Shred the Mountain to Pieces With This Backcountry Ski Gear
When it’s steep and deep on the back side, strap on this mountain-crushing outfit. The post Shred the Mountain to…
A Fleet of M&M-Shooting Drones Is the Black-Footed Ferret’s Last Hope
Only 300 of the endangered ferret are left in the wild, and their survival depends on keeping the plague from…
A Cash-Strapped Forest Service Faces Its Most Epic Fire Season Ever
The Forest Service has to fork over most of its budget to battle increasingly intense blazes, leaving little left for…
Watch Liquid Nitrogen White Walkerize a Watermelon
You’ve seen it on fancy cooking shows and in night clubs, but here’s how household objects behave after taking a…
Even Indoor Kids Should Worry About California’s 30 Million Dead Trees
Drought, sudden oak death, and bark beetle are turning the Golden State’s forests into kindling. The post Even Indoor Kids…
Watch SpaceX Try to Land Another Rocket On An Ocean Barge
The latest launch in Elon Musk’s quest for a reusable rocket will thrust towards a supersynchronous transfer orbit after attempting…
Space Photos of the Week: Greenland and the Amazing Technicolor Coastline
Space photos of the week, May 1–7, 2016. The post Space Photos of the Week: Greenland and the Amazing Technicolor…
Oh, Good Morning, Sleep Science. Welcome to the 21st Century
A new study uses a jet lag-hacking smartphone app to collect data from thousands of people around the world. The…
Don’t Text and Drive, or the Feds Will Slide Into Your DMs
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been reprimanding the distracted drivers of Twitter all month–and people are actually listening.…
New Maps Make Aftershocks Look Scarier Than the Main Quake
USGS releases maps that show the seismic parades happening in Ecuador and Japan. Here’s how they’re wreaking havoc. The post…