Burke and Hare: Murderers for Money and Science

Of all the possible get-rich-quick schemes you could involve yourself in, many of us would stop short of serial killing, even if it meant you'd be aiding the advancement of science. But that's not the case for everybody. Take William Burke and William Hare, both Irish immigrants who ran a boardinghouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, and killed a minimum of 15 people during a 10-month period in 1827 and 1828. You know why they did that? Because they made a small fortune doing it. See more

Why Is Lobster So Expensive — and Will it Stay That Way?

In the spring of 2018, U.S. lobsters sold for $10 to $12 a pound — a price range that has made lobster a luxury in our minds and culture. It's on the menu at fine dining restaurants and pricey steakhouses, and in the best New England summer shacks and sandwich shops, a lobster roll can sell for as much as $70. But lobster hasn't always been a luxury or expensive — and current political and trade policies are not only changing its prices, they're hurting the U.S. lobster business. Long-term, it may impact how we even think about the lobster itself. See More

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Nuclear Pasta Is the Super-Macaroni of the Universe

"Nuclear pasta" might sound like a fancy concoction cooked up by a molecular gastronomy chef, but it's actually light-years away (literally) from the spaghetti you'd find in the kitchen. This weird kind of noodle is kneaded below the crust of neutron stars and, in a new study, a powerful computer simulation has taken a stab at manipulating this stellar noodle to find that it's the strongest material in the cosmos. See More >>>