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These signs are reanimated through a technology called projection mapping.
museums

See the Vintage Neon Signs of Las Vegas, Reanimated

These beacons are broken, and yet it's now possible to see what they once would have looked like.
Sarah Laskow February 2, 2018
Wood's reconstructed blades have poplar projectiles and obsidian and bone "arrowheads".
weapons

Why Two Anthropologists Reconstructed Prehistoric Weaponry

Hunter-gatherers were more tech-savvy than we give them credit for.
Natasha Frost February 2, 2018
The manuscript is currently held at Yale University.
medieval

Has Artificial Intelligence Cracked the Voynich Manuscript's Mysterious Code?

Send in the bots.
Natasha Frost February 1, 2018
farms

Researchers in England Are Criss-Crossing Cropland With Wildflowers

They hope to attract helpful bugs.
Cara Giaimo January 31, 2018
Euptelea polyandra, an older lineage found in eastern China.
science

Eastern China Is a 'Museum' of Flowering Plants

New research digs into the evolutionary history of these plants and finds an impressive diversity across the country.
Sarah Laskow January 31, 2018
<em>Dendrocerus scutellaris</em> hails from Costa Rica.
insects

The Killer Wasp That Saws Its Way Out of Its Victims

A six-legged terror the size of a sesame seed.
Natasha Frost January 31, 2018
A naked mole rat in the Cleveland Zoo.
animals

Unlike Other Animals, Naked Mole Rats Don't Seem to Age

Don't believe the wrinkles.
Natasha Frost January 30, 2018
There are 47 samples in total, scanning almost the entire globe.
news

A Cache of Historical Sugar Samples Seeks a New Home

A very sweet find.
Natasha Frost January 29, 2018
A Guinea baboon in the Paris zoo.
monkeys

50 Escaped Baboons Shut Down a Paris Zoo

Precisely how they got out remains a mystery.
Natasha Frost January 26, 2018
This part of Australia was next to Canada...a very, very long time ago. Way pre-cow.
science

Northern Australia Was Once Smushed Up Against North America

And other strange facts of supercontinent history.
Sarah Laskow January 26, 2018
Other fragments of the Berlin Wall are prominently on display, and often decorated with graffiti art.
news

A Forgotten Portion of the Berlin Wall Has Been Found in the Woods

A German historian stumbled upon the chunk in 1999, but kept it a secret until now.
Natasha Frost January 25, 2018
A close up of the fossilized teeth.
science

Found: A 177,000-Year-Old Jawbone, the Oldest Evidence of Humans Outside Africa

The story of human migration is undergoing a dramatic revision.
Sarah Laskow January 25, 2018
clocks

The 'Doomsday Clock' Is Now as Close to Midnight as It's Ever Been

According to experts, threats to humanity haven't been this serious since 1953!
Cara Giaimo January 25, 2018
Okay, bioswales can be nice.
science

Give Trees Some Space

Even city trees need some boundaries.
Sarah Laskow January 24, 2018
A team of children wheel a block of wood down the street in Stilton, England.
news

The Sad Demise of a Village Cheese-Rolling Competition

It is no longer seen as "cool," organizers say.
Natasha Frost January 24, 2018
A larger Hebrew scroll found in the cache in the West Bank caves.
archaeology

One of the Last Two Dead Sea Scrolls Has Been Decoded

Israeli researchers found an ancient calendar by piecing together fragments of the text.
Natasha Frost January 23, 2018
A crown-of-thorns starfish feeds on some coral.
coral reefs

Saving the Great Barrier Reef Means Saying Goodbye to a Lot of Starfish

The crown-of-thorns starfish preys upon coral, munching on its stony polyps.
Natasha Frost January 22, 2018
A German pianist playing a classical tune.
music

Jazz and Classical Pianists Use Their Brains Differently

Great minds don't necessarily think alike when tinkling the ivories.
Christina Ayele Djossa January 19, 2018