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The new 787 Dreamliner fleet has been plagued with issues, including electrical problems, broken windows, fires and engine failures
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Mining activities likely opened up this apparent pit to hell, forcing residents to evacuate and spewing toxins into the environment
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Black carbon's role in driving warming is much higher than previously thought
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From digging a harbor to expanding the Panama Canal, how couldn't nuclear bombs be used?
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Hamburger meat is never the healthiest option, but it does come with a few basic assumption—like that it's made from cows
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For the past 27 years, it's been against the law for Brits to insult each other
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Human ideals about fairness may not be so human after all
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These 73 quasars—massive, extremely remote celestial objects—stretch for about 4 billion light years
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And now that you know you can—don't you want to?
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The hunt for microbial life in Antarctic subglacial lakes continues. Now it's the American's turn
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In 2012, 349 active-duty servicemembers took their own lives
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For ancient Romans enjoying a day at the bathhouse, the list of items lost to drains includes jewelry, scalpels, teeth, needles and plates
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On February 5, players may have a Monopoly identity crisis as one of the classic Monopoly pieces is sent to jail for good
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Chimps are far stronger than we are - but why?
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Get a jet airliner's view of the surface of the Moon
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The cardboard cockroach can sprint up to 7 miles per hour on its spindly little legs, using them much as an actual cockroach does
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In San Antonio, an entirely bookless library system
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Without pubic hair, people are that much safer from pubic lice
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