Dirty Curiosity Rover Could Seed Mars With Earthly Bacteria
Curiosity is loaded with bacteria, and it could contaminate Mars
100 Years Ago, Henry Ford Would Have Been The Only Driver on Texas’ New 85 MPH Highway
Texas’ new highway will have a speed limit of 85 mph
How Scientists Know the Tar Balls Hurricane Isaac Dredged Up Came From the BP Oil Spill
Scientists confirm that oil strewn by hurricane Isaac derived from BP’s blown-out Macondo well
Russian President Vladimir Putin Dressed Up Like a Bird and Tried to Lead a Flock of Migrating Cranes
With white suit and glider, Putin sought to lead a flock of Siberian cranes
Junk DNA Isn’t Junk, and That Isn’t Really News
News that about 80 percent of our DNA is functional might surprise some, but won’t surprise geneticists
Future Parents Will Always, Always Know Where Their Kids Are
There may be 70 million people tracking their family members through GPS-enabled phones in 2016
10,000 Yosemite Visitors May Have Been Exposed to Deadly Hantavirus
Up to 10,000 people who stayed in Yosemite National Park between June and August may have been exposed to a deadly, mouse-borne hantavirus
Happy 100th Birthday to John Cage, Who Made a Lot of People Angry
Sixty years ago, John Cage put on a performance of a piece called 4‘33” or “four minutes, thirty-three seconds.” Today would have been his birthday
Labor Day’s Secret Society Connections
Add Labor Day to the vaulted hall of things concocted by secret societies, alongside Madonna’s Superbowl performance and Pancho Villa’s stolen skull
Thalidomide Manufacturer Finally Apologizes for Birth Defects, Survivors Say It’s Not Enough
The German drug company Grunenthal broke its fifty year silence about thalidomide recently, but survivors aren’t satisfied
The Long History of Americans Debating Empty Chairs
The history of debating empty chairs stretches back to at least 1924
Help Illustrate the Internet With Wikipedia’s Photo Contest
The Wikimedia Foundation is hosting a photo contest, and you could win a trip to Hong Kong
“After the Storm” Workbook Helps Kids Deal with Hurricane Stress
The “After the Storm” workbook that helps parents sort out their kids’ feelings following a potentially traumatic hurricane
Here’s How Hurricane Naming Works
Who gets to chose hurricane names, and how do they do it?
Playing Video Games At Home Turns 40
The Magnavox Odyssey went on sale 40 years ago, sparking the home video game revolution
Watch Hurricane Isaac Grow and Slam Into Louisiana
A range of satellites are set to watch Isaac, giving a step-by-step look into the storm’s evolution
Neil Armstrong, the First Man to Walk on the Moon, Dies at 82
We remember the American icon
Yet to Fully Recover from 2010 Earthquake, Haiti Braces for Tropical Storm Isaac
Destabilized by an earthquake and ravaged by cholera, Haitians prepare for tropical storm Isaac
Lance Armstrong Surrenders Against Doping Charges and Will be Banned for Life
Armstrong announced that he would no longer fight the doping charges against him. His surrender marks an end not just to his battles, but to his career
The Laboratory of Nikola Tesla, One of History’s Greatest Scientists, Is Up For Sale
Nikola Tesla invented a device that uses lightning to play music. No, seriously
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