Scientists Say Climate Change Might Turn Denali Into a Literal Mountain of Shit
Look at that mountain. Isn’t it pretty? Isn’t what you see in the above picture a pretty mountain? “Sure is, Rebecca, you dumb idiot!” you say. “I…
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In a major blow to the Donald Trump administration’s oil and gas policy, on Friday a federal judge ruled the president’s order opening massive swathes of the… Read More
Neanderthals are famous for having lived through the last major ice age, yet for a period of around 14,000 years they had to endure the effects of… Read More
Doctors across the U.S. may soon be required to provide women with more information about their mammography results. This week, the Food and Drug Administration announced plans… Read More
Among presidential candidates, Andrew Yang is perhaps the most quixotic. His radical plan universal basic income plan, which offers $1,000 per month to Americans has garnered the… Read More
Wildly Spinning Asteroid Caught In the Throes of Self-Destruction
With its long, bright tail, this object bears an uncanny resemblance to a comet, but it’s actually an active asteroid. New observations suggest the asteroid is spinning…
A new mother in Bangladesh got quite a surprise last week: Less than a month after she had delivered a healthy baby boy, she returned to the… Read More
Scientists have determined that the way an animal rests–reclining on its back, sprawling on its belly, standing up, or sitting, is determined by primarily by its size.… Read More
During the final days of the legendary Cassini mission, the NASA spacecraft performed a series of ring-skimming orbits around Saturn, snapping unprecedented images of the gas giant’s… Read More
Scientists aren’t known for being alarmists. And that’s exactly what makes a new study released Thursday on amphibians so, well, alarming. Read More