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History and Culture of the 1960s to 1980s Is Disintegrating With the Tapes That Recorded It
But a new test and a bit of chemistry can help preserve the past
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Watch ‘Swan Lake’ Transform Into a Spectacular Light Show
The classic ballet has never looked so stunning
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How to Visit the British Museum Without Going to London
A new partnership with Google allows art aficionados to take virtual strolls through the museum’s treasures
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These French Vending Machines Sell Short Stories
Super-short fiction that’s as good as any snack
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A New Earth-Sized Planet Is Getting Astronomers Riled Up
It could be a rare opportunity for scientists to study an exoplanet’s atmosphere
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Cougars Are Returning to the Midwest
A team of scientists predicts that the big cat could establish new breeding populations in Arkansas and Missouri in the next 25 years
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Get Your Pickaxe and Spacecraft Ready, Space Mining Might be Legal Very Soon
The new Space Act would open up the potentially lucrative field of asteroid mining
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Help Save the Booster that Sent Apollo Spacecrafts to the Moon
A Kickstarter campaign hopest to save the only remaining booster rocket from the Apollo launches
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Why Librarians Should Love Fallout 4
To survive this video game’s nuclear wasteland, players need to return their library books
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An L.A. Museum Is Turning Salad Into Performance Art
Because there’s more to salad than that satisfying, leafy crunch
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How Many Genes Does a Body Need?
Only about 15 percent of the human genome or 3,230 genes—that we know of
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This Ingenious Archaeologist Uses Satellites to Hunt Down Tomb Raiders
Can satellite imagery help protect humanity’s priceless artifacts?
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Our Ancient Ancestors Probably Loved Honey Too
Residue scraped from pottery shows humans used bee products as long as 8,500 years ago
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Mars’ Gravity Is Slowly Shredding Its Moon Phobos
Telltale grooves on the moon’s surface are an early sign of Phobos’ grim fate
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New Scans Show There Might Be a Hidden Room in King Tut’s Tomb
More evidence shows that there could still be secrets in Tutankhamun’s resting place
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A Lost Story by Edith Wharton Has Been Discovered in Yale’s Library
“The Field of Honor” is about a failed marriage during World War I
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Manhattan Project Sites to Be Opened to the Public
Manhattan Project Historical Park will preserve three sites from the beginning of the Atomic Age
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During the Cold War, the Military Had Plans to Wage War in Space
The U.S. Army’s Future Weapons Office proposed theoretical ways to defend non-existant lunar bases
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This Is the Second-Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold At Auction
Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu Couché drew a stunning $170.4 million
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