New Research
This Crazy Anemone Hangs Upside Down From the Antarctic Ice Shelf
<i>Edwardsiella andrillae</i> pop their tentacles out to feed
Vaporized Dirt Might Be the Mysterious Cause of Ball Lightning
An analysis of one ball's contents found silicon, iron and calcium—the main components of dirt
What Does Space Do To Your Microbiome?
Nobody wants E. coli on a trip to Mars
Study Finds that Halal Meat in Iran is Contaminated With Pork
Halal meat is supposed to adhere to strict religious rules, but a new study suggests it isn’t quite so spotless
The Cure For Snoring Is...Singing?
Choir director Alise Ojay's vocal exercises have been shown to work throat muscles that help silence the snorer within
Two Pints of Water Can Contain the DNA of Thousands of Fish
Two pints of water from a 1.2 million gallon tank were all that was needed to identify 13,000 fish
Seals Are Scientists' Little Helpers for Collecting Ocean Data
For the past 10 years, hundreds of seals equipped with special headgear have collected crucial data on ocean temperature and salinity for scientists
School Really Should Start Later
Pushing start times back just 25 minutes can increase how much sleep teens get and how productive they are
Beach Tourists Who Collect Shells May Be Harming the Environment
At one beach in Spain, increasing numbers of tourists have caused a 60 percent decline in shell abundance, potentially disrupting the aquatic ecosystem
Diet Soda Makes Breathalyzers Think You’re Drunk
Maybe because you are
A New Way to Find Out If Your Chocolate Is Legit
You no longer have to be expert chocolate-taster to tell whether your cacao beans are as fancy as advertised
To Boost Your Chances of Kickstarter Success, Use These Key Phrases
Some phrases shows up time and again in successful Kickstarters, while others are associated with failure
Do Babies Fake Cry?
Babies can be evil little creatures: they can even fake cry
We’ve Got 1.5 Billion Years Left With a Habitable Earth
And then we need to get off this rock
Don’t Give Your Kids and Pets Similar Sounding Names, Or You’ll Confuse Them
Your parents don't actually think you and your sibling are interchangeable
Grasshopper Gut Parasites Could Stop Ruinous Locust Swarms
The microbes confuse the chemical signals that tell pestilent locusts: swarm!
We Burn Just Half the Calories Other Mammals Do
Our slow metabolism helps explain why it takes us so long to grow up—and why we live such long lives
Ancient Walking Fish May Have Walked on All Fours
A fossilized pelvis shows the fish had functioning rear “legs”
One More Point for Coffee: It Might Boost Memory-Making Abilities
Research indicates that two cups of caffeine-laced coffee might enhance your ability to remember certain details
Francis Drake May Have Discovered Western Canada Hundreds of Years Earlier, Kept Quiet About It
The discovery of a 16th century coin is threatening the story of British Columbia's history
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