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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
This Drone Can Fit In Your Palm
The Black Hornet currently rank as the world's smallest military-grade spy drone, weighing just 16 grams and measuring at 4 inches long
February 05, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Scientists Think They’ve Found Richard III’s Body Under a Parking Lot
Researchers announced this morning that the bones found beneath a parking lot in England are likely those of King Richard III
February 04, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Are Punch and Judy Shows Finally Outdated?
For a wife-beating, baby-squashing scofflaw, Mr. Punch has done pretty well for himself
February 04, 2013 |
By Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
The House Where Darwin Lived
Home to the naturalist for 40 years, the estate near London was always evolving
February 2013 |
By Rebecca Stott
Prince Charles Rides the London Tube for First Time in 33 Years
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall graced the plebeians subway commuters with their presence to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the London tube's creation
January 30, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Did Shakespeare Have Syphilis?
Shakespeare acquired an uncanny obsession with syphilis late in life, perhaps along with a few bacteria of his own
January 29, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Parking Meters, Originally Meant to Keep Traffic Moving, Need an Update
The long history of the parking meter - innocent seeming towers behind much of today's driving woes
January 29, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
For Dogs, Max Is the New Spot, Even in New York City
In the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia, Max ranks as the number one name for male dogs
January 25, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Jane Austen’s English Countryside
Follow in the footsteps of Mr. Darcy and the Bennet sisters and take in the manors and gardens of rural England
January 25, 2013 |
By Nina Fedrizzi
Rare Spider Hides Out in London Cemetery Vaults for 150 Years
Around 100 spiders turned up in the tombs, some of which date back to the 1830s
January 22, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Horse Meat Turned Up in Irish And British Burger Meat
Hamburger meat is never the healthiest option, but it does come with a few basic assumption—like that it's made from cows
January 16, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
To Understand the Largest Structure Ever Found, We Need to Rethink the Basic Principles of the Universe
These 73 quasars—massive, extremely remote celestial objects—stretch for about 4 billion light years
January 16, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
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
Boredom Didn’t Exist as an Emotion in Darwin’s Days
In 1868, Darwin set out to quantify human emotion in a series of novel experiments, which researchers are recreating today
December 13, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Brits Whine About the Weather on Twitter More Than Any Other Nation
Thanks to Twitter, even people with no direct contact Great Britain's subjects can bask in its citizen's propensity for weather-related complaint
December 13, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Drinking Tea Was Once Considered an Irresponsible, Reckless Pursuit for Women
Poor Irish women who drank tea in the 19th century might as well have been chugging a bottle of whiskey
December 05, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Blame Napoleon for Our Addiction to Sugar
Prior to 1850, sugar was a hot commodity that only society's most wealthy could afford
December 04, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The First Use of OMG Was in a 1917 Letter to Winston Churchill
This jewel of a letter reveals the first usage of the now-ubiquitous OMG
November 27, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Watch the World’s Oldest Working Computer Turn On
The Harwell Dekatron—also known as the Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computation or the WITCH computer—was built in 1951
November 23, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
