Smithsonian Just Announced Its 2016 Ingenuity Award Winners
Smithsonian Magazine named the recipients of its 2016 American Ingenuity Awards on Thursday, honoring a wide range of innovators including Jeff Bezos and Aziz Ansari. …
How Climate Change Could Make Extreme Rain Even Worse
Climate change could drive a 400% increase in the number of extreme summer downpours in some parts of the United States by 2100, exacerbating flash …
Florida Faces Its First Hurricane in More Than a Decade
A hurricane warning for a part of Northern Florida remained in effect Thursday as federal officials warned that a tropical storm in the Gulf of …
Spend 24 Hours on Mars—Live
Greetings from Mars! Really! (Sort of.) More than 8,200 feet (2,500 m) up on the Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii is the HI-SEAS simulated Mars …
Apparently New Zealand Might Be Part of a Lost Underwater Continent
A group of geologists believes New Zealand and several surrounding islands, including New Caledonia, should be reclassified as part of an eighth continent called Zealandia, …
Self-Driving Cars Could Help Save the Environment—Or Ruin It. It Depends on Us
Self-driving vehicles promised to revolutionize the transportation industry. Automated cars could reshape every industry that relies on the automobile, from car manufacturing, to taxis, limousines …
How the Month You Were Born Affects Your Personality, According to Science
Let’s agree on one thing first: Astrology is gibberish — gibberish with a nice line of charm bracelets, maybe, but gibberish all the same. Its …
What Time Is the Solar Eclipse Today?
On Monday, Aug. 21, the contiguous U.S. will experience a total solar eclipse for the first time since 1979. The eclipse, which occurs when the …
Hundreds of Dog Breeds Compete at Westminster. Many of Them Share a History
On Monday and Tuesday, at the 141st Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, more than 200 breeds of man’s best friend will compete for the title …
The Oldest Fossils Ever Found Were Discovered in Greenland
Scientists have found the oldest physical evidence for life on earth in the fossils of Greenland rocks that are 3.7 billion years old. The newly …