NATURE
According to China Daily, just after 7 p.m. on July 1, a light pickup truck careened off a village road in Lijiatai, a village in Shoule township, Ledu district, in the city of Haidong, Qinghai province, and plunged down an embankment. The truck was carrying 15 people, three times its
Canadian Maple Syrup: Is This Iconic Natural Sweetener Running Low?
Native American oral tradition has it that maple syrup was an accidental discovery. While hunting, an...
Is Bee Theft Contributing to the Decline in the Honeybee Population?
The honey bee population is on the decline, and maybe not just from mites, disease and environmental...
Worldwide Chemical Pollution Has Exceeded ‘Safe Operating Space’ for Human Life: Study
Production of harmful chemicals has crossed the threshold of “safe operating space” for the human organism...
Australian Scientists Announce Discovery of Captain Cook’s Endeavour
A team of Australian scientists recently announced that they have discovered the last resting place of...
Monarch Butterfly Makes Significant Comeback
There may be a glimmer of hope for the Western Monarch butterflies, whose population has been declining...
How Does It Feel To Never Forget a Face? Meet Yenny Seo, the Super-Recognizer
As a little girl, super-recognizer Yenny Seo thought that remembering the faces of people she saw on...
The Sámi Way of Resilient Parenting
The Sámi people of Northern Scandinavia are descendants of centuries-old nomadic peoples who lived off...
Big Bugs – Mega Millipede Fossil Found in England
Arthropods, a phylum of organisms that includes insects, arachnids and diplopoda (a class characterized...
Musical Mushrooms
The world of mushrooms is vast and mysterious. Some are delicious and others are murderous, but did you...