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A spiral well at El Brujo, near where the mummy was found

Archaeologists Find an Unusual Victim of Human Sacrifice in Peru

The young woman was either poisoned or strangled with a cord, then dumped into a pit

HIV-infected H9 T-cell Image

More HIV Patients Could Get Earlier Treatment

The World Health Organization issued HIV treatments that could impact the number of patients who receive drugs and other support for the condition

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Rare, Smelly Corpse Flower About To Bloom

The U.S. Botanic Garden is expecting to have a smelly week this week. Their Titan Arum, a flowering plant that rarely blooms, is set to unfurl any day now.

Flooded streets in Kolkata following heavy June rains Elsewhere in the country, flooding from the monsoon was much more extensive.

5,700 Dead As India Struggles With Changing Monsoon

As the climate changes, India’s monsoon is changing with it

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Wildflowers Can Get STDs, And This App Wants You to Help Track One

That’s right, flowers can get STD’s. And these scientists want your help figuring out how common one plant STD is

All things you can buy on Instagram.

Entrepreneurs Are Using Instagram to Sell Everything From Sweaters to Sheep

Instead of logging onto Amazon or hitting the mall, maybe the next time you need a sheep or a sweater, you should check Instagram

How Does Bacteria Get Into Your House?

You only have yourself to blame.

Neptune’s new moon, S/2004 N 1, is the planet’s 14th.

In Archival Photos, Astronomer Discovers Neptune’s 14th Moon

The little moon had ignored detection until a veteran moon hunter spotted it in old photos

Redoubt, Alaska

Listen to a Volcano ‘Scream’

It turns out that there are some volcanoes that actually do ‘scream,’ emitting a tea-kettle-like screech prior to eruption.

Warlpiri youth in Australia’s Northern Territory

A New Language Is Being Born in This Remote Australian Village

A unique language is being born in northern Australia

How Much Can You Guess About a Person From Their Name?

If researchers could guess the ethnicity, gender or age of a person without having to survey them, they would have a lot more data at their disposal

After 163 Years, India Sends Its Last Telegram

Thousands crammed into India’s telegram offices on Sunday as the 163 year old service shuts down for good

Drug Allegations Haunt Baseball’s All-Star Game

Around 20 baseball players are under investigation for the alleged use of performance enhancing drugs

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This Bridge Is Nicknamed the ‘Ladies Bridge’ Because It Was Built Largely by Women

Women built the Waterloo Bridge, but their contributions were largely lost to history

Good News: Astrology Doesn’t Impact the Success of Your Marriage

While the success of your marriage probably has nothing to do with the position of Venus, astrological signs can impact how people feel about things

Seismicity of the United States

Large, Distant Earthquakes May Cause Smaller Quakes at U.S. Drilling Sites

In a paper in Science, researchers think they may have found a reason for the uptick—water being injected deep into the earth.

Artist’s conception of a broken-up asteroid

Laser Bees Could Save Us From Asteroids

But, sadly, they are not genetically altered bees with laser-beam stingers

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Weird Blips Randomly Change the Length of Earth’s Days for Months on End

Three times in the past decade the length of the day has jumped

Satellite imagery from NOAA shows the hurricane just a few hours ago.

Already Dealing With Deadly Flooding, China Faces Down a Hurricane

A category 2 hurricane will make landfall in southeastern China today

July Marks the 25th Anniversary of the First Use of DNA Evidence to Convict a Killer

Twenty-five years ago this month, the first person ever was convicted of a murder through DNA evidence

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