Metals in Smartphones Have No Substitutes - Akshat Rathi, Conversation

A few centuries ago, there were just a few widely used materials: wood, brick, iron, copper, gold and silver. Today’s material diversity is astounding. A chip in your smartphon...

Cats Are Just as Loving as Dogs. Maybe More So - Ross Pomeroy, RCSci.

ON THE MORNING of May 21, 2010, Cherry Woods was taking a walk around her suburban Houston neighborhood, when she witnessed an ominous sight. Two, large dogs were barreling towar...

What Happened to Lost Colony of Roanoke Island? - Tanya Basu, NatGeo

It's a mystery that has intrigued Americans for centuries: What happened to the lost colonists of North Carolina's Roanoke Island?...

Why Universe Will End in a Big Freeze - Ethan Siegel, Starts with a Bang!

Depending on where you are in the world right now, you might really be feeling the effects of the emerging winter, as cold snaps, freezes and snowstorms take hold across the northe...

Feeling Forgiven Helps Us Forgive Others, Study Says - David Briggs, CC

Bringing Thrifty Back: A Forgotten Concept - William Mattox, Tallahassee

Don't Leave a Legacy; Live One - Marc Freedman, Harvard Business Review

Franklin Fifth-Graders Help Revive Ben's Ideas - William Mattox, Times Online