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Why Does the Internet Hate Renoir?

A tongue-in-cheek protest movement wants to remove the artist’s paintings from museums

A page of the original King James Bible

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The Origins of the King James Bible

A handwritten draft of the world’s most famous bible has been discovered in England

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This Is What a 50-Lane Traffic Jam Looks Like

A Chinese highway looked like a parking lot after this massive traffic snarl

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High Definition Video of Jupiter Reveals New Weather in the Great Red Spot

Video portrait shows massive storm changing as it shrinks

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America’s in the Midst of a Lobster Boom

With the lobster catch up sixfold in the last 30 years, can we eat without worry?

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Chicago’s Newest Library Is on a Train

Bored during your morning commute? #BooksOnTheL can help.

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These Brave Playwrights Want to Rewrite Shakespeare

“They have been at a great feast of languages, and stol’n the scraps.”

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Wet Weather Causes Shortage of Pumpkins (and Pie)

Intense summer rains cut pumpkin yields in half

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Here’s how NASA Wants to get to Mars

NASA unveils roadmap to building a Mars colony

People flocked to the streets during Paris' car-free day.

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A Car-Free Day in Paris Cut Pollution by 40 Percent

But will the city say non to smog for good?

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5 Things to Know About Svetlana Alexievich, Winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature

The Belarusian journalist is best known for her tragic investigations of war and disaster in eastern Europe

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The Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks This Week

Clear skies and little moonlight make for great meteor watching

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ISIS Demolished Yet Another Priceless Syrian Monument

The 1,800-year-old Arch of Triumph was destroyed on Sunday

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How Decorative Gourd Season Conquered Fall

Strange-looking squash have become big business for farmers

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How Nature Inspired the Medicine Nobel Prize Winners to Fight Parasites

Their discoveries saved the lives of millions of people around the world

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The Card Catalog Is Officially Dead

Long live the card catalog

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Japanese Universities Are Shuttering Social Sciences and Humanities Departments

Just how valuable is that degree in literature?

Justine Siegal pitching for the Cardinals during batting practice in 2011

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The Oakland A’s Hire the First Woman to Coach Major League Baseball

Justine Siegal will be a guest instructor for the team

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An Oregon Brewery Is the First Ever to Go “Salmon-Safe”

Hopsworks Urban Brewery is the first in the United States to be certified Salmon-Safe

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