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The Unpaid Intern Economy Rides on the Backs of Young Women
Female-dominated industries make heavy use of unpaid internships
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What Causes Namibia’s Fairy Circles? Probably Not Termites
Namibia’s mysterious fairy circles might actually be caused by competition between grasses
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Written Off as a Figment, the Mysterious Clarión Nightsnake Reemerges after Nearly 80 Years
The snake was discovered on a remote Mexican island in the 1930s, but the notes of the famous naturalist who documented it were later called into question
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What’s Worse Than One, Big Earthquake? A String of Slightly Smaller Ones
Historical earthquake activity shows that California may not just be set for one big earthquake, but a cluster of smaller shakers
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What Discrimination Actually Looks Like: We Give Preferential Treatment to People Like Us
Discrimination isn’t just about exclusion
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A 20,000-Plus Room Resort Threatens This UNESCO Site in Mexico
For twenty years, conservation efforts have protected the beach and its coral reef; a new development could harm them both
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Sober Fish Willingly Play Follow-the-Leader With Drunk Fish
Do not try these experiments at home
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Whales And Dolphins Can Only Taste Salt
Almost all vertebrates enjoy five primary tastes, but not dolphins and whales
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Turning Light Into Matter Might Finally Be Possible
Researchers have a formula for turning colliding photons into electrons and positrons
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California’s Current Drought Might Be Tiny Compared to What’s Coming
If history repeats itself, then it’s not looking good for Southern California
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The American Tobacco Industry’s Child Labor Problem
Children as young as 12 work America’s tobacco fields
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You Have Carbon Monoxide in Your Blood—But Not As Much As an Elephant Seal Does
Elephant seals have so much carbon monoxide in their blood, it’s as if they’re smoking 40 cigarettes a day
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Fewer Honeybees Died Last Year, But Not Enough to Save Them
If losses continue at the same rate, honey bees in the U.S. won’t survive on the long term
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The Tropics are Moving, And They’re Bringing Their Cyclones With Them
Over the past 30 years hurricanes have been hitting their peak intensities nearer to the poles
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Even Tiny Amounts of Radioactive Food Made Caterpillars Become Abnormal Butterflies
Even a tiny amount of radioactive food can turn caterpillars into mutated butterflies
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Coral Reefs Absorb 97 Percent of the Energy From Waves Headed Toward Shore
This finding applies to reefs around the world
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Drab Female Birds Were Once As Flashy As Their Male Mates
Biologists always assumed that sexual selection primarily drove differences in looks between male and female birds, but a new study challenges that notion
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Giant Sperm Cells Belonging to 17 Million Year Old Shrimp Are the Oldest Ever Found
The sperm were longer than the male shrimp’s entire body
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Wreckage of Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria Found off Haitian Coast (Maybe)
The Santa Maria ran aground off Haiti in 1492
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Kids And Young Adults Don’t Read Books for Fun — They’ve Got Smartphones
Three times as many kids as in the 1980s just don’t read books
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