Two Musicians Make Historic Donations to Kick Off Jazz Appreciation Month

Two donations from living legends to the American History Museum represent the genre's global reach
April 09, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

Unhealthy Eating And Not Enough Sleep—Not Genes or Laziness—Driving Surge in Childhood Obesity

Child “obesity is not a disease of inactivity," and the fixes won't be simple
April 09, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

All the Conditions Required for Life to Appear Are Here, in Antarctica’s Amazing Ice Stalactites

Brinicles, more than ice fingers of death, may have driven the formation of life
April 09, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

How Women May Have Shaped Men’s Penises

Whether women's preference is indeed solely responsible for driving the way penises look today remains an open-ended question, however
April 09, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Hurricane Katrina Kicked Off a Startup Renaissance in New Orleans

Within three years after Katrina, the rate of new start-up launches in the city doubled,
April 09, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

The Story Behind Smithsonian Castle’s Red Sandstone

Author Garrett Peck talks about uncovering the stone's history for his new book, The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry
April 09, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

Lilly Pulitzer: Remembering the ‘Queen of Prep’

Her tropical slashes of color enlivened the old-money crowd
April 09, 2013 | By Emily Spivack

How to Turn a Paper Image of a Record Into a Beautiful Music

You can't make sounds from books, except when you can
April 09, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Pay No Attention to the Spies on the 23rd Floor

For years, the KGB secretly spied on visitors to the Hotel Viru in Estonia. A new museum reveals the fascinating time capsule and all the secrets within
April 09, 2013 | By Andrew Curry

Anti-Vaccine Tweets Spread Faster Than Pro-Vaccine Messages

Not all messages are created equal, and when it comes to Tweets about vaccines it's the anti-vaccine messages that spread the fastest
April 08, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Going the Distance on the Pacific Crest Trail

One of America's great long-distance hiking trails, the PCT meanders 2,650 miles through three states, from Campo, California, to E.C. Manning Provincial Park, in British Columbia
April 08, 2013 | By Alastair Bland

Can a Computer Really Grade an Essay?

One company is developing an essay grading computer program that can take the load off professors and standardized test graders
April 08, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

The World’s Oldest Photography Museum Goes Digital

From 19th century daguerrotypes to photos of Martin Luther King Jr., some of photography's history goes online
April 08, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Thieves Break Into Safe to Steal $3 Million Worth of Rhino Horns

Right now the going rate for rhino horn (just about $30,000 a pound) is higher than for gold
April 08, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Climate Change Means More Adélie Penguins

Climate change seems to be giving an unexpected boost to this penguin species
April 08, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher Dies at Age 87

Margaret Tatcher, former Prime Minister of Great Britain and first woman to lead a Western power, died today at the age of 87
April 08, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

Five Ways to Cook With Chia Seeds

The nutty-flavored seeds responsible for Chia Pets provide a nutrient boost to smoothies, burgers and soups
April 08, 2013 | By Marina Koren

Events April 9-11: Tarantulas, Star Gazing and an Award-winning Film

This week, hold some creepy crawlers, look at craters on the moon and watch a film based on Joseph Conrad's first novel
April 08, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

There Is Now a Hypothetical Species Named Shrewdinger Because of You

Last week, the public voted, and named a hypothetical placental ancestor Shrewdinger
April 08, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

What’s in Century-Old ‘Snake Oil’ Medicines? Mercury and Lead

A chemical analysis of early 1900s medicines, billed as cure-alls, revealed vitamins and calcium along with toxic compounds
April 08, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

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