birds
Australian Magpies From Big Families Do Better in Intelligence Tests
The bigger the brood, the brighter the bird.
birds
The bigger the brood, the brighter the bird.
genetics
They eventually die, but their cells stay forever young.
mistakes
It added an extra zero.
codes
A transcriber on the Isle of Man can decipher almost anything.
lewis and clark
More than one thousand words appeared in print for the first time in the explorers' journals.
food scare
Snuggling and smooching your poultry may end in salmonella.
neanderthals
It's rare that wood survives for 170,000 years.
teens
A bunch of teens at picnic tables were the first people to track Sputnik I.
behavior
They're not a homogenous crowd.
wishlist
The perfect accessory for your next cemetery cocktail party.
visual
Stark, wintry photographs of Northern Europe’s abandoned buildings.
show & tell
What fascinating artifacts have you discovered while reading?
paleontology
New research has given a face to the famous Mesolithic Cheddar Man.
parades
In 1898, Thomas Edison Inc. filmed 300 Marines, the Marine band, and one ruminant on the march.
objects of intrigue
If you're thirsty for problem-solving, these pitchers are perfect.
cookbooks
Interpreting red bean ice cream, General Tso’s Gator, and pao cai as art.
mind over menu
A study shows that chips' crunching sound amplifies how they taste.
anthropomorphic
We interviewed everyone's favorite murderbird about their new digs.