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Climate Change Will Mean the World Eats Rice
The future under climate change indicates that rice will become an even more abundant staple, thanks to a boost in carbon dioxide that make crops thrive
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Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
Is There a Gene That Makes People Stupid?
Rather than looking for the genetic regions responsible for a person’s high IQ, maybe we should be looking for the opposite: the root of stupidity
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Fifty Years Ago, Lyndon Johnson Answered the First Satellite Phone Call
Telstar 1, which launched 50 years ago today, was the world’s first commercial satellite, and a testament to government-industry cooperation
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In Scotland, Two Mix-and-Match Mummies Contain Parts of Six Corpses
3,000 year old bodies discovered in a bog turned out not to be two bodies at all. The skeletons are stitched together from the remains of six individuals
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Why Store-Bought Popsicles Drip Less
Just in time for another scorching July day, the history of the modern popsicle - and why the store-bought ones are less drippy than the DIY kind
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How Do Animals Perceive the World?
Scientists demonstrate how animals view the world, and why their vision influences the way they look
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How Ancient Greeks Named Their Puppies
To the ancient Greeks, just like today, picking a name for your new pup was an important step. But the process was a little more peculiar back then
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Viking’s Most Powerful City Unearthed in Northern Germany
Archaeologists working in northern Germany may have found one of the most important cities in Viking history—Sliasthorp, where once sat Scandanavian kings
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Here’s What $110 Million in Fire Damage Looks Like
The Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado was the most destructive in the state’s history
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