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How To View This Evening’s Transit of Venus
A few quick tips to keep in mind as you take advantage of the last chance to see Venus pass in front of the sun
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Paleontologists may have killed the dinosaur a century ago, but it was revitalized in the King Kong remake
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The Family that Never Quits Pedaling
I thought cycling with a laptop and a bottle of wine was hard. Then I met a pair of Dutch cyclists on tour with a grown dog, a puppy—-and a baby
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Out of Asia: How Monkey and Ape Ancestors Colonized Africa
A new fossil discovery suggests that anthropoid ancestors originated in Asia and then rafted across the ocean to Africa
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Saab Reinvents Air Traffic Control With a Digital Panorama
With Saab’s new digital panorama, the local air traffic controller may soon go the way of the technical support specialist
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Bed Bugs Are Even Peskier Than We Thought
A new study reveals that common over-the-counter bed bug eradication products are essentially ineffective
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According to legend, Queen Victoria, informed of an early president’s angry insult to her ambassador, struck Bolivia off the map. But is it true?
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Nothing is cuter than a troublemaking baby Tyrannosaurus
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Events June 5-7: Transit of Venus, Living Portraits, and Ai WeiWei
This week, watch the transit of Venus, take a “living portrait,” and explore the work of Chinese dissident artist Ai WeiWei
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Looking for unique, fun, inexpensive lodging? Stay in a university dorm
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Not a lot of research has been done on lucid dreaming, but new devices are now helping people influence what’s going on in their heads while they sleep
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Searching for folk music on movies can be surprisingly difficult
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Ambergris, the subject of a new book, “is aromatic—both woody and floral. The smell reminds me of leaf litter on a forest floor.”
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Using the WayBack Machine, we looked back at how the homepage has changed since the early days of the Internet
Your Last Chance to See Venus Pass in Front of the Sun
The transit of Venus is so rare that only 8 transits have occurred since the invention of the telescope
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Today Is Your Last Chance This Lifetime to See Venus Pass in Front of the Sun
Venus’ next transit of the sun isn’t until 2117—so read about what to watch for and make sure to look to the skies
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The Peas that Smelled the Leaky Pipe
In 1901, a 17-year-old Russian discovered the gas that tells fruits to ripen
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This weekend, prep for the Olympics with some history, meet the Zebras at the zoo and celebrate the ocean in a multimedia experience
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A dinosaur movie not fit for children could really run with the idea of what life would be like if packs of Deinonychus roamed the streets
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Home of the heart-shaped tub, the Pennsylvania mountains once rivaled Niagara Falls as a honeymoon destination
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