On this day in 1945 humans detonated the first atomic bomb. This is the camera invented to capture it.

Alzheimer’s risk 10 times lower with herpes medication

The [US] military is building a space plane. Now it looks to have an engine up to the task

Archaeologists and astronomers solve the mystery of Chile’s Stonehenge

Dying Organs Restored to Life in Novel Experiments

Odd jobs: Trauma scene cleaner

On this day in 1942 a P-38 Lightning crash landed on the Greenland ice sheet, where it would remain for 50 years

The Floor Is (Usually) Not Lava

Open offices are as bad as they seem—they reduce face-to-face time by 70%

The “Big Bang” of Alzheimer’s: Breakthrough study uncovers genesis of the disease

Is It Possible to Smell Weakness? Lemurs Can.

South Africa Celebrates Completion of Gigantic, Super-sensitive Telescope

Cuba will recognize private property in its new constitution

Can We Measure Our Own Galaxy Speeding Through Space?

‘A goldmine’: mummies’ secrets uncovered in Egypt

The full story of Thailand’s extraordinary cave rescue

Mice Don’t Know When to Let It Go, Either

Photos: The practitioners reviving Russia’s once secret martial art

Huge iceberg threatens Greenland village

Pluto Aligns with the Rest of the Solar System for the First Time in Nearly a Century

Nevis: how the world’s most secretive offshore haven refuses to clean up

An ingenious way to hide a map

Is There Such a Thing as ‘Traveler’s Constipation’?

Tiny Cosmic Particle Delivers Major Breakthrough in Astronomy

What it takes to stand up to authority

First-ever colour X-ray on a human

The Strange and Curious Case of the Deadly Superbug Yeast

An “Asteroid” Discovered Last Year Just Turned Out to Be Something Way Cooler

Overlooked No More: Bette Nesmith Graham, Who Invented Liquid Paper

Ötzi’s last supper: mummified hunter’s final meal revealed

‘Ghost particle’ reveals source of mysterious cosmic rays

How a Sneaky Furniture Expert Ripped Off the Rich and Tricked Versailles

The real reason the sound of your own voice makes you cringe

This Snail Goes Through Metamorphosis. Then It Never Has to Eat Again.

Could Ancient Humans Have Lived as Long as We Do?

Archaeologists prepare to open huge granite sarcophagus in Egypt

Don’t Be Afraid of Pain

‘Find Your Passion’ Is Awful Advice

The forgotten British-Asian physician who changed modern medicine

Mexico earthquake leads to discovery of ancient temple

Have we heard the whisper of reality making itself?

NASA May Have Discovered and Then Destroyed Organics on Mars in 1976

Using artificial photosynthesis to make spaceship fuel and breathable air

Is Lab-Grown Meat Really Meat?

Video: Cutting the longest fingernails ever – Guinness World Records

The Hunt for Earth’s Deep Hidden Oceans

On this day in 1897 a trio of aeronaut adventurers set off for the North Pole

The world’s most mysterious silver cups

The Extinction of the Middle Child

Drugs that kill off old cells may limit a body’s aging

Employers will do almost anything to find workers to fill jobs — except pay them more

How Postcards Solved The Problem Of Disappearing Rice

Romans had whaling industry, archaeological excavation suggests

The dangerous diseases lurking underground

An Arctic heatwave pushed temperatures in Siberia anomalously high

There Are Tantalising Hints of Life-Supporting Features on This Nearby Exoplanet

Her Husband Was a Princeton Graduate Student. Then He Was Taken Prisoner in Iran.

Nearly 1,000 Paintings & Drawings by Vincent van Gogh Now Digitized and Put Online

Genetic study suggests there are variants that can increase chances of success in life

Listen to the Sound of Saturn’s Electromagnetic Energy