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Mold Is Threatening Boston Public Library’s Rare Books

As spores are found in the stacks, it's time to battle a fuzzy foe

Pope Francis is Dropping a Prog Rock-Inspired Album

Rock the Pope

Artisanal Pizza is Boosting the Coal Industry

Pizzerias are a new and growing market for coal companies

Volunteers are Struggling to Maintain New Orleans’ Iconic Tombs

Many cemetery vaults are crumbling due to weather, vandalism and disrepair

The “Happy Birthday” Song is Officially in the Public Domain

Sing without fear of being sued

PETA Wants a Selfie-Snapping Monkey to be Granted Copyright to its Photo

PETA Wants a Selfie-Snapping Monkey to be Granted Copyright to its Photo

Pope Francis: The World "Still Has Time" to Act on Climate Change

The pontiff spoke strongly about environmental action in an address to President Obama and the American people

Edward Snowden Thinks Alien Transmissions Might Be Hidden by Encryption

To chat with aliens, scientists might have to crack codes

Crimean Officials Are Suing Putin for Drinking a 240-Year-Old Bottle of Wine

Putin and Berlusconi opened up a world of trouble along with a vintage bottle of booze

People are Leaving Secret Letters to Fellow Fans in Harry Potter Books

#PotterItForward was designd to warm the hearts of future readers

A Brief History of Awareness Ribbons

Emmy Awards attendees sported green ribbons this year. But can ribbons really affect climate change?

The World’s Largest Aircraft Might Lose its Title to a Blimp

This despite having a wingspan almost as long as a football field

Kapparot for penance and purification at Mahane Yehuda Market, Jerusalem, Israel.

It Is Officially Legal to Ritually Kill Chickens on the Streets of New York City

A judge ruled that there was not enough evidence that the practice was a public nuisance

Could the Los Angeles Police Department's squad cars be about to undergo a makeover?

The LAPD Is Testing Teslas

As Los Angeles changes its vehicle procurement policies, visions of an all-electric fleet are dancing in Angelenos’ heads

A One-of-a-Kind Museum Was Just Lost in California’s Wildfires

The JKL Museum of Telephony featured hundreds of old-fashioned phones

A mosaic of high-resolution images of Pluto shows the icy plane informally called Sputnik Planum.

Detailed Pluto Photos Reveal Dunes, Melted Plains and More

“If an artist had painted this Pluto before our flyby, I probably would have called it over the top — but that’s what is actually there.”

Tree-covered islands in Miyagi Prefecture, which has been affected by widespread flooding.

Japan Is in the Midst of Catastrophic Flooding

The floods are the worst seen in over 60 years

Why Elon Musk's Idea to Nuke Mars Won't Happen

Terraforming the planet with thermonuclear weapons: Best idea ever or disaster waiting to happen?

President Barack Obama visits finalists of the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search

Intel Drops Sponsorship of the Science Talent Search

The prestigious competition has been held every year since 1942

A rhinoceros in South Africa's Kruger National Park, where the Black Mambas anti-poaching task force protects animals.

These Women Reduced Poaching on one South African Reserve by 76 Percent

The "Black Mambas" just received a prestigious award for their work on behalf of rhinos, lions and cheetahs

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