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No Two Savannas Are Exactly Alike
Which means climate change will impact them differently
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The Great Debate Over Whether 1+2+3+4..+ ∞ = -1/12
Can the sum of all positive integers = -1/12? It can, sort of…
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In the Animal Kingdom, Deadbeat Dads Breed Bigger Babies
Female reproductive strategies vary with paternal investment
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Some People Can Train Away Their Peanut Allergy
Being exposed to small doses of peanut protein can help allergic people build a tolerance
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GM Purple Tomatoes Could Actually Be Good for You
These tomatoes are stuffed with anthocyanins (but they’re not the only source of the healthy pigment)
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Humans Are Naturally Inclined to Believe We’re Immortal
Even children who live in a culture with no beliefs about existence before birth have a concept of “pre-life”
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Climate Change Is Already Causing Mass Human Migration
When temperatures are high, Pakistani men are 11 times more likely to move out of town
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The Sun Is Spraying Water Into Space
When the solar wind hits oxygen-rich rocks, water can form
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The Elusive Snow Leopard, Caught in a Camera Trap
Researchers managed to capture images of notoriously elusive snow leopards in Pakistan
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The Grand Canyon Is Young And Old, All at the Same Time
Geologically, the Grand Canyon is a baby, but you might say it has an old soul
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Stephen Hawking Thinks Black Holes Don’t Exist
And he’s been trying to tell the rest of us for a decade
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Dogs Can Get Sexually Transmitted Cancer, And They’ve Been Spreading It for Millenia
This contagious cancer has spread from a single dog that lived 11,000 years ago
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A New Device Can Use The Motion of a Beating Heart to Produce Electricity
Piezoelectric generators turn motion into electricity
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An Oasis in the Void: Dwarf Planet Ceres Is Venting Water
Ceres is a dwarf planet in the asteroid belt, between Mars and Jupiter
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Seriously, Just Stay in Bed: Fever-Reducing Pills May Boost Flu Transmission
Nixing a fever boosts virus replication, which could result in additional transmission
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2013 Continues 37-Year Warm Streak
Yep, global warming is still a thing. The last time it was cold, globally, was in 1976.
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Simply thinking you got better sleep makes your brain work better
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This Crazy Anemone Hangs Upside Down From the Antarctic Ice Shelf
Edwardsiella andrillae pop their tentacles out to feed
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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
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