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Our Personalities Are Most Stable in Mid-Life
In some ways, our 80-year-old selves mirror our 20-year-old selves
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The Latest Commercial Satellite Can See a Dinner Plate from Space
DigitalGlobe’s WorldView-3 has a resolution of just over nine inches
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Boko Haram Has Displaced 400,000 People, Even As the Nigerian Military Fights Back
The situation in Nigeria has only been getting worse
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Outlook For Great Barrier Reef Not So Great
The five year state of the reef reports paints a gloomy picture for the natural wonder
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Egyptians were embalming their dead as far back as 4,100 B.C.
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Using Sweat To Power Devices Isn’t Far Off
An intense workout at the gym could one day not only recharge your batteries, but your phone’s too
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Why Everyone From Conservationists to Yao Ming to Andrew Cuomo Supports Banning Ivory Sales
Because of corruption and laundering, any system of legal ivory trade threatens the continued existence of elephants
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Seagrass Meadows Are Disappearing at the Same Rate as Rainforests
These underwater habitats are important for several species of sea life
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Is It Wise to Build a Zoo Without Cages?
Being able to mingle with the animals sounds nice, but is it?
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Starting Tonight, You Can Roam the Tate Museum After Hours, Via Robot
Spend a virtual night at the museum with robots
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The Salmon Cannon Is One Way of Helping Fish Get Over a Dam
Making salmon and other fish momentarily airborne is an efficient way of allowing them to clear obstacles, some innovators think
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The NSA Seems to Have a Leaker Problem
Signs point to there being more than one NSA leaker
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This Female Mathematician Just Became the First Woman to Ever Win the Fields Medal
The Fields Medal is mathematics’ equivalent to the Nobel Prize
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Crawfish Can Convert Blood Cells into Neurons
This neat invertebrate trick could help researchers eventually figure out how to do the same for human cells
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How Plants Could Clean Up Abandoned Mines—And Extract Metal in the Process
Some groups are researching how plants can be used to clean up dangerous metals from the ground
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Here’s What the Real People Robin Williams Portrayed Had to Say About Him
Robin Williams played a number of real people throughout his career
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Hummus and Goat Cheese Are Out; Ramen and Brussels Sprouts Are In
Food trends, as revealed by the New York Times’ coverage
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WHO Says ZMapp Is Ethical; Too Bad There’s None Left
Small supplies of the drug bring up a whole host of other ethical dilemmas
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Here’s What the Newly Sequenced Cat Genome Might Tell Us
In addition to teaching us more about kitties themselves, the cat genome could shed light on human disease
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Baby Panda Triplets Born In Chinese Zoo
At 15 days old, the panda cubs are still vulnerable, but are doing well so far
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