In the near future, it may become both cheaper and greener to fly small planes
Could-be contenders - the brown hare, the little owl, the horse chestnut tree - are all invasive species in Britain, so don't qualify as a national emblem
Mexico has its share of dangerous spots. But some parts of Mexico are just as unsafe as some parts of the United States, and some parts are safer
By staving off childhood illnesses, basic sanitation makes children grow taller
Undelivered speeches give a glimpse into alternate realities that never came to pass
Today would have been Maria Mitchell's 195th birthday, and if she were still around she'd probably celebrate it by looking at the stars
When electricity came around, it wasn't immediately seen as a necessity
Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
Figuring out a way to stop the viral explosion could take out not only herpes, but a whole host of other ailments
In honor of internet activist Aaron Swartz, this artist is trying to print out the entire internet
What if you could block all that sound out, and listen to the tiniest sounds?
More than just metadata, the NSA's systems can track 'nearly everything a user does on the internet'
"Nightmare bacteria" are here, and they're more common than we thought
If we do not curb our greenhouse gas emissions over the next century, 1,700 cities, including New York and Miami, will be "locked in" to an aquatic fate
Every summer, news reports roll in of people leaving their pets, or even worse, their children, in parked cars. Here's what that feels like
A huge proportion of archaeological sites have been ransacked
The original New York creators aren't feeling too threatened given that most of the competition abroad hasn't even sampled the real deal
How well can you do on this 101-year old quiz for Bullitt County, Kentucky, eighth graders?
If you find a dinosaur fossil on private land, it's yours to do with as you please
The Mississippi and Alabama governors say they hope to draw upon knowledge and best practice insights established in Alberta
The only marker on the coffin lid is a cross, but the person must have been of high social status to warrant such an elaborate burial
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