Category: Science
Glowing Wombats: Scientists Discover 125 New Species of Fluorescent Mammals
If you were to host a blacklight party in the taxidermy wing of a natural history museum, most of the mammals would fit right in…
The Cryosphere Is Crying out to Us. We Should Pay Attention.
For quite some time, climate scientists faced a conundrum: Even as the planet warmed, Antarctica’s vast expanses of floating sea ice weren’t shrinking. In fact, at…
Nobel Chemistry Winner Failed His First College Chem Exam
MIT professor Moungi Bawendi is a co-winner of this year’s Nobel chemistry prize for helping develop “quantum dots” – nanoparticles that are now found in…
It’s Official: Scientists Confirm What’s Inside The Moon
Well, the verdict is in. The Moon is not made of green cheese after all. A thorough investigation published back in May has found that…
This Once-Lush Corridor May Have Been The Route Humans Took Out of Africa
Today, Jordan Rift Valley east of the Mediterranean is challengingly parched, bare and uneven in its terrain. Not the easiest place to take a hike,…
What Is the Truth Behind the Controversial Phantom Time Hypothesis?
Contrary to what you might believe, you aren’t actually living in the 21st Century. Instead, you’re in the 1700s, and the reason that most of…
Early Humans Were Likely Animal Scavengers and Ate Saber-Tooth Cat Leftovers
When early humans first arrived in modern-day Spain, about a million and a half years ago, they immediately faced a quandary: what to eat? Scientists…
Why Are Certain People Allergic to Bee Stings?
Jamie Ellis has experienced thousands of bee stings in his lifetime. Ellis, a professor in the entomology and nematology department at the University of Florida,…
The Lasting Legacy of Hong Kong’s Kowloon Walled City
It was called “The City of Darkness” — a place so densely constructed that light itself did not penetrate the narrow footpaths between its high…
September’s Record-Shattering Heat Was ‘Absolutely Gobsmackingly Bananas’
The global temperature numbers for September are in, and they are not good. “This month was, in my professional opinion as a climate scientist—absolutely gobsmackingly…