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France Says ‘Au Revoir’ to the Word ‘Smartphone’
Hoping to prevent English tech vocabulary from entering the French language, officials have suggested ‘mobile multifunction’ as an alternative
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World’s Fifth-Largest Diamond Found in Lesotho
The 910-carat gem is a D-color, type-IIa stone, meaning it is completely colorless and has no visible impurities
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Possible Remains of ‘Lost’ Monastery Discovered in Scotland
The elusive monastery is associated with the Book of Deer, which contains the oldest-surviving examples of Scottish Gaelic writing
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Massive Data Project Will Help People Identify Enslaved Ancestors
Michigan State’s ‘Enslaved: The People of the Historic Slave Trade’ will combine available historical data on slavery into one searchable hub
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Newly Discovered Dino Had a Rainbow of Shiny Feathers
The fossilized creature was likely a blend of hummingbird and crow
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Citizen Scientists Discover an Unusual Five-Planet Solar System
Users looking through data on Exoplanet Explorers flagged four sub-Neptune planets orbiting a distant star called K2-138
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Scientists’ Gender May Influence the Results of Experiments
A review of past research has found that subjects respond differently to male and female testers
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Scientist Autopsy the Aftermath of the Largest Underwater Volcanic Eruption of the Last Century
In 2012, miles of floating rock appeared in the Pacific. Now, scientists have studied the Havre seamount eruption that caused the mysterious pumice ‘raft’
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Take a Breathtaking Trip Through the Orion Nebula in NASA’s New Video
Combining visible and infrared imagery, the new video takes viewers deep into the star nursery
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Controversial Statues in New York City Will Remain in Place With Added Historical Context
The J. Marion Sims statue is the only one the Mayor de Blasio task force recommended to be moved. It will go to the Brooklyn cemetery where he is buried
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Arthur Miller’s Vast Archive Comes to the University of Texas at Austin
The collection includes a wealth of material, from theatrical manuscripts to personal memorabilia
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Huge Deposits of Ice Found Just Beneath Mars’ Surface
Erosion has exposed eight sites of enormous quantities of water ice
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New Clues to the Origins of the Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts From Space
New analysis suggests that the bursts originate near massive black holes or neutron stars
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The Oldest Known Butterflies Existed Before Flowers
A new study raises intriguing questions about the evolutionary trajectory of butterflies and moths
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Meet Riley, the Puppy Training to Sniff Out Bugs in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts
The Weimaraner will inspect incoming artwork for beetles, moths and other critters that can damage museum collections
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York Minister’s Massive Medieval Stained-Glass Window Restored to Its Former Glory
Conservators spent some 92,400 hours cleaning and protecting the great east window’s 311 panels
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Heatwave Kills Hundreds of Flying Fox Pups in Australia
With temperatures hot enough to melt asphalt, the searing heat “boiled” the tiny creatures
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Scientists Shine New Light on the Blackest Black Feathers
Birds of paradise feathers boast a unique structure that traps 99.95 percent of incoming light
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Researchers Are Trying to Figure Out How to Play This Ancient Roman Board Game
Found in a grave in Slovakia in 2006, it is one of Europe’s best-preserved ancient gaming boards
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What Went Wrong With the Launch of the Secretive Zuma Satellite?
Not all is well for the classified Zuma satellite launched from Florida on Sunday
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