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Live Closer to a Gas Well, And There’s Likely More Gas in Your Water
The team found low levels of methane in 115 of 141 Marcellus Formation shale gas wells they sampled
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What Do America’s Gay Families Get Now That DOMA Is Dead?
What does the repeal of DOMA mean for American’s legally married gay couples?
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Plants Do Math Every Single Day
Math, the researchers say, is a vital component of a plant’s ability to grow and thrive
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Millennials Still Like Print Books!
Even in an age of smartphones, tablets and laptops, young folks (ages 16-29) are reading. A lot.
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What Was in the Mysterious Woman Suffrage Party Safe Box?
For as long as anyone can remember, the safe box - marked simply “Woman Suffrage Party” has sat in the council’s New York City office
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Birds That Gorge Themselves in Winter Have Fewer Chicks in Spring
The well-fed birds’ babies were smaller and weighed less than the chicks belonging to birds that had to scrape by during the cold months on their own wits
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One of Our Nearest Neighbor Stars Has At Least Six Planets, And Three May Be Habitable
Three potentially habitable planets orbit a star just 22 light years away
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Batteries Are Now Unbelievably Tiny
A group from Harvard and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana figured out how to print tiny batteries, no bigger than a grain of sand
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To Understand How the Supreme Court Changed Voting Rights Today, Just Look at This Map
Today the Supreme Court of the United States decided 5 to 4 that one major section of the Voting Rights Act was unconstitutional
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In Medieval Times, Popular Dog Names Included Little Hammer, Fortuna and Bo
Dogs and cats have been with us for centuries, and so has our habit of giving them affectionate names
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We Still Have No Idea Why Women Have Orgasms
Most researchers hypothesize that the orgasms must have something to do with facilitating the meeting of sperm and egg, but studies prove inconclusive
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This Just-Discovered Mayan City Once Held 35,000 People
The ancient Mayan city of Chactun was once a metropolis with around 35,000 inhabitants. It was abandoned 1,000 years ago, and lost to scholars until now
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The World’s Oldest Wild Bear Is Showing Her Age
She’s 39 and a half, and she’s the oldest wild bear in the world
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Now You Can Control Video Games With Your Thoughts Alone
Thinking of blinking sends the paddle sailing in this brain-controlled version of PONG
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The Olympic Torch Is Going to Space
For the 2014 games, Russia is sending the Olympic torch to space
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Hairy Stockings and Other Pervert-Deterring Fashion Accessories
Most conversations gloss over the root of these creative accessories: sexual harassment
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Plan a Psychedelic Wedding with Glowing Dresses Made from Material from Engineered Silkworm
Researchers say they see potential for the glowing silk to be used for some medical technologies, too
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