Newly discovered “nano-chameleon” is world’s smallest known reptile

Two Sisters Who Changed the Medical Profession

One man, hundreds of children and a burning question: Why?

Gold mined in the jungles of Peru brought riches to three friends in Miami—but it also carried ruin

Bog beetles finally reveal their remarkable age

A Vast Web of Vengeance

Seeking the Truth Behind Books Bound in Human Skin

Napoleon’s Brother Lived in N.J. Here’s What Happened to the Estate.

Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes control

Professor Avi Loeb: ‘It would be arrogant to think we’re alone in the universe’

Octopuses sometimes punch fish out of spite

Why is there something instead of nothing?

New curio by James Holloway: A Grubby Niche

Apollo 14: The mission that saved the US Moon program

The Ocean’s Mysterious Vitamin Deficiency

Satellites orbiting Earth are increasing like crazy

This Ammonite Was Fossilized Outside Its Shell

Here’s How a 635 Million-Year-Old Microfossil May Have Helped Thaw ‘Snowball Earth’

Is it possible to change a chicken’s sex before it hatches?

How did a lovestruck English heiress become a notorious American criminal?

Naked mole-rats ‘speak’ in different ‘languages’ just like humans, study shows

Some Plants Use Stickiness to Fend off Hungry Insects

On this day in 1953 a storm of extreme severity struck the North Sea coasts of Britain and the Netherlands

Quad Gods: The world-class gamers who play with their mouths

A Quarter of Known Bee Species Haven’t Been Seen Since 1990

How NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover will make the most difficult landing ever attempted on the red planet

Regular afternoon naps linked to improved cognitive function

On this day in 1962 a ‘laughter epidemic’ broke out in the Republic of Tanganyika

Diamond stays strong under highest pressure ever achieved in the lab

How Africa’s largest city is staying afloat

Researchers Turned a Venus Flytrap Into a Robotic Gripper

Are Children “Persons”?

Experimental planetary radar captures incredible high-res Moon images

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‘Charming’ D.B. Cooper suspect Sheridan Peterson dies at 94, spent years dedicated to political causes

Cool: Six-star system found. Cooler: Made of three binaries. Coolest: *Eclipsing* binaries.

‘Find of the century’: medieval hoard of treasures unearthed in Cambridge

Lunik: Inside the CIA’s audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite

Royal Family Documentary Banned by the Queen Resurfaces on YouTube

The country rejecting throwaway culture

This week: Silent velcro, Mona Lisa on the run, butterfly applause, and more

Say goodbye to Earth’s mini-moon on February 1 and 2

1st Private Crew Will Visit Space Station. The Price Tag: $55 Million Each

Box seat: scientists solve the mystery of why wombats have cube-shaped poo

The Uncensored Guide To ‘Oumuamua, Aliens, And That Harvard Astronomer

What can we learn from the secret habits of genius?

How Useful Is Recycling, Really?

The roller-skating revolution swept the world in the 1800s

Lunar cycle has distinct effect on sleep, study suggests

The Incredible Story Of The Africar

The True Story of Jess Krug, the White Professor Who Posed as Black for Years

The Hard-Partying, Rock-Obsessed Nurse at the Center of a Massive Opioid Bust

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150 Years Ago Brooklyn Renumbered All Its Streets. It Was a Disaster.

Has science solved the Dyatlov Pass incident, one of history’s greatest adventure mysteries?

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Cops Disrupt Emotet, the Internet’s ‘Most Dangerous Malware’

Soap bubble freezes into an iridescent snow globe in cool new video

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‘Unicorn’ Discovery Points to a New Population of Black Holes