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The 7 Best Pinecones (Really!)
Not just for glitter or birdseed.
Exploring 7 of Earth’s Great Mountain Ranges
Get to know the plants and animals of major mountain ranges around...
A Model of the Cosmos
What if the Earth was the size of a Ping-Pong ball?
How Do Monkeys and Apes Trim Their Fingernails?
Gorillas in the wild can’t get a manicure. So how do they care...
8 Animals That Live in Extreme Environments
From extreme heat to extreme cold, animals have adapted to a...
Animals That Were Named Totally Wrong
When is a bear not a bear, an eel not an eel, and a fox not a...
How One Shrimp Used Its Survival Skills to Become Both Best-Selling Pet and Astronaut
In 1972 “America’s favorite aquatic pets” went to the Moon.
Which Animal Is the Smartest?
A puzzle only a human animal can solve. (Probably.)
How Mike the Chicken Survived Without a Head
A farmer beheaded a chicken and was surprised when it got up...
The 1916 Shark Attacks That Gave Sharks a Bad Rap
How humans and sharks became mortal enemies over the course of...
Beyond Venus Flytraps: The Plants that Eat Meat
It’s a plant-eat-bug world!
Vikings Helped Cats Conquer the World
A genetic study indicates that cats spread across the globe thanks...
The Oldest Human Ancestor
In 2017, scientists identified fossils of a primitive sea creature...
The Real Science Behind Frankenstein
How Mary Shelley’s imagination came alive
What Darwin Got Right (and Wrong) About Evolution
Darwin got most of the high-level stuff right, but he messed...
7 Dangerous Plants You Should Never Touch
Don’t even think about it…
The Arctic’s Seed-Filled Doomsday Fortress
Our crop diversity is safe in Svalbard.
Freaky Fluorescent Frog Found
Scientists have discovered the first known species of fluorescent...
7 of the World’s Most Poisonous Mushrooms
Don’t be killed by the gilled!
10 Deadly Animals that Fit in a Breadbox
Tiny terrors of the animal kingdom.