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Elvis’ First Big Vegas Show Was a Total Flop
Playing to the middle-aged crowd at the New Frontier Hotel, Elvis’ first Vegas show didn’t go over so well
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When Museum Specimen Get Infested With Bugs, Curators Have to Freeze Them
Freezing and heating can oftentimes keep invertebrate enemies at bay
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Americans Are Living Longer, Healthier Lives, But Suicide And Drug-Induced Deaths Are on the Rise
Heart disease and cancer are still the big killers, but digging deeper into death statistics reveals some alarming trends
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Easter Island’s Monumental Garbage Problem
As tourism increases, so does the trash on this remote island
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Antarctica Was Once As Warm As Sunny California
Nearby polar regions got up to Florida-level temperatures
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Scientists Confirm That Cats a) Are Pretty Smart, b) Don’t Really Care What You Want
Cats’ impressive individuality makes it hard to study their smarts
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Lewis Carroll Hated Fame So Much He Almost Wished He’d Never Written His Books
At least, that’s what he said in a letter, now in the University of Southern California library
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The Mississippi River Carries More Than Enough Sand to Rebuild Its Sinking Delta
The mighty Mississippi carries enough sand and silt to rebuild Louisiana’s disappearing marshes for the next 600 years
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Preserving Antarctic History Means Chipping Out Tons of Ice From Between Floorboards
Built by Robert Falcon Scott, Discovery Hut is one of several historic structures being preserved in Antarctica
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Sound Experts Want to Record One Full Day of Human Noise From All Over the Earth
The project could help scientists better understand the human soundscape and quantify how it changes over time
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This Week Is National Park Week
It’s spring, and the National Park Service wants you to visit
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Look Up Tonight As the Lyrid Meteor Shower Hits Its Peak
Look to the northeast tonight to catch the peak of the annual meteor shower
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For the First Time in Nearly 30 Years an American Won the Boston Marathon
Meb Keflezighi’s win at the Boston Marathon is first American victory since Lisa Widenbach’s in 1985
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Less Than a Fourth of Jet-Wheel Stowaways Survive—And That’s a Generous Estimate
One teen recently survived a jet wheel ride from California to Hawaii
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The Wheelie Was Invented in 1890
A stunt bicyclist named Daniel Canary claims to be the first person to master the trick
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Mars’ Super-Thin Atmosphere May Mean that Flowing Water Was the Exception, Not the Rule
A new analysis suggests that Mars’ atmosphere was often too thin to support liquid water
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See All These New Energy Projects? Most of Them Are Renewables
In the next four years, U.S. renewable energy development will outpace conventional fuel plants
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Scurvy Plagued Columbus’ Crew, Even After the Sailors Left the Sea
Severe scurvy and malnutrition set the stage for the fall of La Isabela
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An Avalanche on Mount Everest Made This the Deadliest Day in the Mountain’s History
With at least 12 dead, today is worse than the day in 1996 when eight people were killed in a storm
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These MRI-Scanned Fruits And Vegetables Unfold Like Alien Births
An MRI technologist’s hobby turns every-day foods into something new and intriguing
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