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Magnetic North Is Cruising Toward Siberia, Puzzling Scientists
It has drifted so far that scientists made an emergency revision to the World Magnetic Model
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Court Rules ‘Blue Water’ Vietnam Veterans Are Eligible for Agent Orange Benefits
Sailors had long been excluded from health benefits related to the dioxin-tainted herbicide the military spread during the war
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Joshua Trees Could Take 200 to 300 Years to Recover From Shutdown Damage
A former park superintendent says it will take centuries to regrow some of the iconic plants destroyed during the 35-day furlough
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Syndemic: The Little-Known Buzzword That Describes Our Troubled Times
A new report argues that the epidemics of obesity, undernutrition and climate change should be treated as one global mega-problem
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Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ Is No Longer Cleared for Takeoff
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam’s version has been deemed too fragile to travel
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Brazilian Mine Disaster Leaves 58 Dead, 200 Missing
Mine waste and sludge have contaminated a huge stretch of the Paraopeba River
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Canada Archives Acquire Book That Would Have Guided North American Holocaust
The report details the population and organizations of Jewish citizens across the U.S. and Canada
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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
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Who Will Be Spared in Game of Thrones, According to Science
‘Highborn’ women who have switched sides seem to do best on the fantasy series, while ‘lowborn’ men tend to die violently
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Oops: 4,500-Year-Old Stone Circle Turns Out to Be 1990s Replica
Discovered in Scotland last November, the recumbent circle was made by a local farmer interested in the ancient monuments
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You Can Visit This Australian Island, but Only if You Pledge to Skip the Wombat Selfie
The marsupials on Maria Island are so docile, tourism officials are asking the public to stop getting so close
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Toto’s ‘Africa’ Will Play Forever—Or at Least Until the Next Windstorm—in the Namib Desert
An art installation is playing an endless loop of the 1982 earworm in an undisclosed location in the desert along Africa’s southwest coast
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Why the Nation of Georgia Wants to Make Wine on Mars
Researchers there are looking for grape varieties that can grow in Martian soil and survive high radiation and carbon monoxide
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Remembering “Godmother of Title IX” Bernice Sandler
Sandler, often known as “Bunny,” played an important role in creating the landmark legislation
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Joshua Tree National Park Closes During Shutdown Due to Damage to Namesake Trees
Many national parks remain understaffed during the government shutdown while instances of vandalism and destruction rise
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Loss-of-Confidence Project Aims to Foster Culture of Self-Correction in the Scientific Record
Psychologists can submit a statement on how they lost confidence in one of their own findings to help end the stigma around admitting errors
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Threatened Bluefin Tuna Sells for Record $3 Million in New Year’s Sale
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
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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
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‘Dry January’ Has Benefits All Year Long
Research suggests the alcohol-free challenge reduces consumption for months afterward
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Was the World’s Oldest Person Ever Actually Her 99-Year-Old Daughter?
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
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