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Could the rubber band of the future be right around the corner? Yes.
science

'Smart' Rubber Bands Are on Their Way

Adding graphene could mean major upgrades to an old standby.
Eric Grundhauser August 28, 2017
snakes

How a Hawk and Its Serpentine Meal Sparked a Montana Wildfire

Animal arson isn't actually all that rare.
Kelsey Kennedy August 28, 2017
disasters

A 1,000-Year-Old Texas Oak Tree Stands Firm

A natural treasure is weathering the calamitous storm.
Natasha Frost August 28, 2017
arctic circle

A Tanker Just Made It Across the Arctic With No Icebreaker for the First Time

A real conversation-starter.
Cara Giaimo August 28, 2017
A selection of the images shown to the monkeys in the trial.
monkeys

Rhesus Monkeys See Faces in Objects, Just Like We Do

Yes, that coffee does look a bit like a face.
Natasha Frost August 28, 2017
The Icythyosaur fossil.
museums

Found: The Largest Fossil Ever of an Ancient 'Sea Dragon'

It was pregnant, too.
Sarah Laskow August 28, 2017
I see a shark!
sharks

Australia Is Getting Anti-Shark-Attack Drones

If you hear a robot yelling, "SHARK," you should listen.
Eric Grundhauser August 25, 2017
science

Meet the World's Newest Pig-Nosed Purple Frog

Members of this unusual species spend most of their lives underground, only emerging during monsoon rains.
Kelsey Kennedy August 25, 2017
Alan Turing wasn't America's biggest fan (sculpture at the National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park).
computers

Alan Turing in a Newly Discovered Letter: 'I Detest America'

The father of modern computing had no intention of attending a conference in the United States.
Eric Grundhauser August 25, 2017
Alice Hawkins was a suffragette from Leicester who will be commemorated in a new square.
statues

A New Statue Remembers A Forgotten, Working Class Suffragette

The controversial art of choosing who we do, or do not, commemorate.
Natasha Frost August 25, 2017
subways

Two Guys Rode the Entire Boston Subway System in Record Time

They're the men who returned.
Cara Giaimo August 25, 2017
One of the burials found at the pyramid.
pyramids

Found: The Remains of Chinese Laborers Interred on a Peruvian Pyramid

In the 19th century, 100,000 indentured laborers came to Peru from China.
Sarah Laskow August 25, 2017
Valley of the Gods.
news

The Wonders at Risk in Bears Ears National Monument

Treasures of geology, paleontology, and archaeology may be affected by changes to the monument's boundaries.
Kelsey Kennedy August 24, 2017
Hello again, you cutie.
rats

The Black-Footed Tree Rat Has Been Rediscovered in Western Australia

And it's pretty cute.
Eric Grundhauser August 24, 2017
The wreck oof <em>H.L. Hunley</em>, suspended from a crane during its recovery from Charleston Harbor, August 8, 2000.
military history

Scientists Decode the Wreck of H.L. Hunley

Solving the century-old mystery of what killed the Confederate submarine's crew.
Natasha Frost August 24, 2017
Mont Blanc.
glaciers

The Remains of 3 More Long-Missing Hikers Have Been Found in the Alps

For the third time this summer, melting Alpine glaciers have revealed the fate of missing hikers.
Sarah Laskow August 24, 2017
deserts

A Surprise 'Desierto Florido' Is Growing in the Atacama Desert

The colorful phenomenon came ahead of schedule.
Cara Giaimo August 24, 2017
Fresh crabs in spiced soy sauce.
mummies

Found: A Perfectly Preserved Sac of Fluke Eggs on a 400-Year-Old Mummy’s Liver

In the 17th century, delicious fresh crab dishes had certain dangers.
Sarah Laskow August 24, 2017