How Much Do You Actually Know About What You're Putting in Your Mouth?
A little background in food science can turn you into a next-level foodie
The Short History of the Invention of Writing
Writing was invented, but by whom?
Fresh From 1849: The First Animated Gif of the Moon
A series of exposures shows the oldest surviving photo of the Moon
The Extreme Dakar Rally Is Tearing Up the Inca Empire
500 drivers in an extreme off-road race, and plenty of damage to historic sites
The Sochi Olympics Are Turning Into the Security Olympics
Russian authorities have far-reaching plans to spy on guests
20 Years Ago Today, the Northridge Earthquake Rocked L.A.
Sixty people died and thousands were left homeless in one of the most deadly earthquakes in American history
It’s So Hot They Had to Suspend the Australian Open Because Players Were Passing Out
Australia is getting hotter, creating dangerous conditions for everyone
We’ve Got 1.5 Billion Years Left With a Habitable Earth
And then we need to get off this rock
No One Trusts Geoengineering—But Pretty Soon It's Not Going To Be a Choice
We're very quickly running out of time to deal with rising carbon emissions
Ancient Walking Fish May Have Walked on All Fours
A fossilized pelvis shows the fish had functioning rear “legs”
Archaeologists Chart the First Great Wall of China
Hundreds of years before the Great Wall, the Qi Dynasty built a wall of rammed earth
Francis Drake May Have Discovered Western Canada Hundreds of Years Earlier, Kept Quiet About It
The discovery of a 16th century coin is threatening the story of British Columbia's history
What's the Real Effect of "16 and Pregnant"?
Don’t make major life choices based on something you saw on TV
The Cold Snap Wasn’t Actually That Extreme, Global Warming Has Just Made Us Wimpy
The recent cold snap wouldn't have been so unusual in the past
International Space Station to Get a Four Year Life Extension
Then, in 2024, it has to crash into the ocean
Emperor Penguins Have Some Tricks to Help Cope with Climate Change
Some penguin colonies live off the ice
This Drug Turns Back Time in Your Brain, Until, Like a Kid, You Can Learn New Skills
By increasing neural plasticity, this drug could open your mind to new abilities
Astronomers Find What May Be a Star Within a Star
The best candidate yet for an elusive Thorne-Żytkow Object
The Dutch Nearly Beat James Cook to New Zealand
A shipwreck discovered off New Zealand dates to a time before Cook's arrival
Expose Wounds to the Right Kind of Sounds, And They Heal Faster
Treatment with low-intensity ultrasound could help chronic wounds to heal
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