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400 Words to Get Up to Speed on Edward Snowden, the NSA And Government Surveillance
NSA’s PRISM, monitoring the internet, and the recent history of domestic surveillance
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Why Microwaving Water for Tea Is a Bad Idea
Apparently there are a lot of things us novice tea makers are doing wrong. A big one is using the microwave to heat up our water
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E-Readers Don’t Cut Down on Reading Comprehension
Recent research says that reading comprehension on an e-reader and electronic screen is just as good as with paper
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These Little Circles Are Characters in the First Comic Book for Blind People
The project’s story follows the life of three people, represented by dots
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Today Is National Doughnut Day
Yes, this is a real holiday. Yes, it means free doughnuts
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The International Space Station aims to be testing out an interplanetary GPS system by 2017
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The Earliest Known Primate Weighed Less Than a Golf Ball
The primate’s Latin name translates as “ancient monkey,” and the fossil is about 7 million years old
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Dead Male Guppies Can Make Babies
Female Trinidadian guppies store sperm from males that they mated with and use it to make babies long after the males they mated with died
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This One Picture Shows How We’re Causing Climate Change
Atmospheric greenhouse concentrations are going up. But where do those gases come from?
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Female Squid Use Sperm for Both Reproducing And Snacking
Females may even be eating sperm from unattractive males and fertilizing their eggs with sperm from their favorite mates.
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An Extinct Frog Reappears in Israel
In addition to coming back from extinction, the amphibian also represents the only living species of a unique class of frogs
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Will One Patent Kill Podcasting?
There are thousands of podcasts to download, from sports to comedy to science. But one man says that all of them, all podcasts ever made, are infringing on his copyright
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Oklahoma Has Way Too Many Storm Chasers, And Most of Them Aren’t Doing Much Good
During a huge tornado hundreds of storm chasers will clog the roads trying to catch a view
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Most Adults Don’t Recognize a Drowning Child
As opposed to what Hollywood would lead us to believe, drowning is a quiet, easily overlooked affair
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The Death of a Conservationist Who Fought Poachers and the Drug Trade That Funds Them
Conservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval’s passion for protecting sea turtles likely cost him his life
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Here’s What Antarctica Looks Like Under All The Ice
Antarctica is covered in miles of ice. But what does it look like underneath?
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