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Here’s an Idea for Preventing Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Free Pregnancy Tests in Bars
The tests are meant to catch unexpected pregnancies early on and to discourage pregnant women from drinking
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Introverts In Demand for Mars Missions
People who need lots of social stimulation might not be the best fit for long-term missions
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Cities With Bike Shares Have Fewer Bike-Related Injuries Overall
A higher proportion of bike-related injuries are head-related injuries—but these cities have fewer head injuries, too
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There Are Only So Many Ways Animals Can Poison You (Not That That’s Reassuring)
They say that knowledge is power, but we’re certainly not feeling any safer
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Tweaking the Banana’s Genome Could Save the Lives of Thousands of Children in Uganda
But not everyone agrees that GMO crops should be used to solve food and nutrition problems
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When Did We Start Calling ‘Football’ ‘Soccer’?
“Soccer” isn’t an Americanism at all—it’s a British word
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“WildLeaks” Is Like WikiLeaks for Poaching—And It’s Working to Stop Wildlife Crime
The site has received more than twenty tips so far, including about elephant and tiger poachings
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Giant Moths Have Descended on Malaysia, And No One Knows Why
Giant moths are making a mass appearance in Southeast Asia
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How to Actually Remember What You Read: Print a Newspaper of Internet Articles
Now instead of just saving online articles to read later, you can create your own newspaper
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When Homo Sapiens Began to Emerge, Herpes Was Already Waiting
Herpes first evolved in chimpanzees before colonizing the cells of Homo erectus
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When Fire Ants Build Rafts, There Are No Free Loaders
When fire ants form floating balls, not a single leg or antennae goes to waste
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This Ten Year Old Has Already Graduated From High School in California
Words like “prodigy” and “genius” are often used to describe pre-teen Tanishq Abraham
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At Least 47,000 Children Have Illegally Crossed the Border Since October
And tens of thousands more are expected to cross before the year’s out
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New Road To Machu Picchu Discovered
The nearly-mile-long road was built over 500 years ago by the Inca, and appears to be intact
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In Egypt, 99 Percent of Women Have Been Sexually Harassed
The government recently moved to criminalize sexual harassment
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An attempt at urban farming runs afoul of city ordinances in Detroit
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We’ll Test Our New “Flying Saucer” One Day Soon, NASA Promises
June 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 14 were all potential launch dates, but each time weather conditions precluded the test
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George H.W. Bush Celebrated His 90th Birthday by Jumping Out of a Helicopter
At 90, Bush is still a decade short of being the world’s oldest skydiver
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Pittsburgh Is Struggling to Maintain Its 45,454 Public Steps
The city budget isn’t enough to keep up with costly and logistically difficult repairs, so some stairways might come down
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Polar Carnivores Might Have Originated in Tibet
A new fox fossil lends weight to the idea that many carnivores now found in the Arctic originated in what is now Tibet
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