Murder Hornets Menaced Parts of the U.S. This Year. How Big of a Threat Are They?
You likely heard about them last spring. Then they disappeared. Or did they? ...read more
Month: December 2020
The Worst Year in History: Is 2020 a Contender?
The year 2020 was tough for many reasons, but history reminds us that it could always be worse. ...read more
Just How Dark Were the Dark Ages?
After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe wasn’t quite the horrible and backwards place earlier historians would have you believe. Modern scholars now look at the Dark Ages in a whole new light. ...read more
How a Christmas Tradition has Helped Track Billions of Vanishing Birds
In 1900, Audubon conservationists started a Christmas tradition of counting, rather than hunting, birds. Today, more than 80,000 people participate. ...read more
Is Caral, Peru the Oldest City in the Americas?
These pyramids in Peru are older than the ones in Egypt, and predate the Incan Empire by roughly 4,000 years. ...read more
The Decades-Long Struggle to Protect Venice From Being Swallowed by the Sea
After years of corruption, cost overruns and delays, Venice has finally unveiled its long-awaited flood control system. It can stop today’s high tides, but can it stand up to climate change? ...read more
A Stranded Scientist Is Bitten By a Venomous Snake and Tells the Tale
The symptomatology of the Medo pit viper's bite hadn't been recorded by science until herpetologist Gerry Martin grabbed one by the tail. He plans to include details from the frightening experience in an upcoming paper about the species. ...read more
Artificial Intelligence Simulators: The Next Generation Crystal Balls
Deep learning is powering new ways to simulate the world, which should have dramatic impacts on everything from weather forecasts to drug design. ...read more
Best Nootropics in 2021 – The Most Popular Smart Drugs & Supplements
How the Maya Created Their Extraordinarily Accurate Calendar Thousands of Years Ago
The ancient Maya created a system of timekeeping based on astronomy that’s still used today. ...read more