Important Quotes From the Supreme Court’s Decision on Gay Marriage

In a narrow five-to-four decision, the US Supreme Court voted to legalize same-sex marriage in all 50 states, marking a momentous decision in American equality. Justice Anthony Kennedy held the power of the swing vote and, on his way to securing a landmark majority vote, penned a 100+ page document detailing the importance of including same-sex couples in the constitutional right of matrimony, writing “The …

A Scroll-able History of Earth’s Oceans

For its latest issue “Water,” Nautilus takes a look back at the evolution of our often unpredictable oceans. A short, scrolling interactive history provides playful animated backgrounds to colorfully illustrate each major phase of our seas, beginning with the centuries of rain it required to initially fill in our beaches. Over the next billions of years, varying water temperatures, winds and mass currents all contributed …

Color-Changing Condoms That Detect STIs

Three young teenagers from the Isaac Newton Academy in Ilford, Essex have created condoms that change color after coming into contact with a sexually transmitted infection. Daanyaal Ali, Muaz Nawaz and Chirag Shah developed the clever contraceptives—dubbed “S.T.EYE”—to make “detecting harmful STIs safer than ever before, so that people can take immediate action in the privacy of their own homes.” TeenTech has awarded the young …