We don’t often think about mathematics as being beautiful, but perhaps we should.
Decentralized micro-grids could be the next big thing for renewable energy
Is this what the future will look like?
California voted to start school after 8:30 AM — and here’s why this is great
Finally!
Fossil fats reveal the ‘oldest macroscopic animal’ that lived 558 million years ago
Hey, grandpa!
Early humans grew grains for beer, not bread, new study suggests
The researchers also recreated the brewing process in the lab — for science, of course.
AI-controlled glider learns to ride air currents like an eagle
Autonomous aircraft could save energy or study migratory birds using this machine learning tech.
MDMA or ‘ecstasy’ makes octopuses more social, too
This could help scientists uncover the origin of social behavior in all animals.
Globalization is an ancient practice, new research reveals
Cooperation is the key to success!
Generosity may be contagious, new study suggests
Maybe generosity isn’t as fixed as we thought it to be — an important lesson from an indigenous tribe.
The Kiwifruit duplicated its vitamin C genes twice — 20 and 50 million years ago
Talk about a bold strategy.
One of the largest spiderwebs in the world just appeared on a Greek shoreline
The creepy sight was triggered by warming conditions. It should disappear on its own and poses no threat to locals.
Meet the strongest material in the universe: nuclear pasta
It’s a mind-perplexing 10 billion times stronger than steel.
DNA sequencing might help finally link smugglers to ivory shipments
There are not many people I dislike as intensely as ivory poachers.
Most people hate wasps — but they deserve to be loved just as much as bees
Wasps are actually useful.
Germany rolls out the first hydrogen-powered trains in the world
These bright blue trains are the greenest around.
Scientists crack genetic code of poisonous, invasive frog
The cane toad is an old species, but this is the first time its genome was sequenced.
Biologists discover new bird species in Africa — and it’s already in trouble
There’s some good news, but also a lot of bad news.
Mosquitoes are eating microplastics, which they pass on to the food chain
Ultimately, what the mosquito eats, we eat as well.
Most supermarket yogurt products contain too much sugar, new study warns
Do you like sweet yogurt? You might want to read this.
How birds stay slim even when they overeat
It’s not only about what you eat — it’s also about how you use that food.