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Beneath that fluffy exterior lies a shrewd understanding of how the world works
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New Footage Shows Rapid Breakdown of Shipwreck ‘Andrea Doria’
Researchers visited the remains of the Italian luxury liner in a submersible to figure out how quickly wrecks deteriorate
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Gravitational Waves Strike Twice
Scientists announce the second detection of gravitational waves
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National Aquarium Will Move Dolphins to Seaside Sanctuary by 2020
Under mounting public pressure, the aquarium’s eight bottle-nosed dolphins will soon move to a seaside retreat in the tropics
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Report: Nine Out of Ten Refugee Children Travel Alone
Tens of thousands of kids are on the move—and face scary challenges as they migrate
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One Day Only: A Chance to View One Map to Rule Them All
A rare Tolkien-annotated map goes on display June 23
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The Complicated History Between the Press and the Presidency
Banning a newspaper like the ‘Post’ is a move that wouldn’t fly even in the Nixon White House
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This Jupiter-Sized Planet Is the Largest Found Orbiting Two Suns
Any orbiting moons could be habitable—but scientists have yet to spot them
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Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Levels Surpass Long-Feared Milestone
Say goodbye to 400 ppm—and hello to Earth’s new atmospheric reality
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Spy Two Supernovae in June’s Night Sky
After millions of years, their light is finally bright enough to see from Earth
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Net Neutrality Was Just Upheld in the U.S. Court of Appeals
It’s a victory for open internet activists—but will it stick?
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This New York Project Wants You to Write on the Walls
Writing On It All gives voice—and a pen—to one and all
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This Robot Librarian Locates Haphazardly Placed Books
It’s the next best thing since the Dewey Decimal System
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Herring Spawn in Hudson River Tributary for the First Time in 85 Years
River herring are spawning in Wynants Kill tributary after one of the many dams along the Hudson was removed
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Laser Scans Reveal Massive Khmer Cities Hidden in the Cambodian Jungle
Using Lidar technology, researchers are discovering the extent of the medieval Khmer empire
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One of the World’s Most Colorful Places Is in Taiwan
Rainbow Family Village shows there’s nothing a man with a paintbrush can’t do
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Egg Producers Pledge More Humane Fate for Male Chicks
Better technology could make “maceration” go the way of the dodo
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Turf cutters in Ireland regularly find chunks of butter deep in the nation’s peat bogs. What is the stuff doing there?
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Bronze Buckle Shows Ancient Trade Between Eurasia and North America
Metal objects found on Alaska’s Seward Peninsula indicate that local people received trade goods from Asia almost 1,000 years ago
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Thousands of Objects Taken From Holocaust Victims Have Been Rediscovered
Almost 16,000 items were forgotten for decades
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