Tag: scientific discovery

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

“Audible enclaves” are what researchers at Penn State have called their fascinating new technology that can direct sound at a single person, even if they’re standing in a mass of ...

The administrators, faculty, and student body who attended an Australian high school had no idea they had fossilized dinosaur footprints sitting in the main office for decades—they just thought the ...