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It’s World Oceans Day and here are 10 things scientists know about what’s happening under the sea that they didn’t a year ago
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Music for Airports Soothes the Savage Passenger
Brian Eno’s Music for Airports is a sound environment created specifically to complement the experience of waiting in an airport terminal
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Appreciation: Science Fiction Giant Ray Bradbury
Planetary geologist Jim Zimbelman reflects on Ray Bradbury’s legacy
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Events June 8-10: World Oceans Day, 100 Years of Girl Scouts, Hat-Making Workshop
This weekend celebrate World Oceans Day, 100 Years of Girl Scouts and hat designer, Lula Mae Reeves
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Jaipur via The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
A delightful new film takes viewers to India’s picturesque western state of Rajasthan
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The hulking crustacean has razor-sharp mandibles and eyes that catch the light like a cat’s. Now it has turned into a high-tech saboteur
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Elderberries, Liqueurs and Meat Stamps
These elder-containing concoctions, credited with reviving a taste for liqueurs, came about as folk remedies
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On the Cheese Trail in the Pyrenees
Make a fuss in the road and someone will appear. Spit out some gibberish about “fromage a vendre,” and that should do it. You’ll get your cheese
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Unraveling the Mysteries of the Ocean Sunfish
Marine biologist Tierney Thys and researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are learning more about one of the largest jellyfish eaters in the sea
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Combinatorial Creativity and the Myth of Originality
The power of the synthesizing mind and the building blocks of combinatorial creativity
The Origins of the Drive-In Theater
How the drive-in theater became an American icon
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John Wayne’s Hondo Comes Out on Blu-ray
The Duke’s daughter-in-law Gretchen Wayne talks about the restored version of one of his moodier Westerns
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Celebrating Olympics Season at the American Indian Museum
The American Indian Museum tells the stories of indigenous Olympians both past and present
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Fritz Haber’s Experiments in Life and Death
The German chemist helped feed the world. Then he developed the first chemical weapons used in battle
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1923 Envisions the Two-Wheeled Flying Car of 1973
As cars got larger in the 1920s, the “Helicar” was presented as the solution to congested city streets
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Did Africa’s Apes Come From Europe?
Fossil evidence hints that the common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees and humans evolved in Europe
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In Case You Missed It: the Transit of Venus
If you didn’t have a chance to see yesterday’s astronomical event, watch this NASA video to see what all the fuss is about
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Dinosaur Sighting: Artsy Apatosaurus
wire Apatosaurus looms over a D.C.-area art festival
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A Grimm Review of Snow White and the Huntsman
Fairy tale expert Jack Zipes shares his thoughts on the latest adaptation
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