Mythology and the Raw Milk Movement
What’s behind recent claims about a milky unpasteurized panacea?
Media Blows Hot Air About Dinosaur Flatulence
A new study claims dinosaur farts contributed to prehistoric climate change, but don’t believe reports that they gassed themselves to death
Grandmothers Reduce Incidence of Breast Cancer?
By helping raise their grandchildren, grandmothers might have influenced the spread of certain genes, a new study suggests
Danger and Romance from HBO’s “Hemingway & Gellhorn”
A new made-for-television movie airing May 28 recounts the stormy love affair between the writer and the war correspondent
This Insect Uses Its Victims’ Carcasses As Camouflage
Acanthaspis petax, a type of assassin bug, stacks dead ant bodies on its back to confuse predators
The Demise of a Wooden Dinosaur
A Victorian-era naturalist thought he’d found a new kind of dinosaur, and he threw a fit when other naturalists disagreed
The Nastiest Critters Lurking Outside Your Tent
The bite of a Goliath bird-eater is hardly worse than a bee sting—-but it is among the nastiest things that could skitter across your face in the Amazon
Why Do Babies Have Soft Spots?
Humans’ big, fast-growing brains and unique style of walking explain why it takes so long for infant skulls to develop
Big Data or Too Much Information?
We now create an enormous amount of digital data every day on smart phones, social networks and sensors. So how do you make sense of all of it?
Ankylosaur Reef
Even though dinosaurs never lived in the sea, a few unfortunate specimens created temporary reefs in ancient oceans
Was America Named for a Pickle Dealer?
Amerigo Vespucci wasn’t entirely heroic—just ask Ralph Waldo Emerson
Explore the Treasures of Kazakhstan in New York City
Artifacts from the Central Asian nation, including saddles ornamented with gold foil and cinnabar, are on display for the first time in the United States
Why Hollywood Loves Comic Books
And why some critics can’t stand them
May the Fourth Be With You: The Science of the Millennium Falcon
On Star Wars day, we take a look at the science behind the series’ most popular spacecraft and the force fields it flies through
The Patents Behind the Genius: Steve Jobs Exhibit Opens Soon at the Ripley Center
The S. Dillon Ripley Center hosts an exhibit of more than 300 of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ patents since 1980.
Dinosaur Sighting: Berlin’s Dilapidated Dinosaurs
At a spooky abandoned theme park, once-regal dinosaurs are suffering a second extinction
Making Water Use Visible
Could the design of a Brita filter help us with controlling how much water we waste?
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