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Young People Still Love Libraries

Most Americans between 16 - 29 still use the library to get books—real, paper books
October 23, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Volcanoes: The Top Hotspots of the World

Volcanic landscapes draw countless tourists to rumbling mountains, rivers of lava and boiling geysers. Here are a few of the hottest destinations
October 19, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

1950s Game Show Guest Had a Secret: He Saw Lincoln’s Assassination

A 5-year old Samuel J. Seymour saw Lincoln's assassination, lived to talk about it on a 1956 game show
October 19, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Sophie Blanchard – The High Flying Frenchwoman Who Revealed the Thrill and Danger of Ballooning

Blanchard was said to be afraid of riding in a carriage, but she became one of the great promoters of human flight
October 18, 2012 | By Gilbert King

More Wines from Unexpected Places

Good, locally made wines can now be found in such unlikely locales as equatorial Kenya, the Texas Hill Country, and temperate and rainy Japan
October 17, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Never-Before-Seen Photos Taken 50 Years Ago During Preparations for Cuba Invasion

During the dark days of October 1962, Marines trained on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques to train for an amphibious assault on Cuba
October 17, 2012 | By Brian Wolly

Nobel Economists Looked at Finding The Best Deals When You Can’t Use Money

Two Americans explain how to best bring groups together
October 15, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

The Traumatic Birth of the Modern (and Vicious) Political Campaign

When Upton Sinclair ran for governor of California in 1934, new media were marshaled to beat him
October 11, 2012 | By Gilbert King

Kenai the Sea Otter, Rescued From Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Has Died

One of the last two otters rescued from the Exxon Valdez oil spill has just passed away
October 11, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Four Surprising Places Where Local Wines Thrive

Almost everywhere European explorers went, vineyards grew behind them. Here are a few places tourists might never have known there was wine to taste
October 11, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

What’s Up With the Winds That Keep Grounding Felix Baumgartner’s Leap From the Stratosphere?

Getting the right weather conditions to launch may be one of the hardest parts of Felix Baumgartner's 23-mile sky dive
October 11, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

Trial By Judgmental Jury—Attractive Women Seem More Guilty

A recent study suggested that women who are blonde and beautiful are less likely to get any sympathy from a jury
October 10, 2012 | By Rose Eveleth

Emily Dickinson: The Remix

An ode to the poet, in four takes
October 10, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Everyone Believed Cell Receptors Existed, But Chemistry Nobelists Figured Out That They Actually Did

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for work that helped to figure out the functioning of cellular receptors
October 10, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

There’s a 235-Pound, 15-Week-Old, Cuter Than Cute Baby Walrus Coming to NYC

A 15-week-old baby walrus rescued from Alaska arrives in New York City tomorrow
October 10, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer

Where Travelers Go to Pay Their Respects

The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum is not a fun place to go, yet tourists flock here, and to other somber sites around the world
October 09, 2012 | By Alastair Bland

Three Quarters of Americans Now Believe Climate Change Is Affecting the Weather

74 percent of surveyed Americans think that global warming is changing the weather
October 09, 2012 | By Colin Schultz

The FBI Would Like Everyone To Stop Shooting Lasers at Airplanes

Shooting a laser at an airplane could get you 20 years in prison
October 08, 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

Brewmaster Makes Beer From His Beard Yeast

Most fermenting species of yeast are found on animals, insects and rotting fruit, so cultivating yeast from a person's body might not be that far-fetched
October 08, 2012 | By Rachel Nuwer


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