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70 Percent of Western Canada’s Glaciers Will Disappear by 2100
And that’s the conservative side of scientists’ ice melt projections
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Could NASA Stop on the Moon on the Way to Mars?
NASA’s chief of human exploration thinks we’ll need a pit stop en route to the fiery planet
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An Autonomous Car Just Completed a 3,400-Mile Road Trip
Delphi’s robo-car drove itself across 15 states in just nine days
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California’s Drought Is Changing the Way Bay-Area Water Tastes And Smells
The Bay Area’s water is still safe to use, but drought is causing a noxious algae bloom to affect tap water
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Why the ESA’s Astronauts Train Underground
The European Space Agency is applying protocols from the International Space Station in caves
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Houston, We Might Have Some Major Problems Making Babies in Space
From risky pregnancies to birth defects to problems with inbreeding, it just seems like a bad idea
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New Census Data Shows Fastest-Growing Areas
Florida, Texas post big gains in 2013-2014 statistics
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Tortoise Defends His Lady in a Super Slow Chase
Here’s what happens when you interrupt two giant reptiles just trying to get in a bit of quality time together
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Found: A Secret Nazi Hideaway in the Heart of an Andean Jungle
Hints of a dark Nazi history found in Argentina
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‘The Stars and Sun Are Everywhere’: 50 Years of Spacewalks
Today marks five decades since cosmonaut Alexey Leonov became the first human to walk in space
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Watch a Drone Explore the World’s Largest Cave
Vietnam’s Son Doong cave is a magnificent not-so-microcosm
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The Children’s Book That Caused Japan’s Raccoon Problem
When the story of one man’s childhood pet raccoon became a hit in 1970s Japan, it heralded a biological invasion still troubling the country today
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Will 2015 Be the Best Mushroom Year Ever?
Canada braces itself for the biggest morel mushroom harvest in world history
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When Breathtaking Rock Billboards Dominated the Sunset Strip
A new exhibition showcases the Sunset Strip’s “rock ‘n’ roll billboards”
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Sorry, ‘Ben-Hur’ Remake…No Circus Maximus for You
Rome blocks the remake from filming at the historic stadium
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This is How Earth Welcomed Back Soyuz
Not a bad re-entry after months on the International Space Station
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London’s Congestion Pricing Plan Is Saving Lives
By charging $17.34 for a trip downtown during peak hours, London has reduced traffic fatalities by 40 percent
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