Sleep Experts Have No Idea What the Most Common Nightmare Is
Past studies only represented a specific group and method of studying nightmares, and all came up with variable top results
This Antique Polar Bear Robot Blows Bubbles
It turns out that even early robot makers were all about the polar bear
Watch a Cougar Grab a Salmon off a Zipline
More food should be delivered by zipline
Woodwind Players Who Don’t Clean Their Instrument Risk Growing Colonies of Infective Fungi
Brass players aren’t off the hook, either
Porcupine Quills Can Kill
Researchers in Italy watched porcupines corner a dog and stab it to death
Pollution May Be Crippling Chinese Men’s Sperm
The problem likely reaches beyond China, as some researchers have reported a worldwide decline in average sperm counts
One of the Strongest Hurricanes Ever Seen Is About to Hit the Philippines
Since detailed observations began, only three hurricanes on Earth have been this strong
This “Climate Models” Calendar Wants You to Check Out These Model Scientists—And Their Work
These climate scientists had some fun posing n landscapes representing their very serious work
Elephants Never Forget When You Slaughter Their Family
Culling an elephant pack can destroy the survivors’ social skills
Snakes’ Vision Sharpens When They’re Under Stress
This likely allows them to optimize their vision for situations that require the most attention to detail, and in the meantime save that visual energy
A Rare Pliosaur Bone Sat in a British Shed for 16 Years
Mysteriously, as far as experts know, pliosaurs only lived in waters around Africa, Australia and China, not Great Britain
Move Over Panda Cam, It’s Time for the Polar Bear Migration
In November, polar bears will be carrying on their annual migration, taking them right past the northerly Canadian town of Churchill
T Minus 16 Hours Until India Goes to Mars
The countdown is on for India’s first mission to Mars
Your Dog’s Trying to Tell You Something by the Way He Wags His Tail
The tail wag is a complicated form of communication—left and right matter
NASA And JPL Are Better at Pumpkin Carving Than You
Featuring LEDs, laser etching, chocolate fountains, rotating gears and even a replica Mars Rover, these pumpkins will put your simple pumpkin face to shame
Germany Adds a Third Gender to Birth Certificates
Parents of newborns born in Germany now have a third option for the gender section of their birth certificate
How Much of a Subway Map Can One Person’s Brain Process?
A group at MIT has figured out how to build a better subway map, by replicating how the brain processes a map
Oysters Don’t Have Ears But Still Use Sound to Choose Their Homes
Oyster larvae find their homes by responding to the unique sounds of a reef
Stop That Foot Massage! Feet Are Not an Erogenous Zone
If you’ve been begrudgingly giving foot massages, you might want to check with your partner to see if they actually like them
The Gold Rush Left Behind Mercury That’s Still Contaminating California
Leftover mercury will continue to flush through the environment, eventually making its way into the San Francisco bay, for the next 10,000 years
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