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Tiny Twisters Whirl Around Inside Drops of HeliumPhysicists have discovered tiny quantum tornadoes spinning inside droplets of superfluid liquid helium.
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Visit Any National Park for Free on MondayThe National Park Service is celebrating its 98th anniversary on Monday (Aug.25) by waiving all national park entrance fees.
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Tiny Jurassic Mammals Were Picky EatersA new fossil-analysis technique revealed that early mammals from the Jurassic period were probably more picky insectivores than scientists previously thought.
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Dirt and Corn? Test Reveals Hidden Coffee IngredientsChemists can now use a test to identify counterfeit coffee made with filler ingredients like soybean, corn and twigs.
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Ancient Toothless Pterosaurs Once Dominated the World's SkiesGiant 'dragon' pterosaurs from the group Azhdarchidae had a large distribution and likely played a key role in the Cretaceous period ecosystem.
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Ferguson Protests: How Crowd Control Technology WorksHow the crowd control technology — like tear gas, rubber bullets and sound cannons — being used in Ferguson, Missouri, works.
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You HAVE to Hear This! Why Gossip Compels You to ShareWhat makes for an ideal piece of gossip? People are mostly likely to spread a story if it contains a 'juicy' bit of information and involves someone they know well.
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Alaska's Shrinking Glaciers Seen from Space (Photo)NASA’s Earth Observatory released images showing how the Novatak and East Novatak glaciers have retreated over the past 26 years.
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Thinning Arctic Snow Could Alter North Pole EcosystemDecades of research has revealed that snow ice in the Arctic in thinning, especially over the Beaufort and Chukchi seas.
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Geckos' Sticky Secret? They Hang by Toe HairsGeckos can quickly turn the stickiness of their feet on and off, a new study finds.
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Religion Unimportant to Most LGBT AmericansLGBT Americans are significantly less likely to identify themselves as religious, according to a new Gallup Poll.
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Supermoon Sunday: Largest Full Moon of the Year RisesThe biggest and brightest full moon of the year — a dazzling "supermoon" — will rise tomorrow (Aug. 10).
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Swirling Storm & Underwater Forest Wow Travel Photo JudgesThe National Geographic Traveler magazine announced the winning photos for its 2014 photography contest.
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Photos That Wow: Winners of National Geographic Traveler Contest
National Geographic Traveler magazine announced the winners of this year's photography contest.
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Fighter Jet Captures Towering 'Fire Clouds' Over California (Photos)Wildfires raging over northern California have created huge pyrocumulus clouds.
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Quantum Particles Take the Road Most TraveledFor the first time, physicists have used an equation to map the path quantum particles are most likely to take when changing from one quantum state to another.
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'Gluten-Free' Food Labels Now Mean What They SayGluten-free foods can contain no more than 20 parts per million of gluten, according to a new rule from the FDA that goes into affect today (Aug.5).
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Amoeba Causes Disease That Spreads in Unconventional WayAfter an amoeba killed a 9-year-old girl, researchers explore how some infectious diseases spread differently than others.
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Brilliant Blue Arctic 'Melt Ponds' Captured in PhotosNew images from NASA's Earth Observatory reveal the turquoise melt ponds in the Arctic that form every summer.
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Seafloor-Mapping Airguns May Harm Ocean AnimalsThe U.S. Geological Survey plans to map the continental shelf off the East Coast using acoustics, but some environmentalists say marine mammals might be at risk.
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Like Facebook, OKCupid Experimented with UsersThe popular dating site OKCupid detailed the results of three experiments in which it meddled with its users' online matches.
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Fab 4 Math: Computer Maps Beatles' Musical EvolutionResearchers developed an algorithm that can map the musical progression of bands like the Beatles.
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Alaska's 'Hidden' Forests Captured in Unprecedented Detail (Photo)A NASA imaging system has captured the first high-resolution images of Alaska's remote and poorly studied forests.
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Mmm … Chocolate Cake! Why Some People Struggle to Resist CravingsBrain activity can predict the likelihood that people will give in to their food cravings, new research shows.
