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Visitors to Emperor Augustus’ Home Can Now See the Same Frescos He Did
Just in time for the 2,000th anniversary of Augustus’ death, new wings of Augustus’ home are opened
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As Many As 3 Million Americans Could Soon Be Threatened by Sea Level Rise
Across the world, 650 million people could be at risk
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Americans See Scientists As Smart, But Not Trustworthy
Scientists, along with lawyers and engineers, are viewed as competent but lacking in warmth
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A New MIT Challenge: Hack the Breast Pump
Last weekend, MIT’s Media Lab hosted the “Make the Breast Pump Not Suck” Hackathon
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India’s Space Agency Made It to Mars on the First Try
India’s Mangalyaan orbiter dropped into orbit around Mars last night
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Norway Is Paying Liberia To Stop Deforestation
Norway is promising Liberia $150 million to stop cutting down trees by 2020
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The Waters Around Malaysia, Not Somalia, Are the World’s Worst for Pirates
More than 40 percent of pirate attacks over the last two decades took place in Southeast Asia
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20 Years Later, “Shawshank Redemption” Has Made This Former Prison a Tourist Attraction
The Ohio State Reformatory now draws 80,000 tourists a year
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Canada and Australia Don’t Want To Play Along With U.N. Climate Summit
Political leaders from Canada and Australia, along with a few others, are skipping the U.N. climate summit today
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Thousands of Strange Green Balls Appeared Overnight on a Beach in Australia
Scientists believe that the balls are actually extremely rare algae congregations called marimo
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A New Search Engine For Metaphors
Yossarian offers a new way of searching for inspiration online
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Meet the Teen Winners of Google’s Science Fair
A flying fruit fly-inspired robot and a bacterial solution for world hunger are among the three winners
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How Conversations Around Campfire Might Have Shaped Human Cognition And Culture
We can perhaps thank campfire story time for getting us where we are today
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Why We Shouldn’t Worry About Growing Plants With Recycled Water
Trace amounts of common pharmaceuticals show up in crops grown with recycled water, but not as much as you’d think
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Waking Up During Anesthesia Can Have Long-Lasting Effects
Half of people who reported waking up from anesthesia suffered lasting psychological trauma
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Scientists Have Basically No Idea How Many Cells Are in the Human Body
Is it 5 trillion or 500 trillion? Who knows.
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Mars Just Got a New Robotic Explorer
NASA’s MAVEN orbiter dropped into orbit last night
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The Risks of Fire Around Chernobyl
Radioactive forest litter that has accumulated for the past 28 years could fuel massive blazes in the future
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Dreams Escalate in Weirdness As the Night Wears On
Early in the night our dreams are grounded in reality, but by the end, anything goes
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