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Notre-Dame Is in Desperate Need of Repairs
The archbishop of Paris has launched a fundraising campaign in the hopes of saving the historic structure
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Why Are Some Leaves Massive and Others Minuscule?
Researchers have found that the rainfall, sunshine and the threat of frost or overheating set the maximum size for leaves
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Why Internet Ads Are Taking Over New Zealand’s Real-Life Wild Spaces
‘People who liked this also like…’
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Could These Nearby Earth-Sized Exoplanets Harbor Liquid Water?
Analysis of the TRAPPIST-1 stellar system shows that several of its planets have the right conditions for liquid water
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Long Before Siri, Emma Nutt’s Voice Was on the Other End of the Line
She was the first female telephone operator. Before her, telephone operators were teenaged boys. That didn’t go so well
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The 1919 Black Sox Baseball Scandal Was Just One of Many
They say baseball “lost its innocence” after 1919, but betting and other improper behavior was rampant in early-20th-century baseball
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European Summit to Discuss the Return of Looted West African Art
Treasures taken by a British invasion in 1897 could return to Nigeria as a permanent exhibition
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Researchers Discover Italy’s Oldest Wine in Sicilian Cave
Residue from pots found in a Sicilian cave show grape wine was produced 3,000 years earlier than thought
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Taiwan’s Yehliu Geopark Is Like Disneyland for Rock Lovers
These mushroom-like mounds are some of the country’s greatest geological treasures
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Skeleton Stolen From Underwater Cave in Mexico Was One of Americas’ Oldest
A new study shows that the human remains looted in 2012 are more than 13,000 years old
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First Gene Therapy Treatment Approved in U.S.
By modifying a person’s own immune cells, the treatment can effectively target leukemia cells
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Astronomers Detect 15 Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts From a Distant Galaxy
The new cosmic blasts may help researchers finally figure out what’s producing the energy in space
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How Getting Fish Hooked on Drugs Could Help Fight Opioid Addiction
Zebra fish and humans have similar pathways of addiction, which may make them ideal test subjects for addiction studies
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The First Syphilis Cure Was the First ‘Magic Bullet’
The term ‘magic bullet’ once just meant a targeted drug
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Courageous WWII Spy Jeannie Rousseau Has Died at 98
Using charm and cunning, she helped uncover Nazi plans to build deadly V-1 and V-2 rockets
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Colorado Construction Crew Unearths 66-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Fossil
While Thornton’s new Public Safety Facility, the crew happened upon a rare find
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The Grave of “China’s Shakespeare” Has Been Found
One of 42 Ming-era graves unearthed in Fuzhou is believed to belong to Tang Xianzu, who penned ‘The Peony Pavilion’
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Medieval Graveyards Unearth London’s Violent Past
A new analysis of hundreds of ancient skulls shows how often violent trauma affected the poor and the rich
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Despite Harvey’s Wrath, This 1,000-Year Old Tree Still Stands Tall
The Big Tree has survived at least 40 hurricanes
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