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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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The National Spelling Bee Ended With a Tie For the First Time in Half a Century
One champion later said he and his co-winner were competing against the dictionary, not each other
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Japanese Scientists Have Figured Out the Ideal Way To Eat a Hamburger
Picking up your food any-which-way is just so inefficient
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Prehistoric Rock Art Defaced in Utah
Visitors to Nine Mile Canyon decided to leave more than footprints at the longest art gallery in the world
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I Think, Therefore I Am a Fruit Fly
Researchers found that even fruit flies seem deliberate over decisions
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Visit a Glass Labyrinth in Kansas City
The Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, Mo., has a new interactive sculpture in the sculpture garden
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Irwindale City Council voted to end their public nuisance complaint against the makers of Sriracha hot sauce
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Too Many Classroom Decorations Can Distract Young Students
Elementary students perform better when walls are left relatively bare
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A Third of All People on Earth Are Overweight Or Obese
Obesity rates are rising across the board
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