Packaging for Munsell Crayons from the early 1900s

Color Us Munsell-Nickerson

The history of the Munsell-Nickerson color system.
Side-by-side comparison of Kennewick Man's skull and a reconstructed head.

A New Chapter to the Controversial Case of Kennewick Man

Kennewick Man is indeed most closely related to modern Native Americans. New results bolster the argument for repatriation and reburial.
Satellite orbiting Pluto

Pluto Gets a Close-Up

What the New Horizon voyage tells us about Pluto.
A crowd of blurry figures in cool blue light

What Would Alien Life on Other Planets Look Like?

Predictions on alien life on other planets.
Tornado moving through a small town

Protecting People from Tornadoes in the 1880s

Two articles from 1883 and 1884 offer insight into tornadoes from another time.
Cover of Oikos: Synthesizing Ecology

Oikos

The peer-reviewed ecological journal Oikos has nothing to do with the popular brand of Greek yogurt that shares its name.
The Blood Falls seeps from the end of the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney.

The Creepy “Blood Falls” of Antarctica

How Antarctica's "Blood Falls" were discovered.
Twin stars in space

Watching the Twin Suns Rise on a Real-Life Tatooine

Twin suns, like the ones seen in Star Wars, may be more common than originally thought.
"Darwinius masillae PMO 214.214" by Jens L. Franzen, Philip D. Gingerich, Jörg Habersetzer1, Jørn H. Hurum, Wighart von Koenigswald, B. Holly Smith - http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0005723;jsessionid=E8154D7406947B36A39470C790A4F08C. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darwinius_masillae_PMO_214.214.jpg#/media/File:Darwinius_masillae_PMO_214.214.jpg

Is Darwinius really “The Missing Link” to Humans?

Darwinius is an exceptionally well preserved, 47-million-year-old primate from the ancient Messel Pit in Germany. Its position in evolution is contested.
Large hadron collider

Welcome Back to the Large Hadron Collider

After a two-year hiatus, the Large Hadron Collider is starting up again.