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Stroll Along A Glass Walkway 918 Feet Above the Ground
Glacier Skyway is Jasper National Park’s newest attraction
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The MERS Virus Has Been Detected in the U.S.
But the specter of what the SARS-like virus could do is scarier than what it actually is doing right now
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Yosemite National Park Bans Drones
The Park says that the use of drones can disturb other visitors and wildlife
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It’s the 75th Anniversary of Batman’s Creation
What’s the source of Batman’s lasting appeal?
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Syria Won’t Give Up the Last of Its Chemical Weapons
U.S. officials say the Syrian government is holding on to some of its chemical weapons to use as leverage
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50 Years Ago Today, the First BASIC Program Ran in a Dartmouth Basement
The computer language that led the hobbyist computer boom turns 50 today
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Reports from Nigeria Say Abducted Girls Are Being Married to Their Captors, Moved Abroad
Reports from local residents say they saw mass marriages, kidnapped girls being moved out of the country
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Oklahoma’s Botched Execution Revealed the Flaws in States’ Reliance on Lethal Injection
Lethal injection has a surprisingly high failure rate
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After Two Weeks, 234 Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls Are Still Missing
A terrorist group opposed to western education is thought to be behind the kidnappings
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It Takes A Lot of Planning for a City to Canonize Two Popes At Once
At least 1.3 million people gathered for the canonization of two popes in Rome this weekend
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Photos: A Massive Sandstorm Swept Across Northern China
The event is one of the largest to hit China in years
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Pavement Cracks And Chain-Link Fences Are the New Ecosystems of the Anthropocene
The “natural” world is gone, and it’s not coming back
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China’s About to Have the World’s Fastest Elevator
The elevator will ascend 95 floors in 43 seconds
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Sound Experts Want to Record One Full Day of Human Noise From All Over the Earth
The project could help scientists better understand the human soundscape and quantify how it changes over time
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This Week Is National Park Week
It’s spring, and the National Park Service wants you to visit
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Look Up Tonight As the Lyrid Meteor Shower Hits Its Peak
Look to the northeast tonight to catch the peak of the annual meteor shower
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For the First Time in Nearly 30 Years an American Won the Boston Marathon
Meb Keflezighi’s win at the Boston Marathon is first American victory since Lisa Widenbach’s in 1985
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An Avalanche on Mount Everest Made This the Deadliest Day in the Mountain’s History
With at least 12 dead, today is worse than the day in 1996 when eight people were killed in a storm
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