly crawling, devastating oil spill
April 22, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth


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