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Conflicts Around the World Are Creating Shortages in the U.S.—And Not Just of Limes
While American consumers are freaking out about lime and pepper shortages, Ukraine has to worry about its wheat crop
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This Satellite’s Last Act Will Be Skydiving Through Venus’ Atmosphere
The ESA’s Venus Express orbiter is going to end its life with a trip into Venus’ atmosphere
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Google Doodle Celebrates Rubik’s Cube 40th Birthday
For its 40th Birthday, the cube goes digital
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California’s Current Drought Might Be Tiny Compared to What’s Coming
If history repeats itself, then it’s not looking good for Southern California
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The American Tobacco Industry’s Child Labor Problem
Children as young as 12 work America’s tobacco fields
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You Have Carbon Monoxide in Your Blood—But Not As Much As an Elephant Seal Does
Elephant seals have so much carbon monoxide in their blood, it’s as if they’re smoking 40 cigarettes a day
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How Do We Know the Earth Is 4.6 Billion Years Old?
We know the Earth is old. But how do we know its age?
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This Facebook Page Allows Iranian Women to Share Selfies Sans Hijab
The anonymous photos are meant to inspire change
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How to Predict If Your Baby Name Idea Is Too Trendy
A statistical analysis tries to predict how names’ popularity will change over coming decades
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Fewer Honeybees Died Last Year, But Not Enough to Save Them
If losses continue at the same rate, honey bees in the U.S. won’t survive on the long term
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The Tropics are Moving, And They’re Bringing Their Cyclones With Them
Over the past 30 years hurricanes have been hitting their peak intensities nearer to the poles
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Fujitsu is Growing the Most Technologically Advanced Lettuce Ever
This gives a whole new meaning to factory farm
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In the Victorian Era, Doctors Prescribed Beards to Help Keep Men Healthy
The mid-19th century beard boom was motivated, in part, by health concerns
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America Maybe Depends a Little Too Much on Russia to Get to Space
The situation in Ukraine is affecting the International Space Station
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Even Tiny Amounts of Radioactive Food Made Caterpillars Become Abnormal Butterflies
Even a tiny amount of radioactive food can turn caterpillars into mutated butterflies
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Coral Reefs Absorb 97 Percent of the Energy From Waves Headed Toward Shore
This finding applies to reefs around the world
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What in the World (Or Off of It) Is a Yardang?
They’re on Mars, they’re beautiful and they have nothing to do with pirates
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China Is Thinking About Building a Train to the U.S.
Chinese engineers are discussing a new high speed rail line from China to the US
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