Here’s a question you never knew you wanted to answer.
You Instagram photos may look cool — but they’re almost certainly not original
Originality is a scarce commodity on the web.
France trains birds to pick up the litter
It’s an interesting man-animal collaboration.
It’s getting harder and harder to come up with new ideas in science, paper reports
Thankfully, all we need are more researchers.
How a stork landed researchers a $2,700 phone bill
It was a hell of a long-distance call.
Help win the war (for our planet) by planting a Climate Victory Garden
Fighting climate change is as easy as growing some food!
Embalming & mummification — everything you wanted to know
A journey to the underworld — and beyond.
Puppies reach peak-cuteness around 8 to 10 weeks specifically to make us love them
If this is emotional blackmail. I’m not even mad.
Refugees give life jackets a new life, repurposing them as bags and laptop sleeves
Making the best of a bad situation.
Ant groups alternate between movement types to avoid obstacles
Birds, err, ants of a fellow flock together.
Women prefer more masculine male faces no matter their own fertility
Good news for macho men.
How Alternative Education Can Help Your Child’s Mental Health
Alternative schooling can be a great alternative.
“Virtual” animals far outnumber the actual animals in the wild, fooling us into think that they are abundant
How many virtual animals do you see each day?
Nightmarish but brilliant blobs — AI-generated nudes would probably make Dali jealous
Hard to look at, harder to look away.
The Role of Drones in Climate Change Research
New challenges often require new technology — and the technology is here.
An astronomer thought he discovered a new, bright star — turns out, it was just Mars
It’s the rediscovery of the year.
Surreal, six-inch mummy with an elongated skull finally described by scientists
Spoiler alert: not an alien.
From poop to paper: a new way to produce paper sustainably
Would you use paper made from animal dung?
Students draw more female scientists than they did fifty years ago
Science is also a “woman’s” job.
Back to black– graphene-based hair dyes provide permanent color without damaging hair
Color, without damage or fly-aways? Yes, please.