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Nazi Scientists Wanted to Use Mosquitoes to Send Diseases Behind Enemy Lines
The Nazi SS ran an entomological research facility
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We Know Dinosaurs Pooped, But Did They Pee Too?
Researchers are trying to figure out whether dinosaurs combined feces and urine or not
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Ancient Cities Developed in a Surprisingly Similar Way to Modern Ones
The same mathematical equations that describe patterns of modern urban sprawl are equally suited to explaining the development of ancient cities
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The World’s Most Valuable Stamp Is Expect to Sell for More than $10 Million
There’s only one of these stamps left in existence
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Woodrow Wilson’s Family Home Opens in Columbia
Woodrow Wilson’s boyhood home in Columbia, South Carolina is having it’s grand opening on Saturday, February 15
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The Cat Parasite That Causes Toxoplasmosis Is Turning Up in Beluga Whales
Native Inuits who eat Beluga whales risk infection if the meat is not thoroughly disinfected by cooking
Here’s What Sochi Looks Like from the ISS
In some ways, they have the best view of anybody this year - no stray dogs, or double toilets, just beautiful lights and an interrupted stream
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Wisdom the Albatross, the World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird, Has Yet Another Baby
Wisdom is 63, and this is thought to be her 35th-or-so chick
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Finding the Best Office Temperature Is Basically Impossible
Is there a universally perfect working temperature? Probably not, and trying to find it might be a wild goose chase
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China Gets Its First American-Style Chinese Restaurant
Located in Shanghai, the American-style Chinese restaurant Fortune Cookie was founded by two Cornell graduates, Fung Lam and David Rossi
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Happy Birthday Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh’s entrance wasn’t loud or flashy, much like the bear himself it was simple and sweet: a short poem in a little magazine
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What Happens When There’s a Tie at the Olympics?
Until they start 3D printing golds on demand the IOC will have to prepare for ties, regardless of how unlikely they are
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Detroit’s Art Collection Could Be Saved From the City’s Creditors
Detroit is bankrupt, and the city’s creditors are looking everywhere for money, including the Detroit Institute of Arts
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Vietnam’s Black Market Is Selling Dogs With Rabies To Meet Demand for Dog Meat
The Vietnamese government, however, is pledging to start better regulating the predominately illegal industry
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Researchers Have Found a Treasure Trove of Fossils in Canada
Researchers have found a treasure trove of fossils in Canada
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New York Could Grow All Its Own Food
Theoretically, New York City could become largely self-sufficient
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South Australia Has a Higher Rate of Hypothermia Deaths Than Sweden
Weather can be dangerous when preparedness and support are lacking
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The Tooth Fairy Is a Very Recent, Very American Creation
The tooth fairy first appeared around the turn of the 20th century
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Elegant Mathematical Formulas Activate the Same Brain Region As Music And Art
Beauty comes in many different guises, including numbers and symbols
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King Richard III Will Be the First Famous Historical Person Whose Genome Is Sequenced
And it’ll be public, so anyone can check it out
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