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Gravity Hill in Shullsburg
Shullsburg, Wisconsin

Gravity Hill in Wisconsin

A remote hill on a stretch of country road where the laws of physics are defied... or so it seems.
A 1961 "Atomic Garden" showing tomatoes that have been atomically energized.
science

Growing Mutant Peanuts With the Radioactive Gardening Society

In the 1960s, some experimental horticulturalists went nuclear.
Natalie Zarrelli June 8, 2017
Juvenile spiny chromis in Indonesia.
science

Motorboat Noise Turns Fish Into Deadbeat Dads

Shhhhhhh!
Kelsey Kennedy June 7, 2017
A coprolite, probably from a lungfish, with crushed bivalve shells, fish scales and fins.
science

Scientists Are Using X-Rays to Look Inside Fossilized Feces

The findings can help unravel prehistoric food webs.
Kelsey Kennedy June 6, 2017
A biofilm with bacteria and amoeba found in untreated stream water.
science

Low Gravity Can Create Mutant Bacterial Slime

Attention, space travelers.
Kelsey Kennedy June 5, 2017
Model of a partial dinosaur skeleton.
Laurel, Maryland

Laurel Dinosaur Park

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.
Vendetta/Mousa and Attack/Summer swimming off the coast of West Iceland, with baby Tide between them.
science

Paging Through the World's Handy, Adorable Orca Catalogs

A who's who for the orca set.
Cara Giaimo June 2, 2017
Wiggle, wiggle!
science

Scientists Can Wiggle a Mouse's Whiskers With Electrical Fields

The work could lead to treatments for depression and epilepsy.
Kelsey Kennedy June 2, 2017
The remains of a 19th-century lead smelter in Grinton, England.
science

Europe's Lead Pollution Dropped to Zero Only Once in 2,000 Years

And it took nothing less than the Black Death.
Kelsey Kennedy June 1, 2017
Lightning strikes two buildings in São Paulo City, Brazil.
science

Watch Lightning Strike in Slow Motion

It not only looks cool, but also helps scientists better understand lightning rods.
Kelsey Kennedy June 1, 2017
Florence, Italy

La Specola Zoological Museum

An incredible menagerie of more than 3 million taxidermied animals at the oldest science museum in Europe.
science

Toxic Foam Is Fouling the Streets of Bangalore

Blown off a local lake, it's disrupting traffic and making people sick.
Kelsey Kennedy May 31, 2017
A sounding rocket launches from the Wallops Flight Facility on May 16.
science

NASA Is Creating Glowing Clouds for Science

Rest assured, they will come (and go) in peace.
Kelsey Kennedy May 31, 2017
Noble rot causes grapes to lose water and shrivel up, but it's not all bad news.
science

How Noble Rot Makes for a Better, Peachier White Wine

Scientists compared how different fungi affect a wine's bouquet.
Kelsey Kennedy May 30, 2017
The new sponge is about 6.5 feet long and looks nothing like a typical sponge.
science

Meet the Ocean's Newest Carnivorous Sponge

In the deep sea, sometimes its takes rows of tiny glass spikes to survive.
Kelsey Kennedy May 30, 2017
Jupiter's southern pole, complete with giant cyclones.
science

Jupiter Is Even Weirder Than We Thought

Thanks to Juno, textbooks are going to need an overhaul.
Kelsey Kennedy May 26, 2017
The newest innovation in burn treatment?
science

Brazilian Doctors Are Using Fish Skin to Treat Burn Victims

It might not be pretty, but it is effective.
Eric Grundhauser May 26, 2017
Stones like this one make up miles-long pumice rafts.
volcanoes

Scientists Have Figured Out How Floating Islands Work

Spongy rocks don't exactly act like sponges.
Kelsey Kennedy May 26, 2017