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These Were 2014’s Most Challenged Books
Native Americans, Iran and gay penguins top the American Library Association’s Top Ten List of Frequently Challenged Books
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How Much Water Does it Take to Grow America’s Favorite Foods?
From beef to beer, here’s how the numbers stack up
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Mountaineers Are Taking a New Route Up Everest
They’ll forge their path sans sherpas or oxygen tanks
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These Mud Figures Fight Injustice
“Figures” challenges British austerity policies—and an artist’s physical endurance
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Hawaiians Are Protesting Construction of the World’s Largest Telescope
Native Hawai’ian activists say the volcano-top project is damaging sacred lands
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Court Rules Navy Noise Causes Too Much Harm to Marine Mammals
A federal judge declares the National Marine Fisheries Service did not do its job to protect dolphins and whales
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Haas Unica, Helvetica’s long-lost sibling, is back after 30 years in obscurity
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Cash-Strapped Museums are Selling Their Art
Faced with budget cuts and debt, museums turn to “deaccessioning”
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Urchins Could Be the Next Victim of Sea Star Wasting Disease
The virus that has struck out Pacific sea star populations could now be affecting their Echinoderm cousins
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Could NASA Stop on the Moon on the Way to Mars?
NASA’s chief of human exploration thinks we’ll need a pit stop en route to the fiery planet
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High Schoolers Might Code Rather Than Speak French
But proponents of foreign language schooling aren’t pleased
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An Autonomous Car Just Completed a 3,400-Mile Road Trip
Delphi’s robo-car drove itself across 15 states in just nine days
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California’s Drought Is Changing the Way Bay-Area Water Tastes And Smells
The Bay Area’s water is still safe to use, but drought is causing a noxious algae bloom to affect tap water
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3D Printing Could Help Developing Countries Predict Natural Disasters
The development of more affordable, 3D printed equipment could save lives
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Spending Too Much Time on Homework Linked to Lower Test Scores
A new study suggests the benefits to homework peak at an hour a day. After that, test scores decline.
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Japan Is Building a 40-foot Wall to Stop Tsunamis
But the expensive, extensive wall might not be high enough
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Major Science Publisher Admits “Fabricated” Peer Reviews
But are BioMed Central’s retractions just the tip of the iceberg?
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Why Craigslist Users Are Flocking to Police Departments
New “safe lot” programs aim to make buying and selling goods safer
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Here’s More About the Drug Behind Indiana’s HIV Epidemic
Illegal use of Opana, or oxymorphone, is fueling a public health crisis in Scott County, Ind.
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