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In Case You Forgot, Egypt Is Still in the Midst of a Major Conflict
What started a month ago with protests-turned-deadly has not gone away
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Watch As Taxonomists Painstakingly Clean And Assemble a Bat Skeleton
This is basically an Apple commercial for bat preservation
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Yes, Astronauts Are Afraid to Go to Space
Actual astronauts never seem afraid to piece the atmosphere and plunge into the icy depths beyond our planet, but they are
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INTERPOL Is After “the Snake,” a Notorious Illegal Fishing Vessel
Norway requested that INTERPOL bestow the Snake with a Purple Notice, information-gathering the agency uses to compile details on criminal activities
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How Chemistry Can Explain the Difference Between Bourbon and a Tennessee Whiskey
The unique flavor of a whiskey or scotch might be more than pure luck—it might be a science
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A 1928 Yiddish-English-Hebrew Dictionary May Be the First Official Record of “Meh”
The term “meh,” defined as “an expression of indifference or boredom,” entered the Collins English Dictionary in 2008
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This Next-Generation Bug Spray Could Make You Invisible to Mosquitoes
Researchers are analyzing chemicals naturally present on human skin that disrupt mosquitoes’ ability to smell us
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Obama Isn’t the First Peace Prize Laureate to Support a War
This isn’t the first time a Peace Prize winner has pushed for war
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Build Your Very Own Incredible, Wind-Powered Creature
Your next rainy day, you now have no excuse to be bored. You’re welcome
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Here’s How Researchers Determined a Long-Lost Van Gogh Painting Is an Original
Two years of intense research were required to give the painting the final stamp of approval
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For $100,000, You Can Have the Most Valuable Pokemon Card Ever
This is by far the most anyone has asked for a trading card like this
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Crossing the Line Between Art and Science
New York artist Steve Miller melds the computer models and scientific notes of a Nobel-winning biochemist into a series of paintings now on display in D.C.
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These Beautiful 16th Century Watercolors Illustrate the History of Comets And Meteors
Today, studying comets and meteors involves billions of dollars worth of equipment and teams from all over the world
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Why Does Cardiac Arrest Often Strike in the Morning?
Studies show that the amount of a specific molecule in human hearts fluctuates on a daily cycle, helping to explain the decades-old observation
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The Conflict in Syria Is Damaging the Country’s Historic Sites
The ongoing fighting in Syria is devastating irreplaceable artifacts
This 1970s Underground Bomb Shelter Is Impeccably Designed And For Sale
3970 Spencer St seems pretty normal, until you look more closely that you realize that the trees in the background are fake, and the sky is painted on
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Sudden Pauses in Text Messaging May Mean You’re Being Lied To
Additionally, we’re more likely to lie by text than in-person or on the phone
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What Can Thirty Years of the Times’ Wedding Section Tell Us About Marriage And Social Status?
The Rap Genius Engineering team decided it would be fun to analyze over thirty years of New York Time nuptials to see just what NYT couples are like
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An Underwater Volcano the Size of New Mexico Is the World’s Largest
The Tamu Massif is not only the world’s largest volcano, but also one of the largest documented volcanoes in the solar system
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A New Beetle Species Was Just Discovered Right Outside the World’s Densest City
Hydraena ateneo, a previously unknown water beetle, was found living in the forested creeks of a university’s campus near Manila, Philippines
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