People Feel More Tipsy if Their Friends Are Already Drunk
Understanding perceived levels of intoxication could help cities combat disorderly conduct
New Analysis Shows Disputed Maya “Grolier Codex” Is the Real Deal
Archaeologists long thought the document was forged, but a recent study suggests otherwise
Five Things to Know About the Most Recent Census Income Report
Income’s up, but the picture is more complicated than that
Resupply Helps Trapped Arctic Scientists Scare Off Polar Bear “Siege”
With sea ice cover at record lows, polar bear conflict with humans becomes more common
Royal Society Photo Contest Winners Capture Breathtaking Details of Our Rapidly Changing World
Winning photos capture moments of stark change in the natural world in the Royal Society’s second annual contest
Behold a Billion Stars in This Stunning New Map of the Milky Way
Generated from Gaia satellite data, this stellar new map is the most complete chart of our galaxy to date
This Camera Uses Radiation to Read Closed Books
No need to open a book to read past its cover
Understanding the Controversy Behind the Dakota Access Pipeline
What to know as protesters and the oil company continue to clash
New xkcd Comic Masterfully Shows How Climate Has Changed Through Time
Scroll through 20,000 years of humorously illustrated climate data
Four Finds from University of Kansas’ Collection of Radical Zines
The university’s Solidarity! Radical Library boasts a collection of almost 1,000 alternative papers
The Woman in the Iconic V-J Day Kiss Photo Died at 92, Here’s Her Story
There’s more to the image than meets the eye
Sugar Study Draws Attention to Food Industry’s Sour Secret
Food industries have long opened their wallets to snag a piece of the science pie
Second Ship From Sir John Franklin’s 19th-Century Expedition Found
Two years and a day after its sister ship was discovered, Canadian researchers find the H.M.S. Terror
The New York Public Library’s Radical Zine Collection Is Now on Display
Check out pamphlets from people like Noam Chomsky and Mumia Abu-Jamal
What Will the Memorials of the Future Look Like?
From underwater trees to mechanical parrots, the memorials of tomorrow don’t look much like the ones that exist today
What Does Science Say About the Five-Second Rule? It’s Complicated
The real world is a lot more nuanced than this simple rule reflects
Curators Are One Piece Closer to Solving the Mystery of Magritte’s Missing Painting
The Enchanted Pose is coming back from the dead—one painted-over quarter at a time
Here’s How the Oxford English Dictionary Chooses New Words
“YOLO,” “uptalk” and “gender-fluid” have all made the cut
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