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The International Cronut Wars Are On
The original New York creators aren’t feeling too threatened given that most of the competition abroad hasn’t even sampled the real deal
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No, You’re Probably Not Smarter Than a 1912-Era 8th Grader
How well can you do on this 101-year old quiz for Bullitt County, Kentucky, eighth graders?
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Find a Dinosaur In Your Backyard? It’s All Yours
If you find a dinosaur fossil on private land, it’s yours to do with as you please
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Mississippi And Alabama May Be the Sites of the Next Oil Sands Mines
The Mississippi and Alabama governors say they hope to draw upon knowledge and best practice insights established in Alberta
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Mysterious Coffin-in-a-Coffin Found Under the Same Parking Lot as Richard III
The only marker on the coffin lid is a cross, but the person must have been of high social status to warrant such an elaborate burial
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Even in the Remote Wilderness, Frogs Are Not Safe From Pesticides
The next step is to figure out how, if at all, the frogs are affected by their chemical loads
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These Kindergarten Kids Aren’t Just Playing With Colored Blocks—They’re Coding
Simplified, visual programming languages make it easy for anyone to write their own code
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One in Three Low-Income Moms Struggle to Afford Diapers
One in twelve will stretch their diaper supplies, leaving babies in soiled diapers for longer than they should
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Should Doctors Wait a Little Longer to Cut Umbilical Cords?
The cutting of the umbilical cord is the only surgery that every human alive has gone through. But when is the right time to cut that cord?
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Pope Francis Says the Church Shouldn’t Marginalize Its Gay Members
“If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?” Francis asked
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Google Translate Can Now Handle Handwriting
Next time you get a hand written note from your hostel mate in a language you can’t understand, you can turn to Google Translate
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This Amazing Interactive Shows What The Sun Would Look Like Anywhere, Anytime
These simple gifs show the motion of the Sun through the sky, anywhere on Earth
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Celebrate 262 Years of Bog Bodies on International Bog Day
Thanks to their cool, oxygen-poor conditions, bogs are a hostile environment for microbes—and a great environment for inadvertently embalming bodies
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Pioneering Sex Researcher Virginia Johnson, 88, Talked About Sex Before It Was Okay
As half of the Masters and Johnson duo, she published books on sexuality like Human Sexual Response and Human Sexual Inadequacy, which became bestsellers.
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You Really Might Sleep Worse When the Moon Is Full
Rather than some sort of phenomenon driving this finding, it’s probably a simple issue of the full moon shining sleep-disturbing light in people’s eyes
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Redskins Hall of Famers Say Team Name is Probably Offensive, But Shouldn’t Change
Many Native Americans have called for the team to change their name out of respect for their culture and history
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Babies Aren’t Afraid of Heights Until They Start Crawling
It’s only around month 9 that babies begin to recoil from the site of a steep staircase or the drop off of a changing table
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New British £10 Note Will Feature Jane Austen
Jane Austen’s smiling face will be on British currency starting around 2017
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It’s Not Just Men Who Flex Their Biceps at Women—Kangaroos Do, Too
Male kangaroos strike poses that show off their arms
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A Well Preserved, 15-Foot Long Dinosaur Tail Is Being Dug Up in Mexico
The 72 million-year-old tail finding is quite rare, and a hip and other bones have also been found nearby
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