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Measles Outbreaks Are on the Rise in the U.S.

The latest Brooklyn outbreaks originated from someone contracting the disease abroad, carrying it home and spreading it to unvaccinated persons

Excavations at Khirbet Qeiyafa

Archaeologists Just Found the Biblical King David’s Palace. Maybe.

A large, fortified building was found outside Jerusalem. Some archaeologists claim it to be the palace of the biblical King David

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What Happened to ‘Self-Harm Blogs’ After Tumblr Banned Them?

Censoring had no impact on the number of eating disorder inspired blogs, but it did change the makeup of those blogs

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Researchers Hope Freezing Cold Caps Can Prevent Chemo Hair Loss

Researchers are testing a cap so cold that it numbs the scalp during chemo to keep the hair from falling out

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Tatooine Is About To Be Reclaimed by the Desert

The Star Wars set is about to be buried, but in the mean time it’s helping scientists do real research

Thomas, taking notes on Gerald Ford.

Helen Thomas, Trailblazing Female Journalist, Dies at 92

Many credit Thomas with breaking the glass ceiling for women in journalism

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Take a Ride on the New York Subway Circa 1905

Pioneering cinematographer Gottfried Wilhelm “Billy” Bitzer shot this silent film about a year after the subway’s first line opened.

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The British Government Is Finally Ready to Pardon Alan Turing

In 1952, he was convicted of “gross indecency”—a crime used at the time to punish homosexuals—and chemically castrated.

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Stress Is the Secret Ingredient That Makes Booze And Cigarettes a Perfect Match

Nicotine interferes with alcohol’s ability to produce a surge of pleasurable, stress-reducing dopamine in our brain, increasing our desire to keep drinking

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Small Universities Are Saving Funds And Pooling Resources by Merging

Schools that have merged enjoy perks such as new joint degree programs, more options for specialized majors, higher state rankings and reduced costs

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Stop Hating on Early Risers: It’s the Night Owls You Should Worry About

While everybody loves to hate the chipper morning people, psychologists say that night owls are really the ones to watch out for

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Watch This Blob of Ferrofluid Multiply Faster Than the Sorcerer’s Apprentice’s Broomstick

Ferrofluids are pretty much the coolest thing ever

A New Surgical Knife Identifies Cancerous Tissue As Doctors Are Cutting It Out

The knife cauterizes tissue and then analyzes the smoke produced by the burning flesh using mass spectrometry

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Today’s the Day the NSA’s Permission to Collect Verizon Metadata Runs Out

The NSA’s legal ability to collect Verizon metadata expires today, but what happens next nobody knows

How Other Cities Avoided Detroit’s Fate

Many places manage to avoid actually filing for bankruptcy, despite being in dire straits

Alzheimer’s Patients Often Self-Diagnose Years Before Doctors Do

In a study of 200 older people, researchers found that those who reported the most memory problems had the highest levels of beta amyloid in their brain

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Smile! A Satellite Around Saturn Is About To Take Your Picture

NASA is taking of Earth as seen from Saturn

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What’s Killing Florida’s Manatees This Time?

What’s behind the mysterious deaths of more than a hundred of Florida’s manatees?

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This Town Has Spent 11 Years Planning a 60 Foot Lava Lamp

Everybody loves lava lamps. But perhaps nobody loves lava lamps quite as much as the town of Soap Lake, Washington

Honeybee Theft Is on the Rise

Some beekeepers are working towards making tiny trackers for bees to locate them when they are stolen, but there’s no “find my queen” app just yet

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