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This Artificial Muscle Can Lift 1,000 Times Its Own Weight
They were inspired by origami
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Mortar Found at “Jesus’ Tomb” Dates to the Constantine Era
The new analysis correlates with historical accounts stating that the tomb was discovered by the Romans, under the direction of emperor Constantine
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Are Alien Microbes Clinging to the International Space Station? Probably Not
A report out of Russia claims extraterrestrial bacteria has been found on the space station, but there’s plenty of room for doubt
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Museum Restores North America’s Longest Painting
Completed in 1848, the quarter-mile-long panorama deteriorated after it toured the country on wagons and trains
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A Look Inside China’s Effort to Preserve Historical Mongolian Manuscripts
Various projects are attempting to digitize the more than 200,000 volumes of Mongolian books and documents in the country
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Three Medical Breakthroughs That Can Be Traced Back to a Tragic Nightclub Fire
Four hundred ninety-two people died as a result of the horrifying fire, an unprecedented death toll that led physicians to make unprecedented innovations
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Our Cloud Names Come From a 1700s Amateur Meteorologist
Luke Howard’s nomenclature inspired writers as well as scientists
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Behold the Newly Digitized 400-Year-Old Codex Quetzalecatz
The manuscript dates back to the late 1500s, and was recently acquired by the Library of Congress
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The Geology of Bali’s Simmering Agung Volcano
The high viscosity magma of stratovolcanoes like Agung makes them extremely explosive—and potentially deadly
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Friction Matches Were a Boon to Those Lighting Fires–Not So Much to Matchmakers
Those who worked in match factories were exposed to white phosphorus, which caused a debilitating and potentially deadly condition
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How WWII Created the Care Package
Technically, the innovation was originally trademarked
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Mexico Establishes Largest Marine Protected Area in North America
The nation will fully protect 57,000 square miles around the Revillagigedo Islands from fishing and resource extraction
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Five Things to Know About Net Neutrality
The Dec. 14 vote will decide whether to reverse the landmark 2015 regulations placed on Internet service providers
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Ratko Mladic, Known as the ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Found Guilty of War Crimes and Genocide
A United Nations court found that Mladic had directed the murders of thousands of Muslims in the 1990s
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Mars’ Streaks of Flowing Water May Actually Be Sand
Scientists have debated for years if—and how much—water could exist on the Red Planet
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The Pilgrims Weren’t the First to Celebrate Thanksgiving
Virginia has a claim to an earlier Christian Thanksgiving celebration
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Male Humpback Dolphins Woo Mates By Presenting Sponges as Gifts
They also use “wingmen” and occasionally sport the sponges as hats—but researchers aren’t sure just how much game they really have
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Found: A Rare White Crocodile in Australia
Its name is Pearl
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Self-Taught Rocket Scientist Will Launch From California This Weekend
Mike Hughes built his homemade rocket in an effort to “prove” the Earth is flat. He also plans to run for governor
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Blue Whales Have a Secret Feeding Weapon: Ambidextrousness
Though they tend to favor their right side, blue whales can switch to ‘left-handedness’ while hunting
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