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Real-Life Turkish Vampire Now Cured
A man just recovered from a condition his doctor called "clinical vampirism"—which was characterized by insatiable cravings for human blood
February 13, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
In the Middle East, Supplies of Fresh Water Are Dwindling
A 2007 drought, and an over-reliance on groundwater, means the the Middle East's aquifers are fading
February 13, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
New SARS-Like Virus Is Spreading—Slowly
A novel coronavirus identified earlier this year is slowly--very slowly--spreading
February 13, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Mistreated Robots Now Have a Advocacy Group
Someday, the newly founded Seattle-based American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Robots may begin to serve disgruntled, non-human customers of the AI persuasion
February 13, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Should National Parks Offer Wifi and Cellular Coverage?
Is cellular coverage inevitable in U.S. national parks, some of the nation's last wireless hold-outs?
February 13, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
A Restaurant in Japan Is Serving a $110 Tasting Menu Featuring Dirt
Japan's foodies have turned their attention to a new delicacy on Tokyo menus; will dirt turn up next in haute cuisine in New York and London?
February 12, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
What Makes the Trout in Ecuador Look Like Salmon?
Aiming to catch a few trout for dinner, the author decides to try his luck at one of the region's many "sport fishing" sites
February 12, 2013 |
By Alastair Bland
How Much Damage Could North Korea’s New Nuke Do?
North Korea's new nuke could take out a big chunk of Lower Manhattan
February 12, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Fifty Years After Sylvia Plath’s Death, Critics Are Just Starting to Understand Her Life
Cultural fascination with the author and poet continues to burn brightly despite - or perhaps because of - Plath's premature departure from this world
February 11, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
This Artist Uses Meat As His Medium
Dominic Episcopo's red and raw images capture the spirit of Americana.
February 11, 2013 |
By K. Annabelle Smith
Experts Are Weeding Out Impostor Portraits of Mozart
With a new exhibition, experts want to do away with the romanticized conceptions of what Mozart looked like, or those of a white-wigged, red-jacketed young man at the piano
February 11, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
NASA Has Been Recording Earth’s Surface for 40 Years, and Today Is Its Last Chance to Keep That Going
The mission has been tracking the Earth's changing face since 1972 and has unveiled everything from the near-disappearance of the Aral Sea to the devastation of Mount St Helens and the development of Alberta, Canada's expansive tar sands projects
February 11, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Events February 12-14: Women in Sustainability, China’s Investment in Africa and an Emancipation Proclamation Theater Performance
This week, hear from a panel of sustainability rock stars, see a documentary on China's presence in Africa and watch a Black History Month celebration.
February 11, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
Thailand—Where it Never Snows—Wins Snow Sculpture Contest
The festival, billed as an international gathering point that "evokes a pristine snow fantasy," attracts around 2 million people each year
February 08, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
China’s Terracotta Warrior Army Is Deteriorating
If China doesn't take steps to better preserve the relics, they may eventually turn into dust
February 08, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
California’s Gender-Bending Fish Was Actually Just a Contamination Accident
Scientists thought male fish, exposed to artificial hormones, were growing eggs. They weren't
February 08, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Minnesota’s Moose Are Missing, And No One Really Knows Why
Disease? Warm summers? No one knows for sure what is leading to the moose's decline in this state
February 08, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Archaeologists Found a Mysterious, Dense Cluster of 35 Pyramids in Sudan
The pyramids hail back to the days of the kingdom of Kush, which occurred around 2,000 years ago
February 08, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
How to Revive a Lost Language
By the year 2100, the human race will have lost about 50% of the languages alive today. Every fourteen days a language dies. There are some success stories though
February 08, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Whooping Cough Is Making a Comeback, And This New Vaccine-Resistant Strain Won’t Help
Across the United States cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, are on the rise. Named for the “deep “whooping” sound [that] is often heard when the patient tries to take a breath,” says the U.S. National Library of Medicine, this bacterial infection can cause fever, difficulty breathing, and bouts of awful coughing that can last [...]
February 07, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
