Spooky!
This stunning medieval book has 6 bindings — and is essentially 6 different books
It’s jaw-droppingly beautiful.
The science behind why leaves change color in autumn
What makes the rainbow of colours?
Rising seas might mean more coral reef islands — if we don’t murder all the corals
We might get more ‘exotic’ if we dial down on the ‘extinction’.
Whole Shakespeare collection hidden inside a single tweet
Shakespeare-ception.
The Internet Relay Chat (IRC) turned 30 — and it probably changed our lives
Remember the good old days?
How to reduce your home’s ecological footprint
We’re all kings and queens of our own castles.
No Photoshop involved: this iceberg really is almost perfectly rectangular
It’s as if someone cut it with a knife.
Scientists develop self-lubricating, smart condoms
An innovation which will make a lot of people happyier.
Novel video shows what drone impacts can do to planes. Spoiler alert: it’s very, very bad
That’s… surprisingly damaging!
Just 20% of US students learn a foreign language — compared to 92% in Europe
This seems to be a systemic problem.
Canada’s Pied Piper Province — How Alberta Became Rat-less
Alberta managed something that few other areas can boast.
Fossil Friday: the tiniest, most adorable Tylosaurus skull ever found
IT’S. SO. TINY!
Meet the trillions of viruses that make up your virome
If you think you don’t have viruses, think again.
Banksy stencil sells for $1.3 million — then immediately self-destructs
The painting doubled in value, since this is Banksy world and normal rules don’t seem to apply.
How do solar panels work?
Solar power is the future of energy. Find out how it works.
Interview with Bluebird Director of Science Lex Pelger on CBD
A cannabis expert shares what he knows about the science of CBD.
‘Trimming the fat’ — the implications for research and education
Finding a solution to this problem is key to ensuring that research does not stagnate, but instead continues to flourish.
Renowned mathematician Michael Atiyah claims to have solved the Riemann Hypothesis
A problem that turned out to have more sides than initially thought.
We have accounts of PTSD in warfare from Homer to the Middle Ages
Things are not OK.