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Polotsk, Belarus

Geographic Center of Europe

A monument in the Belarusian city of Polotsk claims to mark the exact midpoint of the European continent.
Silver Spring, Maryland

'Coastline' Wave Pool

Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.
The WindSled underway.
science

A Team of Explorers and Scientists Traveled Through Antarctica—By Kite

Eco-friendly polar exploration on a WindSled.
Evan Nicole Brown February 5, 2019
The statue and solar system.
Warsaw, Poland

Nicolaus Copernicus Monument

The giant statue and its model solar system honor the native Pole who declared that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Nottingham, England

Green's Mill

A curious urban windmill once owned by a renowned British mathematical physicist.
<em>Thermus scotoductus</em> hangs in hot springs, such as Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring. And in your house.
science

Your Water Heater Is an Extreme Environment

Microbes that thrive under the harshest conditions are making themselves right at home—in our homes.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 25, 2019
Old and new signatures.
Leiden, Netherlands

Ehrenfest's Signature Wall

For over 100 years the most important physicists in the world have autographed this university wall.
The chart looks pretty good, all things considered.
science

Found: A Very Old Periodic Table, Rolled Up in Storage

The science-y magic of tidying up.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 17, 2019
An iceberg floating off the Rydberg Peninsula, observed during Operation IceBridge's 2017 Antarctic campaign.
science

Antarctica Is Losing 250 Billion Tons of Ice Per Year

For nearly 40 years, this loss has accelerated at a devastating clip.
Matthew Taub January 14, 2019
The plaque, hidden behind chairs.
Leiden, Netherlands

Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory Plaque

A plaque hidden in the law faculty at Leiden University honors the first scientist to make liquid helium.
Does this Christmas tree in the Blue Room of the White House look good enough to eat?
science

Your Christmas Tree Could Be Recycled Into Sugar

Researchers hope for a zero-waste alternative to landfills.
Rohini Chaki January 11, 2019
Two budgies sharing a moment.
science

Female Parakeets Flock to Birds With Brains

Problem-solving skills appeal to budgies.
Jonathan Carey January 11, 2019
Is it a tomato or is it a chili?
science

Scientists Are Using CRISPR to Make Spicy Tomatoes

The fruit could soon look and taste more like chili peppers.
Rohini Chaki January 10, 2019
The Smoking Hills, as seen from the sea.
Inuvik, Unorganized, Northwest Territories

The Smoking Hills

These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.
You looking' at me?
science

The Mona Lisa's Eyes Are Not Following You Around the Room

Maybe the “Mona Lisa effect” needs a new name.
Evan Nicole Brown January 8, 2019
The last remaining in situ Huddesteen in the Eenhoorn lock.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Huddesteen

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.
Chicago, Illinois

Cosmic Ray Detectors

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.
We'll get to this party one day. Maybe.
science

Why We Will Not Have Been Able to Attend Stephen Hawking's Time Traveler Party

At least, not in this universe.
Samir S. Patel December 24, 2018