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This Gorge Is Living Its Life on Fast-Forward
A quickly carved river gorge may disappear in just a few decades
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One of Iceland’s Volcanoes Is Rumbling
It looks like another one of Iceland’s volcanoes is ready to erupt
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Scientists’ Underwater Microphones Monitored By Militaries
NEPTUNE is used for hunting whale songs, but Canada and the US worry it could be used for other purposes
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Can We Clean Up the Next Oil Spill With Magnets?
A new technique may help during the next oil spill
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This Weird, 500 Million-Year-Old Spiky Worm With Legs Actually Has a Descendant
Modern-day velvet worms’ jaws are repurposed former claws
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Why Are People Afraid of Colgate Total Toothpaste?
Bloomberg reports that customers are abandoning Colgate’s Total brand because it contains triclosan
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Our Personalities Are Most Stable in Mid-Life
In some ways, our 80-year-old selves mirror our 20-year-old selves
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Outlook For Great Barrier Reef Not So Great
The five year state of the reef reports paints a gloomy picture for the natural wonder
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Seagrass Meadows Are Disappearing at the Same Rate as Rainforests
These underwater habitats are important for several species of sea life
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This Female Mathematician Just Became the First Woman to Ever Win the Fields Medal
The Fields Medal is mathematics’ equivalent to the Nobel Prize
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Crawfish Can Convert Blood Cells into Neurons
This neat invertebrate trick could help researchers eventually figure out how to do the same for human cells
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WHO Says ZMapp Is Ethical; Too Bad There’s None Left
Small supplies of the drug bring up a whole host of other ethical dilemmas
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Here’s What the Newly Sequenced Cat Genome Might Tell Us
In addition to teaching us more about kitties themselves, the cat genome could shed light on human disease
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Baby Panda Triplets Born In Chinese Zoo
At 15 days old, the panda cubs are still vulnerable, but are doing well so far
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The Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Watch the remains of comet Swift-Tuttle burn up in the atmosphere
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A New, Potentially Deadly Species of Jellyfish Was Discovered Floating Around Australia
The new species’ sting can cause Irukandji syndrome, which sometimes leads to stroke and heart failure
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Lack of Workplace Support Keeps Women Out of Engineering Careers
Aspiring female engineers say that they perceive little chance of advancing in their field
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Are Hard Foods Healthier? In Your Mind, Maybe
New research shows that texture plays a large role in how we see the nutritional value of food
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Watch Video From NASA’s “Flying Saucer” Test
The LDSD test on June 28 went well, and more tests are expected to run next year
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