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What the Earth-Sized Planet Discovery Means
The lead scientist in the new planet discovery explains the significance of the find
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Paleontologists have found the bones of a new dinosaur with eggs nearby, but how do we know whether the bones and eggs go together?
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The Human Evolution World Tour
Hominid enthusiasts can see the highlights of human evolution at evotourism destinations around the world
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Christmas Shopping Around the World
There are valuable discoveries, but at a German Christmas market all I could find was Third World junk that only looks good if you drink a lot of gluhwein
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Reindeer have several strategies for releasing heat when they get too hot
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Mistletoe: The Evolution of a Christmas Tradition
Why does this parasitic plant remind us of romance?
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Sanjay Patel: A Hipster’s Guide to Hinduism
The 36-year-old pop artist and Pixar veteran brings a modern twist to the gods and demons of Hindu mythology
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Carl Sagan and “The Sounds of Earth”
On the 15th anniversary of astronomer Carl Sagan’s death, we celebrate one of his most lasting impacts: a time capsule for humankind
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Don’t Stop Believin’ (in Santa Claus)
Shirley Temple drops some knowledge on a Christmas tradition
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The Return of Patent Models to the Original Patent Office Building
A new exhibition at the American Art Museum features models of a variety of unusual 19th-century devices
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Ready for a dinosaur road trip? We have a list of top dinosaur “evotourism” destinations just for you
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Faux Pas: Mortifying Missteps of the Innocent Abroad
It was only weeks later that I learned what a klutz I’d been. It’s a miracle I wasn’t thrown to the bears
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Latkes are delicious, but I’ve been thinking it’s time to throw some new food traditions into the Hanukkah mix
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The Great Dissenter and His Half-Brother
John Harlan championed racial justice on a hostile Supreme Court. Robert Harlan, a freed slave, achieved renown despite the court’s decisions
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Evolution, A Book That Turns Science Into Art
See examples of these beautiful photographs of animal skeletons in our image gallery
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Photos: The Scariest Santas You’ll Ever See
Browse our selected illustrations of some of the strangest and creepiest Santa Clauses ever put down on paper
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Brain Pickings’ Top 11 History Books of the Year
The editor behind the site that curates the best content on the web lists the most interesting history books of 2011
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Paleontologist Edward Hitchcock was one of the first dinosaur track experts, but why did he insist that birds left the footprints?
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The Fanciful, Chocolate-Filled World of 2012
In 1912, the French chocolate company Lombart printed a series of six collectible cards envisioning daily life one hundred years in the future
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