Life
A poplar tilted onto its side laid a band of pulling wood along the top of the bend to haul itself upright, then, once the experimenters…
By Natural History · Sep 7, 2026
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Earth & Environment
Los Angeles coated its streets with a gray reflective layer to fight extreme heat, and the pavement itself really did run more than 10…
By Brendan Brown · Sep 7, 2026
Health
Over roughly 150 years, Dutch men gained about 20 centimetres in average height, while American men
By The Long View · Sep 6, 2026
Life
Before 2018, sulphur-crested cockatoos had been reported opening bins in just three Sydney suburbs
By Natural History · Sep 6, 2026
Life
At Denver Zoo, one-year-old Huon tree kangaroo Nane
By Lab Report · Sep 6, 2026
Environment
In 1999, a Taylor, Texas Bland family deeded about 88 acres for parkland for $10
By Lab Report · Sep 6, 2026
Earth & Environment
In 2017, scientists poured Rhodamine WT pink dye into Porter Hole Sink under Florida’s Lake Jackson
By Lab Report · Sep 6, 2026
Physics
The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment beneath South Dakota found one particle interaction in 220 live days that researchers have struggled to explain…
By Lab Report · Sep 6, 2026
Earth & Environment
A commercial gas-powered leaf blower running for one hour can produce as much smog-forming pollution as a Toyota Camry driven 1,100 miles
By Daniel Moran · Sep 6, 2026
Technology
A 33-year-old entrepreneur bought an 81-room Arkansas hotel for $2.55 million and set aside another $1.1 million for furniture, fixtures…
By Lab Report · Sep 6, 2026
Life
There is no queen and no hive behind Xylocopa caerulea
By Lab Report · Sep 6, 2026
Life
Scientists uncovered a bizarre crocodile cousin from 215 million years ago that started life walking on all fours, then changed its entire…
By Daniel Moran · Sep 6, 2026
Life
Deep beneath Central Texas, a caver put his head beneath an underground stream and found Ice Age fossils everywhere
By Daniel Moran · Sep 6, 2026
Social Sciences
Two researchers who measured real campfires report that firelight is bright enough to read a pair of hands, and argue that its flicker may…
By The Long View · Sep 6, 2026