The Real American Tragedy

from The Guardian Half of all US food produce is thrown away, new research suggests The demand for ‘perfect’ fruit and veg means much is discarded, damaging the climate and leaving people hungry By Suzanne Goldenberg US environment correspondent Discarded food is the...

Yes, there were.

from NPR Were There Aliens Before Us? By ADAM FRANK University of Rochester/Courtesy of Adam Frank Are we the only civilization-building intelligent species that has ever occurred in the universe? It’s one of science’s oldest questions. Earlier this year,...

Selfie Suicide

from Rolling Stone Death by Selfie: 11 Disturbing Stories of Social Media Pics Gone Wrong Fatal poses with walruses, bulls and even a live grenade By Bryn Lovitt The never-ending pursuit of the ultimate shot for social media sharing has reached a startling new height:...

NASA Lies

from The Mirror NASA shuts down live International Space Station feed as ‘mysterious UFO enters Earth’s atmosphere’ The incident caused speculation online – and is not the first time NASA have been accused of tampering with the feed BY ELLE...

Humpback On The Beach

from grindtv Jogger stopped in tracks as humpback whale nearly storms beach By Pete Thomas A woman jogging on the beach in Pacifica, Calif., was astonished to see a humpback whale swimming straight toward her through the surf, seemingly intent on beaching itself....

Dino-myths

from RealClear Science The Top Six Dinosaur Myths By Nick Longrich We can go to the gift shop after you’ve eaten Dave Catchpole/Flickr, CC BY When the first dinosaur bone was described in 1676, it was thought to come from an elephant or perhaps a giant. Over a century...