Frozen mosses that were buried under glaciers 400 years ago have now been regrown. Surprisingly, the hardy “bryophytes” required no special techniques to regenerate. That means they might be candidates for colonizing extreme environments — even in space. Read more…
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Scientists Revive 400 Year-Old Frozen Plants
This is the culmination of Rick Aschmann’s years-long “hobby” of collecting dialects. It’s a comprehensive and detailed map of the dialects (and sub-dialects!) of English-speakers in Canada and the United States. Read more…
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An Interactive Map of Regional American Accents, With Audio
In a major milestone, a powerful organization of mental health researchers has said it will not be using the new, fifth edition of the Diagnostical and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) , a handbook that has virtually defined the field of psychiatry in the United States for decades. Here’s what this means. Read more…
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Traditional psychological diagnoses are going out of style
A bell has been ringing at Oxford for nearly two hundred years. Because no one is willing to stop the bell, and the demonstration that it represents, no one knows the exact mechanism that’s making it ring. Learn of the mysteries of the Oxford Electric Bell. Read more…
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Oxford has a bell that’s been ringing for 173 years
Which drugs are actually killing Americans? Popular Science combed through overdose statistics from the CDC and turned the numbers into an infographic. Read more…
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What are the deadliest drugs in the United States?
A 12th-century manuscript contains the oldest known European Medieval food recipes, according to new research. Read more…
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Oldest European Medieval Cookbook Found
As they sing in the Rocky Horror Picture Show , “Don’t dream it — be it.” That’s what these fans have done, by turing rooms and even whole apartments into the sets from their favorite science fiction shows and movies. Read more…
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Scifi Remodel: People Who Have Converted Their Homes into Imaginary Worlds
Have you ever been clicking along a particularly stunning stretch of road in Google Street View and thought: damn, how awesome it would be if you could stitch all these individual images together and turn them into a video? Well… sit down. Clear your schedule. There’s something you need to see. Read more…
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Teehan+Lax releases easy-to-use hyperlapse tool, blows everyone’s goddamn mind
Although NASA hasn’t made any official announcements, Senator Bill Nelson and an anonymous White House official have both made public America’s plans for its next phase of human space exploration. The ambitious proposal calls for a probe to capture a small asteroid in 2019 and bring it near the Moon. Astronauts would then explore the asteroid in 2021. This would be the first time humanity has left low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972, and it could set the stage for a NASA mission to Mars. Read more…
Dubstep doesn’t get much love these days, but that hasn’t stopped it from dominating the top 40 charts. Here’s the story of where dubstep came from and why there’s more to it than meets the ear. Read more…
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Why Dubstep Comes From the Future