Slow, Steady, and Very, Very, Very Old
Why do Greenland Sharks and Pacific Rockfish live for hundreds and hundreds of years?
6 Digital Work Habits Every Student (and Adult) Needs
These digital study habits are relatively simple and sustainable, and work for students and parents alike.
What Birds, Coyotes, and Badgers Know About Teamwork
Mutualism is a relationship between organisms where both benefit.
How to Make It Rain
The United Arab Emirates is looking into building an artificial mountain in order to stimulate rain. Will it work?
Why No One Believed Einstein
Einstein's theory of relativity presented a direct challenge to the notion of ether.
Extreme Napping in the Animal Kingdom
Although sleep is ubiquitous for animals with brains, differences in how, why, and for how long animals sleep remain unexplained.
Risqué and Radical: Benzion Liber’s X-Rated Yiddish Sex Guide
In 1915, Dr. Benzion Liber published a book that described good sex, pregnancy, childbirth, masturbation, sex education, and venereal diseases…in Yiddish.
The Natural Resources You Didn’t Know You Needed
Fossil fuels might get all the attention, but a recent discovery in Tanzania is a reminder of the other, less-heralded natural resources that we use.
Can Virtual Reality Emerge as a Tool for Conservation?
New advances in technology are sparking efforts to use virtual reality to help people gain a deeper appreciation of environmental challenges.
Bringing Back the Cougars
A controversial proposed solution to the Eastern United States' deer population problem.