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This Exotic Frog Skips the Eggs, Gives Birth to Live Tadpoles
The species is one of just a handful of frogs that use internal fertilization, and the only one found that births tadpoles
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This Art Studio Nurtures Talent in People on the Autism Spectrum
New York City’s Pure Visions Arts provides an art and exhibition space for around 40 creative people with autism
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Where the Buffalo Roam: Illinois
American bison are back in Illinois for the first time in 200 years
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Don’t Make Hoppin’ John for New Year’s Without Heirloom Beans
The original dish didn’t use black-eyed peas, plus the rice and bacon you have is probably wrong
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Cloud Seeding Study Suggests We Could Boost Rain And Snow by 15 Percent
After comparing the effect of cloud seeding generators on snowfall in two nearby mountain ranges, researchers think a program might help
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Lawyers With Less-Masculine Sounding Voices Are More Likely to Win in Court
Unfortunately, there’s probably little we can do to change this bias
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NASA’s Opportunity Rover Has Developed Robot Dementia
A problem with Opportunity’s hardware means it only has short-term memory
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If the Earth’s Orbit Stopped We Would Have About A Month To Contemplate Our Doom
Fortunately, this is just a thought experiment
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The First 2014 Ebola Victim Likely Caught It by Playing Around a Bat Tree
Evidence builds that insect-eating bats are natural reservoirs for the disease
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Big News Stories of 2014 That Aren’t Going Away
We just have so much to look forward to
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Venus Was Once Awash in Oceans of Carbon Dioxide
The planet’s pressure and temperature created a supercritical state where carbon dioxide has properties of a liquid and a gas
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Travel Spreads Dust Mite Poop All Over The World
Dust mites’ ubiquity comes in part from their ability to digest dead skin cells (which is what makes us allergic to their waste)
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What’s the Best Method For Preventing School Attacks?
A new type of glass designed to keep gunmen out of school raises the question of whether defense is being prioritized over prevention
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The Science of Why Champagne Pops
The American Chemical Society takes a look at the science of champagne
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Binge Drinking Suppresses the Immune System
Binge drinking not only makes people more accident-prone, it impairs their ability to recover from those accidents
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More Than 3,000 People Have Died of Ebola in the Past Two Months
The viral outbreak doesn’t appear to be slowing
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Nearly 40 Byzantine Shipwrecks Were Recently Unearthed in Turkey
The exceptionally well-preserved ships offer new insight into ship-building history
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Americans ‘Returned’ Around $3.6 Billion Worth of Stolen Goods This Holiday Season
Billions of dollars worth of “gift returns” are actually stolen goods
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Snowflakes All Fall In One of 35 Different Shapes
The latest categorization of solid precipitation types inspired a cool graphic
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2014 Was Actually One of the Safer Years to Fly
The year saw a few prominent disasters, but 2014 was, unfortunately, nothing out of the ordinary
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