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India Inches Closer to Creating World’s Largest River Network
The plan to interlink rivers would connect up to 30 rivers via 30 canals and 3,000 dams
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Watch 32 Years of Our Changing Planet Unfold With Google Timelapse
A satellite-eye’s-view of growing cities and climate change
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Was the Speed of Light Even Faster in the Early Universe?
Physicists propose a way to test if light exceeded Einstein’s constant just after the Big Bang
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In Its Final Hurrah, Cassini Will Swoop Past Saturn’s Rings
The craft will take one last look at the ringed planet before diving into its depths
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Researchers Find Word Optimism Is Linked to National Misery
Even Pollyanna changes her tune in times of war and economic hardship
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Feeling Down? Scientists Say Cooking and Baking Could Help You Feel Better
A little creativity each day goes a long way
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NASA Wants to Know What to Do With Its Astronaut Poo
The Space Poo Challenge is offering $30,000 for a system that can keep an astronaut clean and dry for 144 hours in a space suit
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Coconut Crab’s Pinch Among the Strongest in the World
The unusual crustacean’s pincer rivals the bite of a lion
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The Sticky Science Behind the Deadly Boston Molasses Disaster
Nearly 100 years after the massive molasses tank ruptured, scientists are finally sussing out how this tragedy occurred
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This Massive Martian Field of Ice Could Fill Lake Superior
The frosty deposit could be a lifeline for future human explorers on the Red Planet
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Stargazers Help Track Down a Freshly Fallen Meteorite in Western Australia
A network of cameras and smartphone apps are helping Australian researchers hunt for space rocks
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New Doping Tests Are Turning Past Runners-Up Into Olympic Medalists
Over 75 medal winners from the 2008 and 2012 games have been busted for doping, scrambling the Olympic record books
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Head Transplant Patient Will Use Virtual Reality to Smooth Transition to New Body
The controversial surgical procedure is currently scheduled for next year
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This “Perfume” for Toilets Could Help Improve Sanitation Around the World
The odor-masking scent could help convince people to choose latrines and prevent pollution of waterways with waste
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New Technology Shows Fetuses From the Inside Using Virtual Reality
It’s a view that could change prenatal care
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Adopt a Piece of Space Junk and Learn About Its Dangers
An amusing project about a very real problem
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Homeopathic Remedies Now Require Disclaimers Saying They’re Not Scientific
The FTC recently announced a policy requiring alternative treatment labels to acknowledge the lack of scientific founding of their claims
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Mercury’s Newly-Discovered “Great Valley” Puts Earth’s Grand Canyon to Shame
The vast scar across the tiny planet is remarkable in itself—but it also reveals that Mercury may still be tectonically active
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New York’s Upper West Side Has Its Own Whale
The mammal is on what seems to be an epic tour of Manhattan
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