Space whisky returns from International Space Station with new flavors
September 9, 2015, 11:58 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
Nearly 4 years ago, Ardbeg Distillery sent vials of whisky to be aged in space. Now they're back, and they taste out-of-this-world.
Dying Silicon Valley mall to be reborn with world's largest green roof
September 9, 2015, 7:30 p.m. by Matt Hickman
The manmade foothills are most definitely alive in Cupertino.
Student 'rescues' pencils for schools in need
September 9, 2015, 4:57 p.m. by Laura Moss
An Atlanta fifth-grader founded Pencil Orphanage to find homes for discarded pencils, and now those pencils are being used by students in developing countries.
Scientists to reanimate 30,000-year-old giant virus found frozen in ancient permafrost
September 9, 2015, 4:30 p.m. by Bryan Nelson
What could possibly go wrong? Scientists promise to determine if the virus is harmful before reviving it.
Elephant seals are raising the mercury levels at this California beach
September 9, 2015, 4:24 p.m. by Jaymi Heimbuch
The sea water at Año Nuevo State Reserve has elevated mercury levels, and the hair of visiting pinnipeds is to blame.
She lives on a train because it's cheaper than rent
September 9, 2015, 4:23 p.m. by Starre Vartan
You know housing costs have gotten crazy when someone makes train-living a thing.
Prophetic horsemen sculptures emerge from the River Thames
September 9, 2015, 3:20 p.m. by Matt Hickman
Jason deCaires Taylor's sculptural commentary on fossil fuels comes and goes with the tides.
American Egg Board, Unilever don't want Just Mayo in their henhouse, documents show
September 9, 2015, 2:31 p.m. by Robin Shreeves
Is there enough intrigue here to make 'Mayo: The Movie'? You be the judge.
What is your real age?
September 9, 2015, 1:42 p.m. by Mary Jo DiLonardo
Your gene signature knows, and this handy discovery could be used to predict disease.
Should laptops and phones be banned in lecture halls?
September 9, 2015, 12:52 p.m. by Lloyd Alter
Some professors are doing it, but perhaps they should look in the mirror.
Wild gray fox freed from plastic cup cone of shame
September 9, 2015, 12:07 p.m. by Jaymi Heimbuch
A gray fox was found with her head stuck in a plastic cup, and rescuers went to work saving her.
10 back-to-school slow cooker recipes
September 9, 2015, 11:59 a.m. by Robin Shreeves
Just because the kids are gone doesn't mean you have time to spend all day in the kitchen.
She lives on a train because it's cheaper than rent
11 things humans do that dogs hate
10 back-to-school slow cooker recipes
This dog can balance anything edible on his head
Scientists to reanimate 30,000-year-old giant virus found frozen in ancient permafrost
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