for inquiring minds and the curiously inclined

The fact that butterflies can fly has baffled scientists for years. Relatively speaking, their wings are short, broad and extremely large...

From Christmas cheer to... parasites. If you thought our article on fig wasps was disturbing, get ready... Mother Nature has some other...

To balance out the horrors of 2020, we thought we’d introduce you to the Quokka. Some of you may have heard about these little...

The T-Rex may be the darling of Hollywood, but there are two other dinosaurs that reign supreme when it comes to being the largest...

Platypuses are unique badasses of the animal kingdom. Sporting duck-like bills and venomous spines on their hind-legs, they're...

The unsung heroes of the St. Petersburg’s Hermitage Museum are none other than a team - nay, army - of cats. The museum’s collection was...

Twenty-four planets that may possess conditions habitable for life (as we understand it) were recently identified. Not only do these...

At first glance, the Copernican Principle may seem rather depressing. Proposed by Polish astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th...

Turns out - we’ve been wrong about how sperm move for over 350 years. Yep, we’re talking sperm this week - saddle up. In the late 1600s,...

Move over, hygge - there’s a new Nordic concept in town: friluftsliv. But before we get into the new hygge, here’s a quick rundown of the...

So… we found out how figs are pollinated and it’s a goddamn horror show. Each species of fig tree (of which there are hundreds) has a...

Buckle up because you’re about to meet the coolest crustacean to roam the seven seas. Lobsters, crabs and krill have nothing on…. (cue...

In 1942, a local forest ranger named Hari Kishan Madhwal was hiking through the Himalayas when he stumbled upon a frozen lake. As he got...

You’ve likely heard of the woolly mammoth, but did you know that there was also a woolly rhinoceros that graced our planet? The woolly...

Wondering what to do with all of your old military vessels? Look no further than the Environmental Protection Agency's vessel-to-reef...

The natural world can appear beautifully spontaneous and unpredictable, but there's often method to the madness. The Golden Ratio...

The evolution of modern homo sapiens may be even more complicated than originally thought. During recent studies of our genome,...

Corn may not have the same style as broccolini or swagger as an eggplant, but its sex life is far from boring. In fact, experts have been...

We’ve always been told that money doesn’t grow on trees, but could furniture? One couple in the UK is testing this adage by doing just...

The Queen of England 'technically' owns all of the country's unmarked mute swans found on open waters (such an unnecessary flex). What's...