Tag: green

The Herring Lassies of Scotland worked, travelled and left a unique mark on the history of working women.

This tree practically built early America. It could help once more.

Each team is defending one hemisphere!

Wolves on an Alaskan island are showing a remarkable adaptation.

This scientist is built different.

A single gemstone from Myanmar holds the title of Earth's rarest mineral.

1602 Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the ...

The Babylonians had quite a knack for organizing things.

It's not The Handmaid's Tale, though that could also come in handy.

Finally, some good news.

A pollinator story featuring sex, deceit, and tequila.

Unfortunately, there are few images we can respectably share here.

From a sailing myth to proven fact, rogue waves and the lesser known rogue holes are rare but real.

They're the least filling food ever.

As soon as we recognised inheritance, we began selectively breeding to see what we could get.

The culprit was an ancient superstition about "cursed" baby girls.

The broader takeaway is clear: with space and time, life can — and will — rebound.

Through the efforts of one remarkable man, an old tradition of Polynesian navigation was revived.

Ramisyllis multicaudata challenges the very idea of a body.

It's one of the weirdest pledges you'll ever come across.

From whales to soil microbes, our planet’s living systems are fraying in silence.

Billions of years ago, this uranium went a bit crazy.

Many traits we learn as 'genetic facts' are more folklore than fact.

Credit: Pexels. You’ve heard it a thousand times: sugar is terrible for your teeth. It really is. But are artificial ...

It's all because of tea.

Some people claim same-sex attraction is "unnatural." Biology says otherwise

Everyone knows French cuisine is simply spectacular - and it has been for centuries.

In the quiet German town of Mannheim, two radical inventions—the bicycle and the automobile—took their first wobbly rides and forever ...

It doesn't matter what type of coffee or filter. Just filter your coffee.

Before bees, there were beetles

From a groundbreaking find to a global disaster. This is how one species and human error endangered amphibians everywhere.

Measles doesn’t just cause a rash—it erases immune memory, leaving survivors vulnerable for years.

For decades, Kotoku Wamura was mocked for building an enormous floodgate in his village. But when a massive tsunami struck, ...

It's a tragedy we shouldn't repeat.

Struggling with constipation? Science says fiber is your best friend. Discover the top vegetables that can help keep you regular ...

With their prized rocks tucked in built-in pockets, sea otters reveal a surprising tool-wielding intelligence.

There are many types of coffee in the world, each with its own particular taste and aroma. The quality and ...

Christmas is just around the corner, and the good old Christmas tree is one of the most enjoyable traditions of ...

The government cautions its citizens to show “vigilance” in the coming days.

Most of the technologies needed are already available, and the ones still in development would only bring about small improvements.

It's the oldest green algae we've found.

An 1810 farmer thought homosexuality was natural -- and his reasoning is spot on.

Ironically, it makes us put in less and less effort.

Cities can be stifling.

Bigger, better, faster, stronger. Ok, maybe just better and stronger.

"Terms like 'eco-friendly' or 'green' encourage the view that objects, behaviors and decisions with these labels are 'good' rather than ...

We're all kings and queens of our own castles.

Both figuratively and literally.

Here's a question you never knew you wanted to answer.

A step in the right direction.