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The Difficulty of Burying Ebola’s Victims
No one knows how long Ebola viruses can live in the body of a victim
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For the First Time in 300 Years, a New Permanent Sculpture Will Grace Versailles
A fountain sculpture being installed on the grounds is intended to be the first permanent addition to the collection in centuries
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This Deep-Sea Octopus Tended Her Eggs For More Than Four Years
It appears that the octopus mom also largely refrained from eating over those 53 months
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In 1665, a British Warship Mysteriously Blew Up—And Soon We Might Know Why
349 years ago, the warship The London exploded in the Thames Estuary. Now archaeologists are trying to figure out why
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The Last Crew Member Who Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima Died
Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk said he never regretted his involvement in the bombing
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If Certain Couples in Yemen Choose to Divorce, Their Siblings Must Get a Divorce, Too
“Swap” marriages dictate that both marriage vows and divorces must be evenly shared between siblings of two families
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Natural Chocolate Is Actually a Reddish Color
Chocolate didn’t turn brown until chemists got their hands on it
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Sardines Take 400 Times Less Fuel To Catch Than Shrimp
Your shrimp cocktail is secretly a major waste of fossil fuel
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If You’re Feeling Stressed After Work, Skip the TV
People who arrived home stressed and then watched TV or played video games wound up feeling guilty about those activities
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Rare Half-Albino Redwood Tree Is Safe, For Now
One rare, half-albino redwood in California was slated to be chopped down, but local outcry has saved it
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Don’t Bank on Groundwater to Fight Off Western Drought—It’s Drying Out, Too
Water losses in the west have been dominated by dwindling groundwater supplies
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Researchers Crack the Code of First Impressions
Mathematics identifies the subtle facial features that influence how we judge others
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The Average American Household Lost a Third of Its Net Worth During the Recession
A new study shows how much, exactly, the 2008 recession contributed to rising inequality in America
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DDT Is Still Killing Birds in Michigan
DDT was banned in the United States more than 40 years ago, but it’s still killing birds in a town in Michigan
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Meet One of the Last Bornean Elders Who Still Makes Traditional Poison Dart Blowpipes
It takes two days of constant drilling by hand to create a single pipe, which can be used to hunting animals
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This Monet Isn’t the Real Thing—But It’s Awfully Close
Nanoprinters can duplicate great artwork with remarkable precision
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Pollution Beat People to the South Pole
Before people ever made it to the South Pole, a pollutant had beaten us there
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Don’t Worry Mr. Nixon, the National Zoo’s Pandas Figured Out How to Have Sex
President Nixon wanted to make sure Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing had enough time to “learn the ropes”
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It Will Soon Be Legal (Again) To Unlock Your Phone
A new law expected to go into effect soon will make it legal to unlock your phone
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How a Flock of 400 Flying Birds Manages to Turn in Just Half a Second
The birds’ patterns of movement are surprisingly similar to that of superfluid helium
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