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Vibrant Lightning Sprites Spark Above Hurricane Matthew
A photographer’s good eye captures an elusive phenomenon
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Watch This Faux Flower Bloom Thanks to Shape-Shifting Plastic
Researchers developed a new polymer that changes shape over time, which could lead to a new class of medical implants
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Hear the Recreated Voice of Ötzi the Iceman
Using CT scans of the Neolithic man’s vocal tract, Italian researchers have approximated the way he pronounced his vowels
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Stolen van Gogh Paintings Recovered After 14 Years
Italian police found the two paintings stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam while investigating organized crime in Naples
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Japanese Scientist Wins Nobel Prize for Discovering How Cells Cannibalize Worn Out Parts
Like stripping old engine parts away
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People Really Hate a Newly Repaired Stretch of the Great Wall of China
And for good reason
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Wikipedia Wants You to Improve Its Coverage of Indigenous Peoples
Why does the site that anyone can edit contain so little coverage of native people?
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Doggonit: Genes That Make Fido Human Friendly Also Linked to Mental Disorders
Dogs’ diversity could make them vulnerable to disorders similar to OCD and autism
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Happy 445th Birthday, Caravaggio
The artist’s gory paintings have captivated art lovers for centuries
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After 80 Years, New York’s Iconic Carnegie Deli Is Closing for Good
The iconic jewish deli has served heaps of pastrami in Times Square for decades
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Should Californians Stress Out About the New Earthquake Advisory?
Here’s what you need to know
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These Were the Most-Performed High School Musicals of 2015/2016
Creepy, kooky and supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
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Why Iceland’s Biggest City Turned Off Its Lights for One Night
Reykjavik decided to pause in the dark to witness one of Earth’s most beautiful phenomena
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Mission Complete: Rosetta’s 12 Year Journey Is Over
In the early hours of the morning, Rosetta crashed into comet 67P in style
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Our Galactic Neighborhood Is Bigger Than Scientists Once Thought
Goodbye spur, hello spiral arm
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Whoops—Dams and Reservoirs Release Tons of Greenhouse Gases
New study shows reservoirs are actually a major source of carbon emissions
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The Search for Buddy the Kidnapped Penguin Continues
Two students stole and released an endangered African penguin from an Oceanarium. The problem is Buddy doesn’t have the skills to survive
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Why the U.S. Government Is Paying Half a Billion in Settlements to 17 Tribal Governments
That adds to 95 cases the U.S. has settled with native groups since 2012
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When the Inventor of the Diesel Engine Disappeared
Rudolf Diesel’s fate is still intriguing to this day
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