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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

Here’s How to Get Attention for Your Research About Hookworms

This research may have a silly title, but it does answer an important question of global significance
January 04, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Congratulations, You Accidentally Wrote a Book Last Year

People wrote more than 40,000 words on average last year... in email
January 04, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Photo of the Week: Adelie Penguins Take the Plunge

Photo contest contestant Lois Summers captured these penguins mid-dive off the Antarctic Peninsula
January 04, 2013 | By Lois Summers

Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About San Francisco’s Cable Cars

Ever since they became a part of the city’s transit system, they have been iconic mainstays of its cityscape
January 04, 2013 | By Jeff Greenwald

Photo of the Week: A Quick Nap, Myanmar

A beautiful image by photo contest contestant Kyaw Zaw Lay captures a sleepy young monk
January 04, 2013 | By Lois Summers

Photo of the Week: Girl Meets Whale

Photo contest contestant Andrey Antov captured his daughter sharing a moment with a beluga whale
January 04, 2013 | By Lois Summers

NASA Wants to Drag an Asteroid Into Orbit Around the Moon

If going to an asteroid is hard, maybe bringing an asteroid to us is easier?
January 03, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

A Short Bike Ride in the Peruvian Andes

The author kicks off 2013 with a 1,100-mile cycling journey through the Andes from Lima, Peru, to Ecuador's lofty capital of Quito
January 03, 2013 | By Alastair Bland

Hankie Coated in Beheaded Louis XVI’s Blood Found in Dried Squash

Two centuries after King Louis XVI's execution, researchers think they've found a revolutionary souvenir from that fateful day
January 02, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Arctic Offshore Drilling Still Going Poorly As Shell’s Rig Runs Aground

The recent mishap is part of a string of troubles that Shell has encountered in its efforts to drill in the frigid Gulf
January 02, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

The Little-Known Legend of Jesus in Japan

A mountain hamlet in northern Japan claims Jesus Christ was buried there
January 2013 | By Franz Lidz

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The Vegas Hotspot That Broke All the Rules

America’s first interracial casino helped end segregation on the Strip and proved that the only color that mattered was green
January 2013 | By Kevin Cook

The Smithsonian Heads to Hawaii

Coral reefs and radio telescopes make a trip to the tropics more than worthwhile
January 2013 | By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

How One Museum Looks to Combat Ageism

A new exhibit in Israel educates kids that being old shouldn’t translate to being sidelined
January 2013 | By Shoshana Kordova

A Look Into Brazil’s Makeover of Rio’s Slums

The Brazilian government’s bold efforts to clean up the city’s notoriously dangerous favelas is giving hope to people who live there
January 2013 | By Joshua Hammer

You Know You Want To Snoop Around Marilyn Monroe’s Secret FBI File

Freshly un-redacted FBI files paint Monroe as a bit of a communist
December 31, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

This School Is Getting Girls Into Physics

The gap between boys and girls in math and engineering seems to start early and continue through college. But one school in the UK is trying to buck that trend
December 31, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Genetically Modified Salmon Should Be Headed to a Plate Near You

Designed to bulk up twice as fast as a regular fish, Frankenfish should get FDA approval soon
December 28, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Letter From Chinese Labor Camp Prisoner Found in Kmart Decorations

The letter's author described 15 hour work days, no days off and pay of around $1.61 per day after receiving sentencing without a trial
December 28, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer


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