Cool Finds
What Actually Happens to People Who Are Hit by Lightning?
A lifetime of chronic health issues
One Human Year Does Not Equal Seven Dog Years
No one knows where the dog years myth came from, but experts agree that it's simply not true
The Only Primate With a Toxic Bite Might Have Evolved to Mimic Cobras
Slow lorises have snake-like markings, postures and a hiss that all resemble the speckled cobra
See Depression-Era Photos from Your Hometown
Thousands of images collected to document rural life from 1934 to 1944 are available to peruse online through an interactive project
How the Humble Hydra Lives, As Far as We Know, Forever
Hydra don't seem to die of old age. But why?
Archaeologists Think They’ve Found the Dungeon Where Dracula Was Kept
Vlad the Impaler was likely held captive in Turkey's Tokat Castle
Apollo-Era Data Is Helping Scientists Look for Gravitational Waves
Seismometers that were placed on the moon during the Apollo program collected data that is being used by physicists today
Movie Theaters Boycott Netflix’s First Feature Film
AMC, Regal, Carmike and Cinemark thumb their nose at Netflix's upcoming sequel to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"
Mike the Chicken Lived for 18 Months Without a Head
In 1945, a decapitation gone awry gave birth to Miracle Mike
To Detect Bombs Before They're Used, Sweden Is Looking at Its Sewers
The EU's Emphasis Project is designed to detect people manufacturing IED's
Blood Vessels Left Imprint on 2,000 Year Old Mummy
An Egyptian mummy's skull contains the imprint of blood vessels surrounding its brain
What Should the Price of Visiting Wilderness Be?
If passed, HR 5204 could introduce widespread fees for entering formerly free public lands
Scientists Are Sneaking Bob Dylan Lyrics Into Their Writing
Everyone likes goofy intra-office rivalries, even scientists
This Drone Could Live on Your Wrist And Help You Take Selfies
Holding a camera at arms length is so passe
The CIA Has Its Own High-Security Starbucks
Even spies need their morning coffee
Boston Just Found a Time Capsule That No One Knows How to Open
The 113-year-old copper box is inside a golden lion statue's head
The Housing Recovery Isn't Helping the Families the Crash Hurt Most
The housing crash hurt lower income families most
Ten Percent of Americans Drink Half the Booze
America has a lot of moderate drinkers, and a few really heavy ones
Scientists Plan to Kill Off the American West's Tumbleweeds
Two species of fungus from Russia could be the bane of America's tumbleweed
New Marine Robots Could One Day Patrol the Oceans
How do you keep an eye on the oceans? With robots
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