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This Gorge Is Living Its Life on Fast-Forward
A quickly carved river gorge may disappear in just a few decades
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Imagine Living on Mars In One of These Structures
You could call an acropolis, pyramid or beehive home
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How You Type Your Password Could Be Its Own Security Measure
Your phone could learn your typing behavior and use that to keep itself safe from intruders
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One of Iceland’s Volcanoes Is Rumbling
It looks like another one of Iceland’s volcanoes is ready to erupt
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Facebook Users Want Help Distinguishing Satire From Reality
A special label could indicate whether content posted on Facebook is in jest
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Scientists’ Underwater Microphones Monitored By Militaries
NEPTUNE is used for hunting whale songs, but Canada and the US worry it could be used for other purposes
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Before He Died, Richard III Lived Large
Bone chemistry sheds light on the monarch’s shifting diet throughout his brief life
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200-Year-Old Alcohol Found in Shipwreck Is Still Drinkable
Researchers found the liquid, originally thought to be mineral water, was actually over-aged booze
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An American Tribe Wants a German Museum to Return Native American Scalps
The German Museums Association says that scalps are not subject to the same ethical guidelines that govern other human remains
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Can We Clean Up the Next Oil Spill With Magnets?
A new technique may help during the next oil spill
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Watch How Jim Henson Animated Jazz With Tiny, Dancing Strips of Paper
Jim Henson had a soft spot for jazz
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How an American Missionary Helped Capture the First Panda Given to the U.S.
“Missionaries sometimes have to tackle strange and unusual jobs,” David Graham wrote.
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This Weird, 500 Million-Year-Old Spiky Worm With Legs Actually Has a Descendant
Modern-day velvet worms’ jaws are repurposed former claws
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Tokyo Has Built Disaster Preparedness Into the Fabric of the City
Refuge parks stocked with food and water are ready for the next disaster
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Why Are People Afraid of Colgate Total Toothpaste?
Bloomberg reports that customers are abandoning Colgate’s Total brand because it contains triclosan
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Ultraviolet Camera Reveals the Secret Price of Sunbathing
Some of the damage done to your skin by UV rays is hard to see
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You Can Visit A Cave Where the Ancient Maya Sacrificed Humans
In Belize, the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave is an eerie experience for visitors
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America’s Tumbleweeds Are Actually Russian Invaders
Some say the tumbleweed’s takeover of the American West was the most aggressive weed invasion in our country’s history
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