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How Chemistry Gives New York City Bagels an Edge
Is it really all in the water?
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There’s a Hospital for Statues in Argentina
When the going gets tough for Buenos Aires statues, they head to a statue-only hospital for a bit of TLC
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Texans Die of Tuberculosis and Other Insights From the CDC’s Distinctive Death Map
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention compiled a list of the most common unusual deaths in every state
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When People Want an Upgrade They Tend to Break and Lose Their Old Gadgets
Researchers call it the “Must-Have Effect”
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This New Tower Gives Scientists a Bird’s Eye View of the Amazon
It pairs with a similar tower in Siberia to observe changes in the Earth’s atmosphere
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Jerusalem is Running Out of Room for the Dead
A new project looks to save space by building modern catacombs
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21,000 Gallons of Oil Just Spilled Near Santa Barbara
An underwater pipeline was the culprit for a crude oil spill in the Pacific
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Is This a Portrait of Shakespeare? One Historian Says Yes, Many Say No
Many experts doubt whether the engraving found in a 400-year old book is actually the Bard himself
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Meet Your New Favorite Dinosaur: The Velociraptor’s Cousin
A keen sense of smell gave this dino an edge
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A Malaysian Farm is Playing Classical Music to its Chickens
Drug-free chickens roam in a barn filled with tunes from Mozart
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Engineered Yeast Could Open up a DIY Painkiller Market
The modified microbes could also make cheaper and better opiates
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A Mysterious Space Plane Will Launch This Week
Though much of the X-37B’s mission is top secret, details are emerging about experiments that will go into orbit with the unmanned craft
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Will Your Doctor One Day Pay You?
New research shows that incentive-based health programs really do work
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These Scientists Want to Unleash an Army of Caterpillars to Destroy Cocaine Crops
Colombian scientists say the insect could replace cocaine-killing herbicides.
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No, It’s Not Really Raining Spiders in Australia
The arachnids are simply catching a ride on the wind
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Postal Workers Are Bitten By Dogs Nearly 6,000 Times Per Year
Los Angeles, Houston lead the list of cities with the most dog attacks
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Asteroid Impacts Once Made the Earth’s Oceans Boil for A Whole Year
Life had it rough back then
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How Angry AI Will Train Telemarketers to Handle Angry Real People
The robot apocalypse will come with the howling fury of an angry customer service call.
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Satellite Data Underestimated how Fast Sea Levels Were Rising
The oceans are rising faster than scientists thought.
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This 1,500-Year-Old Skeleton May Belong to the Man That Brought Leprosy to Britain
Modern techniques show that the young man was in his 20s and likely Scandinavian
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