George the Lobster Should Stay in Maine Waters
A couple of weeks ago, fishermen off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, pulled up a 20-pound lobster
What Happens When You Remove the Cats From a Rabbit-Laden Island?
Australians of European descent might be forgiven for thinking they could turn the continent into another Europe
There are 118 elements in the periodic table, from hydrogen to ununoctium
Picture of the Week—Pink Iguana
If Charles Darwin had wandered up the side of the Volcan Wolf volcano in 1835, he might have spotted what is now known as the rosada (or pink) iguana
The Milky Way is Bigger, Faster, and Heading for Trouble
Have you heard that the Milky Way is bigger than we thought? Fifty percent bigger, according to new measurements
Why Golfers Might Need Earplugs
The golf course would seem to be a quiet and peaceful place, so why did an audiologist recommend that some golfers wear earplugs?
Doctors once thought that only women suffered from hysteria, but a medical historian says that men were always just as susceptible
Picture of the Week—Great Barrier Reef
When I visited friends in Australia earlier this year, I made visiting the Great Barrier Reef a priority
How one man’s obsession saved an “extinct” species
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