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Scientists Will Soon Be Trawling Through All of Your Tweets
Twitter is opening up their entire archives to researchers
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Ordinary People Respond More Strongly to “Global Warming” Than to “Climate Change”
Americans respond differently to the same scientific concept depending on the terminology being used
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Dozens Dead After Fighting Erupts in Donetsk, Ukraine
Ukraine’s military pushed to clear pro-Russian rebels out of the eastern provinces
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Listen to Your Coffee Beans—It’ll Perfect Your Roasting Skills
Coffee beans make different noises depending on how toasted they are
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This Software Can Screen for Autism
What expert? This autism screening software works just as well.
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That Anxiety in Your Gut Controls Your Brain More Than You Know
Your stomach can be scared… and not just of being empty
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The Very Large, Very Extinct Elephant Bird Is the Closest Cousin to the Wee, Flightless Kiwi
Proof that you should never judge a bird by its feathers
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Even 2-Year Olds Are Being Prescribed Ritalin
There may be as many as 10,000 American toddlers on stimulant drugs for ADHD
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Ecuador Wanted $3.6 Billion to Save a Patch of Rainforest—Now, It’s About to Start Drilling
Oil production could begin as early as 2016
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The UN Security Council Just Officially Labeled Boko Haram Terrorists And Tied the Group to Al Qaeda
Officially deeming the group a terrorist organization gives the UN power to impose sanctions
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Europe Has Its Own Bison Species That Came Back From the Brink of Extinction
Bison were just reintroduced into a stretch of Romania where they haven’t been found for two centuries
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This Robotic Arm Is About To Repair Itself in Space
Space’s newest Mr. Fix-It is a robot that can update its own hardware
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Friday Night Will Be the First And Last Chance to See an Entirely New Meteor “Storm”
A new meteor shower should take place overnight from May 23 to May 24
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This Scientist Fell Down a 70-Foot Crevasse in the Himalayas But Managed to Claw His Way Out
Rescue teams finally reached him the following day
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The Unpaid Intern Economy Rides on the Backs of Young Women
Female-dominated industries make heavy use of unpaid internships
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What Causes Namibia’s Fairy Circles? Probably Not Termites
Namibia’s mysterious fairy circles might actually be caused by competition between grasses
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The Pope Says We Should Probably Get on Stopping Climate Change
The Pope’s latest comments are not the first push from the Vatican to address global climate change
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Online Reviews Are Finally Catching Up With the Medical Profession
Yes, your online review of your doctor is influencing other people. Including your doctor.
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Can Free Crack Pipe Kits—Like Free Heroin Needles—Reduce Disease Transmission?
A group in San Francisco plans to hand out free crack pipes, but the city is not convinced it’ll help reduce the spread of HIV and Hep C
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NASA’s Art Contest Reveals How Kids See the Future
NASA’s Langley Research Center asked students from Virginia to participate in an art contest
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