This Sea Slug Becomes Solar-Powered When It Eats Algae
Somewhere between salad and an alien lies the lettuce sea slug, or Elysia crispata, a creature that eats algae and steals its powers. This odd marine…thing has evolved the truly ...
Tag: scientific discovery
Axolotls Can Regenerate Limbs, and Scientists Are Finally Learning How
The Axolotl looks like a Pokémon (and in fact has several clearly designed in its image). It’s almost too cute to be able to also do something as astounding as ...
This Durable, Non-Toxic Plastic Dissolves Rapidly in Seawater
The face of plastic is changing. I recently wrote about a new type of living, mushroom-based plastic that is both highly durable and biodegradable. Now, scientists in Japan have announced ...
AI Tool Can Predict Your Biological Age and Cancer Survival With a Selfie
It turns out your face isn’t just aging, it might also be hinting at how much time you’ve got left. Scientists at Mass General Brigham developed an AI model called ...
Plants ‘Scream’ When They’re Cut, We Just Couldn’t Hear It. Until Now.
For centuries, humans have viewed plants as stoic, green stalwarts of nature, keeping to themselves unless a gentle breeze made them rustle. According to research, they’ve actually been making sounds ...
‘Bone Collector’ Caterpillar Wears the Body Parts of the Dead
In the mountains of Oʻahu, there exists a tiny caterpillar far cooler than you will ever be. To it, your wildest Mad Max fantasies are just another Tuesday. It’s carnivorous. ...
Live Colossal Squid Filmed in Deep Sea for the First Time—and It’s a Baby
In the South Atlantic, some 2,000 feet beneath the waves, scientists finally spotted something that’s eluded humanity for over a century: a colossal squid. Only this one’s just a foot ...
This Mushroom Is the Most Bitter-Tasting Thing Ever Found
You’d be forgiven if you naturally assumed that the most bitter substance on earth was a citrus fruit. But scientists in Germany found what might be the most face-contorting source ...
