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This Is What a Massive Methane Leak Looks Like
A leak is spewing millions of tons of the invisible gas into the skies above Los Angeles
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People’s Brain Chemistry May Reveal the Hour of Their Death
The tiny biological clocks ticking away inside the body stop when life ends, leaving a timestamp of sorts
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Ancient Pompeii Is Alive Again as Italian Officials Unveil Six Restored Ruins
The “Grand Pompeii Project” helps to preserve the dwellings
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France Is Making Thousands of Vichy-Era Documents Public
Archives regarding the Vichy regime’s collaboration with the Nazis made “freely accessible”
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A Giant Squid Visits a Japanese Harbor
These denizens of the deep usually lurk between 2,000 to 3,000 feet below the surface
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After 70 Years, Japan and South Korea Settle Dispute Over Wartime Sex Slaves
Even with this agreement in place, many are still seeking a better resolution
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Russia Scraps Space Agency for a State-Run Corporation
Russia’s federal space agency will soon be no more
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India’s Newest Internet Sensation: Cow Dung Patties
For recent migrants to the country’s booming megacities, nothing says nostalgia like a pile of cow poo
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Jettison Through Nearly 60 Years of Space Junk Accumulation
People have been leaving a mess out in Earth’s orbit
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Through This New Crowdfunding Site, a Lucky Few Can Make a Living Just by … Living
Participants make around $1,100 a month—just for being alive
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Craft Brewers Are Desperate for Beer Cans
Artisanal beverages are so popular that makers face a can shortage
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This Pen Can Draw Electrical Circuits
A silver salt based ink lets users draw any circuit they can dream
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A New Species of Shark Gives a Hat Tip to Both Jaws and Ninjas
Some lucky kids got to name this gnarly-looking fish
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China’s Lunar Rover Discovered a New Kind of Moon Rock
The Yutu Rover has discovered a type of basalt unlike anything else ever found on the moon
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What Exactly Was the Christmas Star?
The Star of Bethlehem may not have actually been a star
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Washington State Has Released up to 3,200 Inmates Early Thanks to Computer Glitch
The software bug has been miscalculating release dates for 13 years
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Listen to Bob Dylan Read ‘’Twas the Night Before Christmas’
A favorite voice interprets a classic
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Tied Up in Knots? Call a Yarn Detangler
A niche group of knitters specializes in wrangling disobedient skeins
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It Took Israeli Authorities Months to Identify This Strange, Gold Object
Ancient artifact or back massager?
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