A hydrologist lays out why Great Plains groundwater is safe from possible leaks in the pipeline

It's been a national park for 50 years. One more step will ensure that it's safe forever.

The grizzlies of Yellowstone are about to be removed from the endangered species list. The surprising thing: that's probably for the best.

Plastic toys, on the other hand, rule! That's the takeaway from a recent Toys"R"Us advertisement. Fortunately, some recent public policy changes bode well for getting kids in need more than free toys.

The paragliding community is spitting mad about a video that purports to show a paramotor provocateur chasing and assaulting an owl for nearly seven minutes. But how do you identify the guy?

Cats are being blamed for killing billions of birds and small mammals in the United States every year, but off-leash, free-roaming, and feral dogs are responsible for a fair bit of damage to wildlife, too

The week's best articles, videos, and photos that I didn't post—until now. OLYMPICS The Olympics most painful moments in GIFS, Mashable Breaking down the Women’s Olympic Marathon, The Science of Sport On Yohan Blake, weight lifting, and muscle cells, Sports Illustrated Olympic bodies: They just don't…

The world's best gymnast is a 16-year-old African American. Shani Hilton explains just what that means.

The best stories, videos, and photos I didn't post—until now. OLYMPICS A sprint and a leap into unknown, The New York Times  One of the most dangerous roads to the Olympics, The Christian Science Monitor  Meet…

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9YVp3U_5mqI The best stories, videos, and photos I didn't post this week—until now. ADVENTURE Allow South Sudanese runner Guor Marial to compete in the Olympics Marathon, Change.org Guor Marial to compete in the Olympics, ESPN Summit of Nanga Parbat and…

Through years of misinformation, they've gotten lumped in with ATVs, snowmobiles, and other maligned vehicles

In the wake of the Caster Semenya gender controversy, the International Olympic Committee is in the process of convening a panel of medical experts to draw up a set of guidelines for future issues surrounding gender ambiguity.  In…

A peek inside the dog-eat-dog world of archaeological sleuths, historic aircraft buffs, and serial entrepreneurs trying to solve the mystery of what happened to one of the greatest aviators of the 20th century