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How Children’s Imaginations Inspired This Cool School
A new Danish kindergarten was envisioned by the way a child might draw a house
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Five Things to Know About Gravitational Waves
The internet is abuzz with rumors of a big announcement—here are a few things you should know to decipher the news
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Michelangelo May Have Had Arthritis
Researchers used old portraits and letters to study the master’s hands
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This Company Just Ditched Artificial Food Dyes
The food of the future won’t necessarily look less fake—but its ingredient list might
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A New Experimental Fusion Reactor Powers Up in Germany
The reactor’s first test was brief but successful
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U.S Panel Deems “Three Parent Babies” Ethical to Test
Mitochondrial replacement therapy could help prevent genetic diseases
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The Only Known Jaguar in America Was Finally Caught on Video
“El Jefe” made a rare appearance in Arizona
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From invasive “fairies” to huddling chicks, penguins are the perfect pick-me-up
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Infants Can See Things That Adults Cannot
Over time, our brains start filtering out details deemed unimportant
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Women “Catch” Yawns More Easily Than Men
Researchers sneakily observed thousands of interactions to see if gender made a difference in the contagiousness of yawning
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Jurassic-Era Insect Looks Just Like a Modern Butterfly
Jurassic “butterflies” helped pollinate ancient plants millions of years before the butterfly even existed
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Venus Flytraps Know How to Count
Figuring out when to chomp is as easy as one, two, three, four, five
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Check Out This Scale Replica of The International Space Station
Pretend you’re in orbit without ever leaving the ground
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A Chin-Stroking Mystery: Why Are Humans the Only Animals With Chins?
It’s an evolutionary conundrum, and scientists are still divided over the answer
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British Scientists Get Permission to Genetically Modify Human Embryos for Research
The scientists plan to use genetic engineering techniques to study infertility
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The Moon’s Tidal Forces May Affect How Much It Rains
The higher the moon, the lower the chance of rain
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Stalin May Have Studied Mao’s Poop in a Secret Lab
Get a whiff of this stranger-than-fiction story of political paranoia and Soviet science
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At Least 17 Sperm Whales Washed Up on North Sea Shores
The cause of the cetacean tragedy is still a mystery
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The Curious History of The International Flat Earth Society
The recent resurgence of this ancient idea reminds us that flat Earth believers have a long history
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