The Incredible Disappearing Evangelist

Aimee Semple McPherson was an American phenomenon even before she went missing for five weeks in 1926.
June 17, 2013 | By Gilbert King

What to Do With Your Delicious Summer Melons

From salsa to salad to soup, here are some great refreshing dishes to make with these sublime, succulent fruits
June 14, 2013 | By Alastair Bland

Cyborg Cockroaches May Become New Teaching Tools in Neuroscience Classes

Surprisingly, roach neurons aren't that different than human neurons, making the RoboRoach a learning tool for all sorts of basic principles of neuroscience
June 13, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

New At-Home Test Could Tell Women If Their Pregnancy Has Terminated

Women who both do and do not want to be pregnant could benefit from the new test
June 13, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

This New Photo App Can Help Doctors Brainstorm What, Exactly, That Weird Thing Growing on Your Leg Is

It's like Instagram but with rotting toes and tumors instead of filters
June 12, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Even Astronauts Have Accidents

Peeing in space is way harder than you might think
June 11, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Prosthetic Pinkies for Former Yakuzas Are a Booming Business

One sign of former yakuza-dom is harder to cover up: missing pinkies
June 10, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Why Microwaving Water for Tea Is a Bad Idea

Apparently there are a lot of things us novice tea makers are doing wrong. A big one is using the microwave to heat up our water
June 10, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

E-Readers Don’t Cut Down on Reading Comprehension

Recent research says that reading comprehension on an e-reader and electronic screen is just as good as with paper
June 07, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

A Galactic GPS System That’s Now in the Works Could Help Our Descendants Navigate Through the Universe

The International Space Station aims to be testing out an interplanetary GPS system by 2017
June 07, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

The Path to Being a Scientist Doesn’t Have to Be So Narrow

A radical new college model could change the rigged obstacle course of the world’s education system, expanding opportunity for millions of students
June 07, 2013 | By Kevin Carey

Will One Patent Kill Podcasting?

There are thousands of podcasts to download, from sports to comedy to science. But one man says that all of them, all podcasts ever made, are infringing on his copyright
June 05, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Connecticut Passes GMO Labeling Law

Connecticut has become the first state in the country to pass a bill that requires labeling all genetically modified organisms. But Connecticut shoppers won't be seeing labels on their food just yet
June 05, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Google Will Now Tell You the Nutrition Information for Foods

Google can now bring up nutrition information for certain foods you search
May 31, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Where Will Japan Get Wheat Now That It’s Rejecting America’s GMO-Tainted Crops?

Worried about genetically modified wheat found in the U.S. supply, countries are suspending their imports of U.S. wheat
May 31, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

How Companies Use Data To Hire, Fire and Promote

Companies are turning to data to help them hire new workers, and compare how their employees are doing
May 29, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

One Ambitious Electric Car Venture Just Tanked, But Zero-Emissions Vehicles Aren’t Dead

Better Place burned through $850 million before crashing and burning, but the profitable Tesla just repaid its government loans nearly 10 years early
May 29, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Powerful Computers Are Piecing Together 1,000 Years of Jewish Chronicles

Hundreds of thousands of text fragments chronicle everything from marriage dowries to shopping lists to ancient religious texts
May 28, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

The Robot Revolution Is for the Birds

Look up for robotic ravens and cyborg pigeons
May 24, 2013 | By Jimmy Stamp

Is Coding the New Second Language?

Kids may know their way around a computer, but in order to get a job in the new economy, they will have to know how to write a program, not just use one
May 24, 2013 | By Peg Tyre

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