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President Kennedy declassified images like this one that showed medium-range ballistic missile launch sites in the Cuban countryside

How CIA-Backed Spies Detected Soviet Nukes First During Cuban Missile Crisis

A report from Yahoo News lays out how a network of agents detected Soviet operations on the island before a U-2 spy plane snapped the famous photos

January 28, 2019

‘Highborn’ women who have switched sides seem to do best on the fantasy series, while ‘lowborn’ men tend to die violently

January 25, 2019

Discovered in Scotland last November, the recumbent circle was made by a local farmer interested in the ancient monuments

January 22, 2019

The marsupials on Maria Island are so docile, tourism officials are asking the public to stop getting so close

January 17, 2019

An art installation is playing an endless loop of the 1982 earworm in an undisclosed location in the desert along Africa’s southwest coast

January 15, 2019

Researchers there are looking for grape varieties that can grow in Martian soil and survive high radiation and carbon monoxide

January 15, 2019

Sandler, often known as “Bunny,” played an important role in creating the landmark legislation

January 11, 2019

Many national parks remain understaffed during the government shutdown while instances of vandalism and destruction rise

Updated: January 8, 2019 | Originally Published: January 2, 2019

Psychologists can submit a statement on how they lost confidence in one of their own findings to help end the stigma around admitting errors

January 8, 2019

The 612-pound fish will go to a sushi restaurant, but without intervention the prized species will not be on the plate for much longer

January 7, 2019

Cool Finds

Found: Sailboat From Teen’s Abandoned Round-the-World Attempt

Abby Sunderland’s boat was dismasted in the Indian Ocean in 2010 during her controversial bid to become the youngest to circumnavigate the world solo

January 7, 2019

Research suggests the alcohol-free challenge reduces consumption for months afterward

January 3, 2019

Jeanne Calment made history when she died at the age of 122 in 1997, but a new investigation claims her daughter actually assumed her identity in 1934

January 2, 2019

Victor Vescovo entering the Limiting Factor for his record-breaking descent.

U.S. equity-firm founder piloted the craft to the bottom of the Puerto Rico Trench, in a bid to reach the deepest spot in each of the world’s oceans

January 2, 2019

Cool Finds

Your Christmas Tree May Be Turned Into Mouthwash One Day

A new sustainable chemical process can turn pine needles into a chemical feedstock for paint, food sweeteners, mouthwash and other products

December 31, 2018

Magnet, one of the endangered North Atlantic right whales returning to their wintering grounds in Georgia and Florida.

Cool Finds

First Right Whale Calf in Two Years Spotted Off Florida Coast

A mother and calf were recently sighted along with several possibly pregnant endangered North Atlantic right whales

December 31, 2018

Radar images appear to show the southwestern flank of the Anak Krakaktau volcano sheared off into the sea

December 28, 2018

The bridge over Interstate 90 will allow animals to cross the busy roadway and connects wildlife in the North and South Cascades

December 28, 2018

It took Colin O’Brady 53 days to drag a sled 921 miles from the Ronne to the Ross Ice Shelf

December 27, 2018

Every year, billions of male chicks are euthanized by the egg and poultry industry, but new tech could end the chick culling

December 27, 2018