The History of April Fools An ancient Roman festival and a fish? The theories behind April Fools’ Day are no joke. April first is pranksters’ paradise: tape over a computer mouse sensor, put food coloring in milk, freeze cereal in the bowl—the ideas for practical...
Building New Coral Reefs As coral reefs around the world face the threats of pollution and warming waters, restoration projects have become a beacon of hope for the essential ecosystems. And new research found that such projects are even more effective than previously...
Titanic replica plans resurrected Fresh plans have emerged for the Titanic II cruise liner, first announced a decade ago. What could possibly go wrong? It was an ambitious scheme that seemed to have sunk without a trace. But in a presentation this week, Australian...
Practicing and Listening to Music Listening to music or playing an instrument can delay cognitive decline as we age—by producing gray matter in the brain—a new study shows. The researchers followed over 100 retired people who had never practiced music before. They...
Admission Fairness Girls constitute two-thirds of the top 10 percent of their school classes and apply to college at a higher rate than boys. A college that receives more (and more qualified) female applicants than male but desires a “balanced” student body has to...
