The Best Theories On Why Birds Don't Have Teeth
On the surface, it sounds like a dumb question: Why don't birds have teeth? Well, because they have beaks, silly. It's like asking why dogs don't have wings.
Read MoreOn the surface, it sounds like a dumb question: Why don't birds have teeth? Well, because they have beaks, silly. It's like asking why dogs don't have wings.
Read MoreCountless lives depend on the Colorado River, which is now listed as America's most endangered river. Here's what will happen if it dries up forever.
Read MoreWhile the word "worm" may not immediately inspire terror, make no mistake: Not all worms were created equal, including the cannibalistic hammerhead worm.
Read MoreJupiter's moon Ganymede is almost a planet in its own right. Not only is this distant world the largest of the solar system's moons, it's larger than Mercury.
Read MoreWe know that Earth naturally cycles through cool and warm periods, and that temperatures in 2100 are on track to hit the same highs as 5 million years ago.
Read MoreScholars have derided water witching as a pseudoscience, while those who practice it and many who hire water witches believe it to be an ancient art.
Read MoreOnce rare and limited to desert areas of the country, dust storms have grown more common in other parts of North America. Why are they so dangerous?
Read MoreEveryone dreams, but there are some things that most if not all people are completely unable to do in dreams. Here are the fascinating reasons why.
Read MoreWhile pain is relative, there are a number of injuries that can be excruciating for most everyone.
Read MoreImagine an apocalypse of some kind leaves a representative selection of 1,000 people behind. What would this new society look like? How would the world change?
Read MoreAs the world braced for the long-term effects of artificial intelligence in 2023, researchers announced new developments in biocomputing. Here's the story.
Read MoreIt's scientifically proven that marijuana makes some people feel hungry. The same effect occurs in another unlikely organism: a small nematode worm.
Read MoreOn Twitter, SpaceX used a three-word phrase to describe the company's unmanned Starship rocket explosion in a test flight, which took place on April 20, 2023.
Read MoreThe first astronauts were animals, and some have even started families in space. Here are some captivating earth creatures born and raised in space.
Read MoreDeath: it's a part of life, or as William Shakespeare described it, "the undiscovered country." Here's a normal (yet disturbing) side effect of death.
Read MoreWhile many look to space for exploratory inspiration, others look to the bluest depths of Earth's oceans. Here's the deepest fish ever caught on camera.
Read MorePeople are starting to recognize how important pollinators are, but there's plenty more to learn. Here are 14 creatures you didn't realize were pollinators.
Read MoreHumans weren't the first to be launched into space. Many animals came before them, paving the way for humans.
Read MoreIn 1941, at a time of mass carnage and destruction, a mysterious sealed cylinder was found along the side of the road in the city of Liverpool in Great Britain.
Read MoreA study has taken a look at the possible effects of stressors on a species of lizard in the American Southwest, the Colorado checkered whiptail.
Read MoreIn 2013, philosopher James Flynn got on stage and did a TED Talk about "the Flynn effect." Here's how this effect reveals changes in IQ over time.
Read MoreWhile monsoons are simply a change in wind, they can also bring lots of rain and subsequent flooding, causing disaster.
Read MoreFrom "The Jetsons" to "The Matrix," "The Terminator" to "The Last of Us," it's clear that humanity is more than a bit obsessed with its own fate.
Read More'Natural causes' is one of the most common deaths globally and one we often hear about for celebrities. It sounds vague, but here's what it actually means.
Read MoreDreams can get a bit bizarre. They follow their own logic, seem full of abstract occurrences or physically impossible scenarios, and are sometimes disturbing.
Read MoreMany passengers are not aware of the fact that they can survive if they know what to do if a plane crash happens. So, let's talk about what the experts advise.
Read MoreIt's birthday time! A time to celebrate your lack of death since birth. But for various reasons, many people instead experience birthday depression.
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