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The Hubble Space Telescope Has Been In Space for 25 Years, Here’s What it Has Seen
The telescope has sent back some real beauties
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The Mystery of Colorado’s “Book Tosser” Has Been Solved
The litterbug blames Amazon, arthritis for his habit of illegally discarding books
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Japan Plans a Trip to the Moon by 2018
The lander will use information from Japan’s moon-orbiting satellite to stick the landing
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Watch A Dangerous Yet Lovely Volcano Erupt in Chile
Calbuco volcano springs to life after more than 40 years of dormancy
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Vinyl Presses Struggle to Keep up with the Resurgent Demand for Records
Only a handful of pressing plants can make records in the U.S. and their machinery is finicky
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Busted: A Years-Long Bourbon Conspiracy
Rogue distillery employee suspected to be at the center of a huge bourbon theft ring
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FBI Admits Pseudoscientific Hair Analysis Used in Hundreds of Cases
Nearly 3,000 cases included testimony about hair matches, a technique that has been debunked
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Lifeless Venus Could Hold the Key to Life on Earth
Earth’s sister planet is astonishingly hostile to life, but exactly how it got that way has researchers intrigued
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Why Astronomers Are Fighting Back Against Robotic Lawnmowers
It’s a feud fueled by radio frequencies
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Here’s How to Avoid Losing Half of Earth’s Species
Basically, don’t stop trying to halt extinction
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Levitating Train Breaks Speed Record in Japan
This magnetic levitation bullet train is capable of speeds of 366 miles per hour—and possibly more
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Why You Can’t Listen to Radio On Your Smartphone
There’s an FM radio on your phone…but you likely can’t use it
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The Messenger Probe Will Soon Crash Into Mercury
As NASA’s probe runs out of propellant, it will crash into the planet’s surface at 8,750 MPH
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Why Syria’s Protecting Seeds From Its War
When civil war broke out in Syria, scientists saved more than 80 percent of a priceless trove of seeds
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Better HIV Prevention Could Be Leading to Higher Syphilis Rates
Syphilis rates increased by 13 percent between 2012 and 2013
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Cuba Could Be Removed From the List of Places That Sponsor Terrorism
The U.S. has considered Cuba a sponsor of terrorism since 1982. On Tuesday, President Obama announced plans to change that designation.
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The Pony Express Was Short-Lived And Costly
The service only lasted 18 months, but became an important icon of the West
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New York City Ran a Slave Market
New marker will acknowledge the bustling slave trade that helped build New York
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Tour the Theater Where Lincoln Was Assassinated on Google Street View
150 years later, a new view of Ford’s Theatre
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