How Much Do We Really Know About Your Tongue?
This new model is the most complete guide for understanding the “complex interweaving” of our tongue muscles
Can You Build a Computer Out of Paper Clips?
You might never have asked yourself this question, because it’s a pretty weird question, but the answer is essentially yes
Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
The Deep Seafloor Turns Out to Be a Treasure Trove for Ancient DNA
DNA preserved in the the ocean floor could provide a unique view of ancient animals that aren’t represented in the fossil record
Potato Cannons are Way More Dangerous Than You Think — Especially When the Air Force Gets Their Hands On Them
With the right fuel, you can send a potato flying at more than 300 miles per hour
You Totally Would Have Wanted This Little Dome-Headed Dinosaur as a Pet
Just 90 pounds and 6 feet tall, this newly discovered dinosaur is the oldest of its kind
This New Drug Neutralizes Heroin Before Users Feel the High
By binding the psychoactive ingredients in the blood, heroin can’t affect the users’ brain
Sometimes Male Spiders Eat Their Mates, Too
Many female arthropods - black widows, praying mantises - eat their male mates, but sometimes the reverse is true
Ray Harryhausen, the Godfather of Stop Motion Animation, Dies
Producer and animator Ray Harryhausen, who invented a kind of stop motion model animation called ‘dynamation,’ died today
We’re About to Pass a Disheartening New Climate Change Milestone
We’re teetering on the edge of hitting carbon dioxide levels of 400 ppm, but will that be enough to change minds and policies?
Scientists Just Recorded the Brightest Explosion We’ve Ever Seen
We just saw the longest, brightest, most powerful version of the universe’s most massive explosions
U.S. Gives Mongolia Its Tyrannosauras Skeleton Back
The U.S. government is returning a Tyrannosaurus skeleton to Mongolia and the Metropolitan Museum of Art is giving two statues back to Cambodia
Is It Time to Scrap the Manual on Mental Illness?
After 11 years of working on the new DSM, some are saying that it’s time to retire the manual and think abut mental health entirely differently
Mapping the Routes of Invasive Stowaways
Singapore, Honk Kong, New York, Long Beach, CA, and the Panama and Suez canals are the areas most at risk from invasive species
Cavemen Used Some of the Same Words We Do
Our modern language still has some remnants of the grunting cavemen who came before us
There’s a Right Way and a Wrong Way to Design Contour-Hugging Armor for Women
Boob-shaped armor would have directed arrows straight to a woman’s heart and broken her sternum if she fell off her horse
How Many Weddings Will the Cicadas Ruin This Summer?
Late spring is when the 17 year cicadas come out. It also happens to be a popular time for weddings
Nearly 4,500 Kids Are Injured on Amusement Park Rides Each Year
Based on current trends in the amusement park market, these injury numbers probably won’t go down any time soon
On the International Space Station, Glow-in-the-Dark Plants Let You Know When They’re Stressed
To fight climate change or to grow crops in space, we need to know how plants respond to stress
Seahorses Inspire New Armor Designs
The plates that line seahorse tails have to be both flexible enough to grasp and rigid enough to defend themselves from predators
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