If We All Lived Like UAE Citizens, We’d Need 5.4 Earths
Tim De Chant’s Per Square Mile answers through infographics: How much land would 7 billion people need to live like the people of these countries?
Iconic American Buffalo are Actually Part Cow
Though plains bison are icons of America’s cowboy past and rugged West, research findings show that most of the buffalo have cow ancestors from the 1800s
Long Before Curiosity, Carl Sagan Had Something to Say to Kids About Mars
In a lectures series for children, Carl Sagan educates us all on the history and exploration of Mars.
New Forensics Tool for Catching Elephant Poachers
Good news on the illegal wildlife trade front: a new forensic genetics tool allows scientists to pinpoint where seized illegal ivory originates
Italian Supervolcano Could End Eurozone Crisis the Easy Way
Deep underground in southern Italy, just outside the city of Naples, the Campi Flegrei supervolcano has been resting for the past 500 years
Everything You Need to Know About Arctic Sea Ice Melt, in One 10-Second Animated Gif
The Arctic is melting,
Man Wears Artificial Uterus for Science & His Wife
In rural Southern India, a husband has embarked upon perhaps the most chivalrous mission ever: designing an affordable menstrual pad for local women
Landing Curiosity on Mars was Way Harder and Way Less Expensive than the Olympics
Landing a car-sized rover on a distant planet using a sky crane is really hard, and really awesome.
Why Do Cows Have Spots?
Cows’ mottled coats may have evolved to help keep flies away.
How to Recognize and Avoid Fake Health Food
It’s no surprise that many of food health labels stray from truth, but how can we cut the rubbish and identify the things that are actually good for us?
India Wants to go to Mars Too, And Other Upcoming Space Missions
Though all eyes are on Curiosity, space agencies from around the world have by no means been resting on their laurels.
Scientists Explain How an All Drug Olympics Could Create the Greatest Athletes Ever
If we let athletes dope all they want, just how big, fast and strong can they really get?
Ancient Climate Change Meant Antarctica Was Once Covered with Palm Trees
53 million years ago, Antarctica was so warm that palm trees lived along its shores.
Miners, Drillers Push Into Void Left By Melting Arctic Ice
The opening of parts of the Arctic Ocean each summer, and the melting of surface ice on northern landscapes, driving a gold rush into the Arctic frontier
Research Suggests Politicians are More Likely to Be Psychopaths
Several of the characteristics that define a psychopath also correspond to the traits that make for effective leaders. For politicians, this is true
How to Follow Every Second of the Curiosity Mars Mission
The Curiosity lander sets down in just a few days, and here’s who to follow on Twitter in anticipation
Smell Hallucinations Exist Too, and Could Be a Sign of Health Problems
Nasal hallucinations are a real thing, and they stink
How The Feeling We Call Awe Helped Humans Conquer the Planet
Getting your daily dose of awe inspires patience, altruism, and life satisfaction
When It’s Okay to Kill 80,000 Wild Goats
The Galapagos recently finished exterminating 80,000 invasive goats from the island
How An Unholy Alliance of Unusual Weather and Scarce Coal Nuked India’s Power Grid
Power grids supplying both the northern and eastern parts of India went down, throwing 620 million people, or 8.9% of the world population into darkness
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