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<em>Armillaria gallica</em> can get very, very big.
science

The Original 'Humungous Fungus' Is Even Bigger and Older Than We Thought

But it's not the biggest.
Matthew Taub October 12, 2018
Checking on grape vines at the Domaine de Vassal in Marseillan, France.
science

The ‘Wine Archive’ That Quietly Improves the World’s Wine

A collection of more than 7,000 grapevine varieties is a boon to vintners and scientists.
Eric J. Wallace October 11, 2018
The Hague, Netherlands

Louwman Historic Telescopes

The world's largest private telescope collection hides in a secret wing of a Dutch auto museum.
Reactor Instituut Delft.
Delft, Netherlands

Reactor Institute Delft

A nuclear reactor created for Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" campaign is now used for research at a Dutch university.
A meadow of wildflowers above Paradise, ca. 2005.
science

In Washington State, Volunteer Scientists Study Flowers to Battle Climate Dread

The data they're collecting is helping researchers evaluate how ecosystems change.
Jane C. Hu October 8, 2018
Lego model of the VLT set against a background photograph of the Milky Way from the actual telescope site in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Garching bei München, Germany

Lego Very Large Telescope

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.
The germplasm reserve at the Ejere Farming Community Seed Bank, one of many local facilities the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute works with.
science

This Seed Bank Preserves Biodiversity by Opening Its Doors to Farmers

The Ethiopian institution pioneered a new model.
Eric J. Wallace October 3, 2018
Van de Wall telescope.
Leiden, Netherlands

Van der Wall Telescope

Once the world's biggest telescope, it was later used as a coat hanger by a famous Dutch astronomer.
Orchids grow at the Color Point wholesale greenhouse in Granville, Illinois.
science

The Century-Long Scientific Journey of the Affordable Grocery Store Orchid

Orchids were once considered the world’s most difficult and exotic flowers. So why can you buy one for $12.99 at Trader Joe’s?
Sarah Laskow October 2, 2018
Maria Goeppert Mayer.
science

The Last Woman to Win a Nobel Prize in Physics Did the Work Without Being Paid

Maria Goeppert Mayer was relegated to unpaid and "volunteer" positions for most of her academic career.
Sarah Laskow October 2, 2018
They didn't take over the city by being foolhardy.
rats

City Cats Might Not Be the Rat-Control Option We Thought They Were

But they're still bad news for birds.
Matthew Taub September 27, 2018
<em>Cataglyphis fortis</em> has a Michelin-star memory (for smelling foods).
science

Desert Ants Can Remember Food Smells Like Gourmet Chefs

But they quickly forget the smells of their own nests.
Matthew Taub September 24, 2018
A praying mantis gnawing on a guppy.
science

Found: A Pescatarian Praying Mantis

Go big or go home.
Cara Giaimo September 20, 2018
Twitter might be a useful source of data for "charismatic" events, such as an outpouring of ants or a dramatic grouping of birds.
science

The Upside of Freaking Out About Insects on Twitter

When people post about bugs and birds, ecologists can gain some solid data.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 12, 2018
'Cognition Enhancer'
Santa Fe, New Mexico

'Cognition Enhancer'

This sculpture perfectly models the molecular structure of a drug that was never produced.
science

The Magical World of Microscopic Food

How a "bio artist" captures extraordinary images of everyday edibles.
Lizzie Philip September 7, 2018
A National Lakes Assessment volunteer tests the transparency of a lake in 2012.
science

The Murky Future of America's Lakes

Where have all the blue lakes gone?
Cara Giaimo August 30, 2018
The plaque commemorating the creation of the American Board of Orthodontics.
Estes Park, Colorado

Birthplace of the American Board of Orthodontics

The start of the group that straightened the teeth of a nation.