Wild Conventions of the Past

TECH SPACE HUMAN WORLD HISTORY ANIMALS EXPLORATION VIDEO View Online Wild Conventions of the Past Take a look at weird stuff that's happened at political conventions: the 1968 riots in Chicago and Kennedy trying to boot Carter in 1980 among them. READ MORE Orbiting Buddy Could Join Curiosity 2.0 at Mars A new Mars orbiter will use solar electric propulsion to reach the Red Planet. READ MORE WATCH VIDEO: Is Ancient Mars Life Frozen in Glass? We're constantly looking for ancient life on Mars, and now we're looking into impact craters for glass. Why glass? MIT Lends Geek Cred to 'Ghostbusters' Consultants from the renowned university dropped some serious science on this summer's sci-fi comedy. READ MORE WATCH VIDEO: Why Scientists Need to Study Paranormal Events We used to cling to the belief that the sun revolved around Earth -- until someone questioned it all. Are We the Only Species That Votes? Democracy has given members of a community a voice in decision making. Is this strictly a human thing, or do other animals vote too?         WATCH Follow Discovery News on Facebook! Get your sci-tech headlines all day on Twitter too! At Discovery Communications, we value your privacy. If you would like to be removed from future communications like this, please click here. Privacy Policy Discovery Communications, LLC One Discovery Place Silver Spring, MD 20910 © Copyright 2016 Discovery Communications, LLC