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Maple Syrup Farmers Can Now Vacuum Sap Out of Trees
A new technology helps sugarmakers get every last drop
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Lone Bacteria Are More Likely to Become Drug Resistant Than Big Colonies
This finding could help design ways to prevent antibiotic resistance
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Mompox Does Exist: A Town Captured by Garcia Marquez Isn’t Just a Dream
Once a center of commerce, Mompox is now an isolated city in Colombia
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A Simple Trick May Have Helped the Egyptians Build the Pyramids
No ancient aliens needed: A little bit of water reduces friction when dragging a sled over sand
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50 Years Ago Today, the First BASIC Program Ran in a Dartmouth Basement
The computer language that led the hobbyist computer boom turns 50 today
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The FISA Court Has Only Denied an NSA Request Once in the Past 5 Years
Only one of 8164 surveillance requests were denied by the court
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For 100 Years, Female Students Have Gotten Better Grades in Every Subject
Yes, that includes math and science
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On These Book Tours, the Author Acts as a Tour Guide
Authors are literally bringing their readers along for the journey, by leading tours of places their books are set
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These Cold War Satellite Images Revealed 10,000 Undiscovered Archaeological Sites
Images of the Middle East from the 1960s showed thousands of archaeological sites—some of which have already been destroyed
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Mosquitoes Kill More Humans Than Human Murderers Do
From a human perspective, this makes them the deadliest animal in the world by far
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NASA Made Jet Shoes for Flying Around in Space
Pushing down with your big toe would activate NASA’s 1960s jet boot
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Computers Can Tell If You’re Really in Pain—Even Better Than People Can
As computers become better at reading people’s expressions, their potential as lie detectors and diagnostic aids increases
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Canada’s Installing High Speed Wifi at Remote National Parks
Wireless internet will no longer be confined to visitor centers at an assortment of trial National Park wilderness sites
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How to Improve Your Vision Without Glasses, Contacts Or Surgery
Knowing a little about the physics of light can help you focus
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Spain Begins to Search for Cervantes’ Bones
Experts use ground-penetrating radar to search for the author’s bones
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Reports from Nigeria Say Abducted Girls Are Being Married to Their Captors, Moved Abroad
Reports from local residents say they saw mass marriages, kidnapped girls being moved out of the country
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Oklahoma’s Botched Execution Revealed the Flaws in States’ Reliance on Lethal Injection
Lethal injection has a surprisingly high failure rate
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This Obscure Species of Mite Is the Fastest Animal on Earth
The mite just defeated the previous record-holder, the Australian tiger beetle
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Engineers Are Rescuing Some of the First Photos Ever Taken from Lunar Orbit
The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project is rebuilding the equipment needed to see these stunning photos
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