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Since 1900, There Have Been Six Earthquakes Greater Than Magnitude 8 in Alaska
Alaska is no stranger to huge earthquakes
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Drones Are Now Banned From All National Parks
Drones are now prohibited in all national parks, not just Yosemite
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Half the Natural Gas Extracted in America Now Comes from Shale
Shale gas is growing in importance faster than anyone expected
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The Federal Government Now Has an Official Save-the-Bees Task Force
Unfortunately, it’s not a task force made of bees, but it does have bee welfare in mind
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Arizona Could Be Out of Water in Six Years
Prolonged drought and a rapidly expanding population are pushing Arizona’s water system to its limit
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“Sherlock Holmes” Is Now Officially Off Copyright and Open for Business
What amazing Holmes fan fiction will you create?
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The Jihadists That Just Attacked Iraq’s Oil Fields May Already Have More Than $2 Billion in Assets
ISIS is an incredibly well-financed terrorist organization
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Redskins’ Trademark Cancelled by U.S. Patent Office and This Time, It May Hold up in Court
The agency ruled against the NFL team, saying the name was “disparaging to Native Americans,” but an appeal is likely in the offing
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Londoners Are Fighting Back Against “Hostile Architecture”
From spikes in the ground to benches designed to be uncomfortable, hostile architecture is pushing already fringe groups further away from the public eye
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President Obama Could Create the World’s Largest Marine Sanctuary
The protected zone would make a large area in the Pacific Ocean off limits to fishing and other environmentally harmful human activities
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Double Tornadoes Aren’t Particularly Rare, But Yesterday’s Was Remarkable
Double, triple, quad and quintuple tornadoes are more common than you’d think
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When Did We Start Calling ‘Football’ ‘Soccer’?
“Soccer” isn’t an Americanism at all—it’s a British word
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At Least 47,000 Children Have Illegally Crossed the Border Since October
And tens of thousands more are expected to cross before the year’s out
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In Egypt, 99 Percent of Women Have Been Sexually Harassed
The government recently moved to criminalize sexual harassment
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George H.W. Bush Celebrated His 90th Birthday by Jumping Out of a Helicopter
At 90, Bush is still a decade short of being the world’s oldest skydiver
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Chile Sides With Environmentalists and Communities, Rejects $8 Billion Dam Proposal
Environmentalists are calling the decision “a land-mark”
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Americans Actually Want to Pay More Money If It Will Help Stop Climate Change
Nearly two thirds of Americans are willing to pay more for their electricity if it means cutting carbon emissions
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Deadly Flooding Hits Brazil Two Days Before World Cup Begins
Flooding in southeastern Brazil has killed at least nine
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China Is Tearing Down Mountains to Build Cities
Land creation projects are proceeding apace without scientific research to back them up
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The Longest Running Streak on Record Is 16,447 Days
Jogging junkies give exercise records a run for their money
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