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Twenty-Five Years After the Tiananmen Square Massacre, China’s Still Trying to Muffle Its Memory
Stories and photos preserve the memory of the massacre that is all but a mystery to many young Chinese
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The Fourth Case of Mad Cow Disease Ever Reported in the U.S. Was Just Confirmed
The victim likely picked up the disease while traveling abroad
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In Egypt, Antiquities Looters Use Bulldozers
Three years after the revolution, technology and diplomacy are being used to combat looters
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Katniss Everdeen’s Three-Fingered Salute Has Become a Real-Life Symbol of Resistance in Thailand
In “The Hunger Games,” a three-fingered salute indicated resistance. Now it does in Thailand, too.
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Jacques Cousteau’s Grandson Is Going to Live Underwater for 31 Days
Fabien Cousteau will honor his grandfather’s legacy for over a month
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The World’s Oldest Pants Were Developed for Riding Horses
3,000-year-old pants discovered in ancient tomb in China
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China’s Going to Cap Its Carbon Emissions (Updated: Maybe One Day)
China announced plans to put an absolute cap on its carbon emissions
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Seattle Votes to Increase Its Minimum Wage to $15
Economists, however, say that the unprecedented hike could have negative repercussions for the city
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NRA Tells Gun Owners They Went Too Far, For a Change
A letter from the NRA tells “open carry” enthusiasts to tone it down
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This Once-Secret Island Now Hosts Hordes of Adorable Bunnies
Now home to hundreds of semi-tame bunnies, the island once housed poison gas facilities
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It’s Now Hurricane Season, But It Might Be an Easy One
A storm rated category 3 or higher hasn’t made landfall in the U.S. since 2005
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Google Is Launching 180 Satellites to Bring the Internet to Remote Corners of the World
Google is acquiring satellite companies and hiring experts to find solutions for bringing internet to remote corners of the world
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Here’s a Little Perspective On the EPA’s New Carbon Rules
A planned reduction in power plant carbon emissions will help with climate change, but it’s not a full fix
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Six Hikers Are Missing in Mt. Rainier’s Worst Climbing Accident Since 1981
The climbers are still missing, but authorities suspect they were buried by an avalanche
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The National Collection of Yeast Cultures stores thousands of strains of yeast to keep them from disappearing
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Domesticated Dogs Helped Kill Mammoths
Massive mammoth kills in Europe might have required collaboration between humans and early domesticated dogs
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SpaceX Will Soon be Able to Send People to Space. (Take That, Russia.)
Private spaceflight company SpaceX unveiled its Dragon V2 capsule yesterday
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California’s Carbon Emissions Today Are Bigger Than the Entire Country’s in 1888
A new analysis looks at how countries’ carbon emissions changed since 1850
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You Can Now Get High-Speed Internet on the Moon
Last fall NASA and MIT researchers demonstrated a new laser-based long-distance data transmission system
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Daughters Who See Their Dad Doing Chores Aspire to Less Stereotypically Female Careers
Seeing a man do the household chores seems to reassure girls that it’s no longer 1950
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