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Sorry, ‘Ben-Hur’ Remake…No Circus Maximus for You
Rome blocks the remake from filming at the historic stadium
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Scary Lobster-Like Fossil Was Once One of the Earth’s Largest Animals
One of the earliest arthropods was giant, weird-looking—and played a big role in the course of evolutionary history
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This is How Earth Welcomed Back Soyuz
Not a bad re-entry after months on the International Space Station
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We Now Have a Toll of All the Whales Killed by Hunting in the Last Century
The whaling industry killed nearly 3 million for their oil, researchers estimate. But the true total is likely higher.
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The Desire to Conform Starts In Toddlers
Apes don’t have this problem — if they know the answer to a puzzle, they’ll do it, regardless of what their friends might think
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Celebrating the Women of the Supreme Court With LEGOs
What better way to hail the female trailblazers of the bench than miniaturizing them into tiny toys?
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Who’s Beheading Animals in Sacramento?
Officials can’t figure out who’s behind a bizarre rash of animal mutilations in California’s capital
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1,800 Studies Later, Scientists Conclude Homeopathy Doesn’t Work
A major Australian study debunks homeopathy—again
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The Galaxy May Be Way Bigger Than We Thought
New data analysis suggests that the Milky Way may be 50-percent larger than previously believed
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How the Sugar Industry Influenced Dental Research
Newly uncovered “sugar papers” reveal that the sugar lobby played a major role in 1970s dental public health policies
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We Finally Know How Chameleons Change Their Color
Chameleons’ secret involves tiny crystals under their skin
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When Even the Simplest Word Looks Weird And Wrong You Have Wordnesia
We don’t really know why it happens, but at least there is a term for it
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Our Brains Hate Waiting So We Sped Up Everything Else
Sidewalk rage, road rage and anger at slow-loading web pages are all part of our evolutionary inheritance
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One of the Oldest Known Animals Is This Tiny, Ancient Sponge
A new fossil find pushes back the start of the evolution of multicellular animals
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Catch a Glimpse of the Zodiacal Light Show This Month
For some in the northern hemisphere, a celestial treat sometimes referred to as “false dusk” is lighting up the night
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London’s Congestion Pricing Plan Is Saving Lives
By charging $17.34 for a trip downtown during peak hours, London has reduced traffic fatalities by 40 percent
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Why’s Wikimedia Suing the NSA?
Wikimedia Foundation joins Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and others to protest mass surveillance online
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Saving the World’s Oldest Mummies From Rot in a Warmer, Wetter World
Why are the ancient bodies of the Chinchorro people stored in a Chilean museum rapidly degrading into black ooze?
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China’s Smog Might Be to Blame for the East Coast’s Rough Winter
A NASA visualization shows how particles from East Asia can swirl into Pacific storms—a source of precipitation for the U.S.
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