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China’s Lunar Rover Just Melodramatically Announced Its Impending Demise
A mechanical failure could mean the end of China’s Jade Rabbit
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The Grand Canyon Is Young And Old, All at the Same Time
Geologically, the Grand Canyon is a baby, but you might say it has an old soul
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Look Closely at This Picture of John Glenn
The reflected faces of NASA staff appear in John Glenn’s spacesuit
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Stephen Hawking Thinks Black Holes Don’t Exist
And he’s been trying to tell the rest of us for a decade
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How Medieval People Decided Whether Sex Was Acceptable or Not
Spoiler alert: your sex is definitely Medievally sinful
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Dogs Can Get Sexually Transmitted Cancer, And They’ve Been Spreading It for Millenia
This contagious cancer has spread from a single dog that lived 11,000 years ago
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A New Device Can Use The Motion of a Beating Heart to Produce Electricity
Piezoelectric generators turn motion into electricity
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The Army Is Open to Beards, Turbans And Other Religiously Affiliated Symbols
New dress regulations seek to accommodate soldier’s religious symbols
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Twins Spend Their Whole Lives Trying to be Different From One Another
Many twins struggle to cultivate their own identities while being so similar to one another. And that struggle lasts a lifetime
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No, an Abandoned Ship Full of Diseased Rats Is Not Floating Towards Britain
If you believe the headlines, a ghost ship full of cannibal rats is heading for England. Don’t believe the headlines
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Simply Having a Gay Straight Alliance Reduces Suicide Risk for All Students
In schools with GSAs heterosexual boys were half as likely to attempt suicide
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See the First Photographs Ever Taken of Jerusalem
Since 1844, millions of photographs have probably been taken of Jerusalem. But these blurry snaps are the very first.
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An Oasis in the Void: Dwarf Planet Ceres Is Venting Water
Ceres is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter
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Prepare for the Super Bowl by Watching This Primer on American Football
For those of you who aren’t football fans, never fear, we’ve got you covered
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Seriously, Just Stay in Bed: Fever-Reducing Pills May Boost Flu Transmission
Nixing a fever boosts virus replication, which could result in additional transmission
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Some Scientific Journals Are Still Confusing Sex and Gender
Sex and gender are not synonyms, yet some scientific journals continue to use them interchangeably
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An Emoji Death Threat Is Still a Death Threat
Death threats are illegal. Even if they come in the form of emoji.
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Some People Are Terrified of Chewing Sounds
When you chew loudly, cough or clip your nails, you might be causing another person to bubble with rage
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Jurors Cannot Be Dismissed From a Case Based on Sexual Orientation
The price for being treated like an equal human? Also having to serve jury duty
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2013 Continues 37-Year Warm Streak
Yep, global warming is still a thing. The last time it was cold, globally, was in 1976.
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