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Was the “Sleeping Dragon” Dinosaur a Red Head?
A new study suggests the perfectly preserved armored nodosaur camoflauged itself against marauding meat-eaters
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Five Things to Know About the Latest Gene Editing Breakthrough
While it’s not the first case of genetically modifying human embryos, the study has reignited a long-running controversy
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Bepob Over Here Nitwit: Study Identifies the Funniest Words in the English Language
Participants rated 4,997 random words on how funny they were, with Booty, Booby, Egghead and Twerp making the top 12
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What Did the Ancestor of All Flowers Look Like?
Tracing back the genetic tree of flowering plants millions of years, scientists recreate the predecessor of Earth’s flowers
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Aging Chimps Show Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
Long been thought unique to humans, a new study suggests that our close ancestors exhibit some of the hallmarks of the illness
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Why JFK Kept a Coconut Shell in the Oval Office
During this week in 1943, a 26-year-old Kennedy and his crew were marooned on a deserted island and then rescued thanks to two daring men
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The First US Census Only Asked Six Questions
America’s founders agreed that the census was important, but it wasn’t long
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New Study Gives Hope to Victims of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Immune system imbalances may lie behind this crippling illness—a discovery that could lead to more effective treatments in the future
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This Tiny, Bulbous-Nosed Shark Glows in the Dark
After 17 years of study, scientists finally confirm that the oddball creature is a new species
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The World Wide Web Was Almost Known as “The Mesh”
The inventor of the World Wide Web had a few different name ideas
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Why Salmon Sperm DNA Could Revolutionize Sunscreen
A thin layer of the genetic material seems to effectively block the sun’s rays and becomes more effective over time
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Thieves Steal Solid Gold Lunar Lander Model From Armstrong Museum
The five-inch model was created by Cartier as tribute from French newspaper readers to the Apollo 11 astronaut
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Potential Ingredients for Life Found on Saturn’s Moon Titan
But that life likely wouldn’t look like what we’re used to here on Earth
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Half of Our Atoms May Come From Other Galaxies
According to computer simulations, large galaxies may grow by sucking in matter smaller star clusters expel
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Astronaut Captures ‘Awesome Sauce’ of Aurora From Space
Humans have been amazed for millennia by these atmospheric events
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The Scientific Feat That Birthed the Blue Chrysanthemum
In a world first, scientists engineered the flowers to take on an azure hue
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Why Are Tardigrades the World’s Hardiest Creature? DNA Offers Clues
They may be tiny, but don’t let their stubby stature fool you
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Why Does NOAA Still Send Pilots Into Hurricanes?
The first “Hurricane Hunter” flight was a bet, but today they’re an essential part of risk management
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America Has Been Struggling With the Metric System For More Than 200 Years
The United States is the one of the world’s only holdouts at this point, but it could have been the first country outside of France to adopt the system
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