Scientists Reveal a Reason That Could Explain Mount Everest's Growth

MOUNT EVEREST, STANDING AT 29,032 FEET (8,849 METERS) ABOVE SEA LEVEL, IS THE TALLEST PEAK IN THE WORLD.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Shapeshifting, Astronomers Find

YOU THINK HURRICANES FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO CAN BE BIG?

Lost Cat Treks More Than 800 Miles to Get Home

Rayne Beau (pronounced RANE-BO, as in \"rainbow\") is a two-year-old Siamese cat.

IS YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA FEED TOO PERFECT?

EVERYONE'S LIFE CAN APPEAR PERFECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. On YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, and similar apps, people tend to share their happiest, most picturesque moments. They carefully compose any text to get the message just right. They use filters and enhancements to glam up images and videos. The app sorts the posts with the most likes and comments to the top. The end result? All you see of others' lives is the best of the best.

EASY AS ABC

But in number theory, well, it's complicated.

MARYAM ZARINGHALAM

SCIENCE POLICY FELLOW AND WRITER

When Good SCIENCE Goes BAD

Shrinking classes seemed like a good idea. But in one place, it turned out to have its limits.

Can You Repeat That?

It's a big deal that scientists check one another's work.

Art ALERT!

THE CASE OF THE MASTERPIECE THAT WASN'T

Sojourner Truth Speaker

There was a time when slavery wastes abolished the institution over a number of decades. New York abolished slavery in 1827. Isabella Baumfree (c. 1797-1883) was born enslaved in Hurley, New York. When she was nine, she was taken from her parents and sold. She then was sold several more times. Some of her owners were cruel and abused her. During that time, she had several children.

Sarah Josepha Hale Editor

Long before Vogue or Glamour caught women's attention, Godey's Lady's Book introduced the latest fashions.

Elizabeth Blackwell- Doctor

Born in England, Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) came with her family to settle in Ohio when she was 11 years old.

Maria Mitchell - Astronomer

Maria (pronounced Ma-RYE-uh) Mitchell (1818-1889) was born on the island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts. Like many families there, the Mitchells were Quakers.

nellie Bly Journalist

nellie Bly's first newspaper articles appeared in print when she was just 20 years old.

HEALING THE NATION

President Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for the second time on March 4, 1865.

Little Creatures Among Us THE MANY MICROBES IN OUR DAILY LIVES

When you think you're alone, you're actually not. In the ground, the air, your room, and even your body are Strillions and trillions of creatures so tiny you can't see them.

Let the Thing Be Pressed

In June 1864, Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant began a nearly 10-month campaign in Virginia.

FORT FISHER'S FALL

Outnumbered Confederate soldiers inside Fort Fisher were unable to withstand the approach of Union troops by land and the constant Union naval bombardment from the sea.

WAR SHERMAN-STYLE

As far as Union Major General William T. Sherman was concerned, the Civil War had gone on long enough.

A Plot to Kill President the

For several months, actor John Wilkes Booth’s band of conspirators had plotted to capture President Abraham Lincoln and hold him hostage in exchange for Confederate prisoners.

AND IN OTHER 1865 NEWS

A group of African Americans stop at the White House’s annual public reception on January 1, where they shake hands with President Abraham Lincoln.

GOING WITH YOUR GUT

HOW DO MICROBES AFFECT OUR HEALTH? LET'S COUNT THE WAYS...

Putting the Pieces Together

Americans needed to begin to put the past behind them, come together, and plan for the future in the spring of 1865. But Abraham Lincoln, the man best equipped to lead them and who had hoped to restore the country as smoothly and peacefully as possible, had been assassinated.

A Helping Hand

The spring season is hard in any agricultural society. Plants and animals are too small to eat.

Getting Started

Beginning in April 1861, two armies— both made up of American soldiers—began fighting each other in the Civil War.

PEACE TALKS

The fall of Fort Fisher made clear that the Confederacy’s days were numbered. Southerners were tired and hungry.

LAST SHOTS

The last Confederate forces in the Civil War didn’t surrender in the spring of 1865 or on a battlefield.

If everything the human brain does is basically sets of electrical impulses, how exactly does that translate into a state of mind?

You're not the only one asking this question. Every neuroscientist in the world is wondering the exact same thing, says Zach Mainen

A 12-Year-Old Girl's Election Sticker Is a Winner

VOTING IS A FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOM FOR AMERICANS, A MEANS OF DOING ONE'S CIVIC DUTY AND A WAY AN INDIVIDUAL CAN EXPRESS THEIR VOICE. In 1971, the United States lowered its voting age to 18. But that doesn't mean kids and teens under 18 can't participate in elections in various ways.

EARTH'S TINIEST BUILDERS

THE HIDDEN WORLD OF MICROBES IN THE EARTH'S CRUST