Rose Eveleth

Rose Eveleth

 

Rose Eveleth was a writer for Smart News and a producer/designer/ science writer/ animator based in Brooklyn. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Scientific American, Story Collider, TED-Ed and OnEarth.

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The British Government Is Finally Ready to Pardon Alan Turing

In 1952, he was convicted of "gross indecency"—a crime used at the time to punish homosexuals—and chemically castrated.

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Stop Hating on Early Risers: It’s the Night Owls You Should Worry About

While everybody loves to hate the chipper morning people, psychologists say that night owls are really the ones to watch out for

How Other Cities Avoided Detroit’s Fate

Many places manage to avoid actually filing for bankruptcy, despite being in dire straits

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This Town Has Spent 11 Years Planning a 60 Foot Lava Lamp

Everybody loves lava lamps. But perhaps nobody loves lava lamps quite as much as the town of Soap Lake, Washington

Honeybee Theft Is on the Rise

Some beekeepers are working towards making tiny trackers for bees to locate them when they are stolen, but there's no "find my queen" app just yet

The Trinity University pitch drop setup

After 69 Years, Second Oldest Pitch Drop Experiment Observes Drop

After 69 years, the pitch has finally dropped

An Icelandic Artist Accuses a German Contemporary of “Nature Terrorism”

In February, somebody painted words on some of Iceland's most pristine landscapes

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Wildflowers Can Get STDs, And This App Wants You to Help Track One

That's right, flowers can get STD's. And these scientists want your help figuring out how common one plant STD is

All things you can buy on Instagram.

Entrepreneurs Are Using Instagram to Sell Everything From Sweaters to Sheep

Instead of logging onto Amazon or hitting the mall, maybe the next time you need a sheep or a sweater, you should check Instagram

How Does Bacteria Get Into Your House?

You only have yourself to blame.

How Much Can You Guess About a Person From Their Name?

If researchers could guess the ethnicity, gender or age of a person without having to survey them, they would have a lot more data at their disposal

After 163 Years, India Sends Its Last Telegram

Thousands crammed into India's telegram offices on Sunday as the 163 year old service shuts down for good

Good News: Astrology Doesn’t Impact the Success of Your Marriage

While the success of your marriage probably has nothing to do with the position of Venus, astrological signs can impact how people feel about things

July Marks the 25th Anniversary of the First Use of DNA Evidence to Convict a Killer

Twenty-five years ago this month, the first person ever was convicted of a murder through DNA evidence

Left, “GPM” by Yuki Kiriga. Right, “Mizu-chan” by Sabrynne Buchholz

NASA and Japan Team Up to Make Anime Mascots

If pictures of the furthest reaches of space bore you, never fear, anime characters are here.

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This Pink Snow Is Not What You Think it Is

This phenomenon is commonly known as watermelon snow, red snow or blood snow

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This Town Wants to Put Its Deer on Birth Control

In Westchester County, hunting with firearms is prohibited and deer have no predators

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Television Channel for Dogs to Launch in August

DogTV, "the first and only 24/7 television channel scientifically developed and tested for dogs," is a 24-hour channel that will debut on August 1st

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Worldwide, One Out of Four People Paid a Bribe Last Year

While 9 out of 10 people in the survey say they want to act against corruption, many also reported that they had to pay bribes to get simple services

Crayola Has At Least 16 Different Names For What Most of Us Would Call ‘Orange’

Crayola is the master of colors. Sort of. In fact, what they're actually the master of is color naming, and renaming

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