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In Its Final Hurrah, Cassini Will Swoop Past Saturn’s Rings
The craft will take one last look at the ringed planet before diving into its depths
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The Beloved, Baffling ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Was Rejected By 26 Publishers
Author Madeleine L’Engle, whose birthday is today, almost quit writing before it was published
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Researchers Find Word Optimism Is Linked to National Misery
Even Pollyanna changes her tune in times of war and economic hardship
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Why Xenophobia Is Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year
The word derived from Greek roots captured the zeitgeist of 2016
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A Century-Old Boston Christmas Tree Tradition Costs Canadians Big Money
Turns out that Boston’s city Christmas tree is a very valuable gift
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Feeling Down? Scientists Say Cooking and Baking Could Help You Feel Better
A little creativity each day goes a long way
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Rare 17th-Century Map Found Shoved Up a Chimney Is Restored
Nothing like an antique document to block a draft
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NASA Wants to Know What to Do With Its Astronaut Poo
The Space Poo Challenge is offering $30,000 for a system that can keep an astronaut clean and dry for 144 hours in a space suit
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There Are as Many Names for French Toast as Ways to Cook It
People have been enjoying the eggy bread treat since Roman times
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The Forgotten Car That Won America’s First Auto Race
The zippy roadster won America’s first automobile race in 1895 with an average speed of 5 mph
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Coconut Crab’s Pinch Among the Strongest in the World
The unusual crustacean’s pincer rivals the bite of a lion
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The Sticky Science Behind the Deadly Boston Molasses Disaster
Nearly 100 years after the massive molasses tank ruptured, scientists are finally sussing out how this tragedy occurred
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This Massive Martian Field of Ice Could Fill Lake Superior
The frosty deposit could be a lifeline for future human explorers on the Red Planet
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Stargazers Help Track Down a Freshly Fallen Meteorite in Western Australia
A network of cameras and smartphone apps are helping Australian researchers hunt for space rocks
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New Doping Tests Are Turning Past Runners-Up Into Olympic Medalists
Over 75 medal winners from the 2008 and 2012 games have been busted for doping, scrambling the Olympic record books
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Researchers Dig Into the Juicy History of Taming the Turkey
Archaeologists talk turkey in two recent studies
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Head Transplant Patient Will Use Virtual Reality to Smooth Transition to New Body
The controversial surgical procedure is currently scheduled for next year
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This “Perfume” for Toilets Could Help Improve Sanitation Around the World
The odor-masking scent could help convince people to choose latrines and prevent pollution of waterways with waste
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Researchers Trace 300-Year-Old Lump of Poop to Danish Bishop
The upper class contents of the little nugget suggests it likely belonged to Bishop Jens Bircherod or his wife
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