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Prosthetic Pinkies for Former Yakuzas Are a Booming Business
One sign of former yakuza-dom is harder to cover up: missing pinkies
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This New Sperm Bank for Honey Bees Could Help Fight Colony Collapse Disorder
By boosting bees’ genetic diversity, this sperm bank could make American bees stronger
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Why Microwaving Water for Tea Is a Bad Idea
Apparently there are a lot of things us novice tea makers are doing wrong. A big one is using the microwave to heat up our water
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These Little Circles Are Characters in the First Comic Book for Blind People
The project’s story follows the life of three people, represented by dots
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Today Is National Doughnut Day
Yes, this is a real holiday. Yes, it means free doughnuts
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The International Space Station aims to be testing out an interplanetary GPS system by 2017
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The Earliest Known Primate Weighed Less Than a Golf Ball
The primate’s Latin name translates as “ancient monkey,” and the fossil is about 7 million years old
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This One Picture Shows How We’re Causing Climate Change
Atmospheric greenhouse concentrations are going up. But where do those gases come from?
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Will One Patent Kill Podcasting?
There are thousands of podcasts to download, from sports to comedy to science. But one man says that all of them, all podcasts ever made, are infringing on his copyright
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Most Adults Don’t Recognize a Drowning Child
As opposed to what Hollywood would lead us to believe, drowning is a quiet, easily overlooked affair
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The Death of a Conservationist Who Fought Poachers and the Drug Trade That Funds Them
Conservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval’s passion for protecting sea turtles likely cost him his life
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Here’s What Antarctica Looks Like Under All The Ice
Antarctica is covered in miles of ice. But what does it look like underneath?
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Finland’s State-Issued Baby Care Packages Give All Children an Equal Start in Life
After 75 years of state-issued baby care packages, today the box is a “right of passage” for expectant mothers
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Even 4-Year-Olds Feel Schadenfreude
And it turns out that kids as young as four experience that weird glee of seeing someone trip and fall
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German’s Longest Word Is No More
Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften, or an insurance company that provides legal protection, is now the language’s longest word
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Legendary Human-Eating Bird Was Real, Probably Could Have Eaten People
In Maori legend, Te Hokioi was a giant bird that preyed on children, and science says that’s probably the truth
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To Measure Elephant Obesity, One Researcher Assesses Pachydermal Butts
It turns out that it’s really hard to figure out if an elephant is fat
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