New Delhi Scrambles to Curb Record Smog
Will the measures be enough to help the smoke-choked city improve air quality?
Why Humans Don’t Have More Neanderthal DNA
The mutations humans acquired from Neanderthals are slowly being purged from the genome overtime
Researchers Are Recording New York to Make it Quieter
A high-tech aural map could reduce noise nuisances throughout the city
U.S. Military Tests Brain Stimulation to Sharpen Mental Skills
Could electrodes one day replace pill bottles in the theatre of war?
Four American Cities Voted for Taxes on Soda Last Night
One step forward in tackling obesity in America
Naturally Formed Snowballs Cover Beaches in Siberia
Thousands have washed up on an 11-mile stretch of shore of the Gulf of Ob
American TV Watchers Spend Over a Year of Their Life Channel Surfing
As options of shows and ways to watch them increase, so does the time it takes to find something to watch
These Places Have the Nation’s Worst Roads
Bumps and potholes are par for the course on more than two-thirds of America’s roads
R.I.P., Dave the U.K.’s Largest Earthworm
Measuring 16 inches long and weighing an ounce, the worm pulled from a Cheshire garden has become a prized specimen at the Natural History Museum
Why Certain Songs Get Stuck in Our Heads
A survey of 3,000 people reveals that the most common earworms share a fast tempo, unusual intervals and simple rhythm
Canada Can’t Figure Out Why the Ocean Floor Is Beeping
A mysterious sound has baffled residents of a far-flung hamlet
Most Lithium in the Universe Is Forged in Exploding Stars
The recurring explosions of white dwarf stars produce the vast majority of this important element
Stunning Images Capture the Carina Nebula’s “Pillars of Destruction”
Caught by ESO’s Very Large Telescope, the ten pillars of gas and dust are a hazy star nursery 7,500 light years away
Astronomers Just Watched an Asteroid Skim Through Earth’s Shadow
The short video was tricky to shoot
Six-Lane Highway Threatens Nigeria’s Last Rainforests
A proposed project in Cross River State would cut through protected areas and threaten endangered species like the Cross River gorilla
Oil Drilling Could Be to Blame for Devastating 1933 California Quake and Others
Human-induced earthquakes could be much older than once thought
Canary Islands Selected as Alternative Spot for the Thirty Meter Telescope
This alternate fate could help smooth tensions over the embattled instrument
How Giant Rats Could Stop Illegal Wildlife Trade From Squeaking By
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently awarded grants for some innovative ways to combat wildlife trade
A Fish Prized Among King Henry’s III’s Court Could Soon Swim Back Into British Waters
Fish passes will allow shad to finally return to their historic spawning grounds
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