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Some Places Hit by Sandy May See Another Big Storm Next Week
A possible nor’easter is brewing off the Atlantic shores
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Top Secret WWII Message Found In Surrey Chimney
A message, carried by a long-dead pigeon, was found 70 years later in a chimney
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Passive-Aggressive Snarks Own Wifi Networks
For wifi network owners, things are getting personal. Network names now replace stick it notes as the means of conveying passive-aggressive snarks to annoying neighbors. The BBC did a little digging and found the following gems floating about in local cyber space: “Stop Stealing My Paper!” begins one exchange, to which the reply taunts: “FYI, I Don’t […]
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In Canada, People Gladly Trade in Guns for Shiny New Cameras
Give up your pistol, get a new point-n’-shoot camera
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The World’s Happiest Man Is a Tibetan Monk
Matthieu Ricard, a 66-year old Tibetan monk and geneticist, produces brain gamma waves never before reported in neuroscience
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Habits die hard, but researchers may have the first clue towards neurologically shutting down bad ones
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Newly Uncovered, 6,500-Year-Old Fortified Stone City the Oldest in Europe
This 350-person town is the oldest of its type found to date
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How to Tell If Your Kid Will Become a Great Artist
Spotting artistic talent in your own kid is hard - but here are some ways to do it
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Dolphins Go Hunting In Fishers’ Nets
Dolphins deliberately enter trawlers’ nets to look for food—sometimes they get caught
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In the Middle East, Female Scientists Face Different Challenges
Rana Danaji, a professor of molecular biology in Jordan, weighed in in the journal Nature on what it’s like to be a woman in science in an Arab world
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Sandy Unearths Skeleton on New Haven Green
Hurricane Sandy delivered a gruesome mystery, just in time for Halloween
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A Tale of Two Screams: Which Stock Horror Scream is Better?
Often, screams in horror movies come from stock files. Chances are, they’re one of two stock screams: the Wilhelm or the Howie
If You Eat Too Much Silver, Your Skin Acts Like a Black-and-White Photo
A complex chemical reaction is responsible for argyria, the condition in which a person turns a deep shade of blue
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Monkeys engage in “sneaky sex” to escape the burning gaze of voyeuristic bystanders
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The Closest Thing in Real Life to Myst’s Wormhole Book
A hand-built computer-in-a-book lets you play Myst in a replica linking book
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Laboratory Test Shows Psychics Aren’t Psychic (But Here’s How You Can Pretend To Be)
A controlled trial found that psychics lacked sight, but here are some tricks to help you fake it
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In Sandy’s Wake, Watch Out for Pollution
Potentially contaminated water pooled in the streets could be a health risk
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What Should New York City Do to Prepare for the Next Sandy?
After Hurricane Sandy, New York City will likely begin more seriously considering severe storm mitigation efforts
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Evidence Discovered of an Ancient Tsunami on Lake Geneva
Scientists believe a rock fall triggered a 25 foot wave that devastated villages on the shores of the Swiss lake
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