Tehran says it’s gleaned enough information from a downed U.S. aircraft to build a copy. Experts are skeptical.
Science
Discovery of World’s Largest ‘Dinosaur Eggs’ Hatches Doubt
Russia has laid claim to 40 fossilized dinosaur eggs, but paleontologists say the facts are scrambled
Which Cities Are Setting Music Trends? Not the Ones You’d Think
A pair of researchers crunch the numbers on where people are listening to new music first, with surprising results
Ice Age Baby: Lyuba the Woolly Mammoth Tours Asia
Nearly five years after being discovered on a riverbank in snowy Siberia, the adorable 42,000-year-old baby debuts in Hong Kong
America Had the Warmest March on Record
Is it hot in the world, or is it just us?
An Elephant on Mars? At Least According to This NASA Photo
NASA managed to snag this unique picture of an elephant-shaped lava flow on Mars in the Elysium Planitia sector of the planet. Located on a Martian plain known for displaying some of the planet’s youngest lava flows, this flow …
Herpes May Be Killing Off Coral Reefs
It appears that coral may have skipped a few high-school health classes. Scientists have recently discovered coral seems to have contracted one of those diseases that your gym teacher and sex ed instructor warned you about.
Can Watching Sad Movies Make You Happier?
Next time you’re down in the dumps, perhaps Steel Magnolias or Terms of Endearment are better mood lighteners than comedy flicks. At least that’s what a team of researchers thinks at Ohio State University, where a new study …
‘This Big Vast Black Unknown’: James Cameron Describes His Historic Deep-Sea Journey
At the ocean’s deepest point, he found “complete isolation from all of humanity.”
James Cameron Reaches Ocean’s Deepest Point, 7 Miles Below
(UPDATED: Monday 3/26, 11 a.m.) The very barren bottom of the Mariana Trench had a visitor Sunday night: filmmaker James Cameron. After years of preparation, Cameron descended 35,756 ft. (10,898 m) beneath the ocean’s surface …
Spring Is Officially Off to an Early Start This Year
The vernal equinox, which happened early Tuesday, is the earliest since 1896.
Meet Noori, the World’s First Cloned Pashmina Goat
Apparently, twinning is trending. Scientists have cloned a rare goat in hopes of bolstering the Himalayan cashmere industry.