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Future Moon Bases Might Be Built in Underground Lava Tubes
Caverns carved out by ancient lava could shelter astronauts from the hazards of moon life
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This Transgender Archive’s Oldest Artifacts Tell a Story of Courage and Community
The Digital Transgender Archive was born out of two researchers’ frustration with finding materials by and about transgender people
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Competitive Book Collecting Is a Thing
Young bibliophiles duke it out in the National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest
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Tesla vs. Edison Is a Video Game That Will Literally Shock You
Fight the ‘War of the Currents’
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An AI-Written Novella Almost Won a Literary Prize
A short novel co-written by humans and AI passed the first round of a Japanese literary contest
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Rhinos Will Be Airlifted to Australia to Avoid Poachers
A new project is flying rhinos from South Africa to Australia to create a “biological insurance policy” against increased poaching
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The Secret Behind Your Favorite Coffee Could Be Yeast
Researchers find three unique strains of yeast that help ferment coffee and cacao beans and may give the treats their unique flavors
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Genes of Ancestral Peanuts May Help Feed the World
Researchers have sequenced the genome of peanuts and its ancient cousins, which could lead to disease and drought-resistant varieties
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Alaska’s Most Active Volcano Is at It Again
Pavlof Volcano spews ash 20,000 feet into the air, and scientists warn pilots to steer clear
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CT Scan Shows Pharoah Ramesses III Was Murdered by Multiple Assassins
A missing toe reveals that the god-king was killed by more than one plotter
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Controversial Texas Rattlesnake Roundup Nets Largest Catch to Date
One of the world’s largest rattlesnake roundup bagged nearly 25,000 pounds of rattlers this year
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“Missing Link” Cave Fish Walks Like a Salamander
A fish that wiggles up waterfalls may help researchers understand how life shifted from water to land
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Twenty Years Ago Today, the Montana Freemen Started Its 81-Day Standoff
The impasse informed the federal government’s reaction to the recents standoffs
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The controversy shows the film isn’t immune to unfounded fears about vaccination
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Did Shakespeare Lose His Head?
Scans of the Bard’s grave reveal that robbers may have stolen his skull two centuries ago
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The London Underground Has Its Own Mosquito Subspecies
Take a bite out of this strange evolutionary example
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Johnny Rotten’s Graffiti Made These Buildings Historic Landmarks
The Sex Pistols’ home and recording studio are now protected as a cultural heritage sites
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The Cure for Lower Back Pain? Mindfulness and Therapy
Mindfulness-based stress relief and cognitive behaviorial therapy work better than conventional treatments in patient trials
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Ancient Volcanoes May Have Shifted the Moon’s Poles
Ice deposits point to the moon’s old poles
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Metallic Ink Discovered in Ancient Scrolls Buried by Mount Vesuvius
New discovery may help researchers read ancient scrolls
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