Congress Has a Lo-Fi Plan to Fix the Classified Documents Mess
The fear and trepidation over accidentally letting a secret slip is also hammered into lawmakers’ intelligence staffers, who handle the classified material as further protection…
Quoting Taylor Swift Lyrics Is an Actual Linguistic Thing
“Blank Space, baby,” “red lip classic,” “look what you made me do,” a million allusions to lost scarves—across subreddits and Twitter, Taylor Swift fans communicate…
The Secret to Making Concrete That Lasts 1,000 Years
Masic’s paper is the latest in a string of investigations into Roman concrete. Last year, he published research with Marie Jackson, a researcher at the…
Boeing’s 747 Should Have Been Retired Years Ago
The 1,574th and final 747, which rolled off Boeing’s production line in Everett, Washington, on January 31, is destined for a life shipping goods around…
Astronomers Find What May Be a Habitable World 31 Light-Years Away
We have a new exoplanet to one day scour for potential signs of life. Just 31 light-years away, astronomers have identified an incredibly rare Earth-sized…
Bar Graphs Induce a Hidden Bias in Interpretation, Experiment Shows
Bar charts and line graphs are both designed to help us visualize data. They are tools to convert numerical information into pictorial narratives that can…
This Small Australian Marsupial Is Quite Literally Dying For Sex
The adorable, white-spotted pink-nosed marsupial that lives in the top half of Australia would rather die than miss out on sex. During its brief mating…
Māori Voyaged to Antarctica at Least 1,000 Years Before Europeans, Study Finds
When we think of Antarctic exploration, the narrative is overwhelmingly white. The first confirmed sighting of mainland Antarctica was attributed to a Russian expedition in…
‘Polluted Realism’: How Monet’s Art Mirrors The Evolution of Smog
Oscar-Claude Monet was a vital founder of the impressionist art movement in the 19th century, and some scientists now think the French painter’s revolutionary style…
Eagles vs. Chiefs: The sky is the limit!
On Sunday, February 12, the Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII in Phoenix, AZ! Below, find ways to learn…