It happens after nearly every rainy day: you step outside, and there they are—earthworms writhing on sidewalks, scattered across wet asphalt like lost wanderers. You might feel bad, puzzled, or...
Imagine standing on Earth a billion years ago. But don’t picture jagged peaks or towering ranges stretching into the clouds. Picture something else entirely: a vast, almost featureless landscape. Flat....
You’ve probably seen the headlines: “Deadly jellyfish invades tourist beach” or “Shark attack leaves swimmer injured.” It’s easy to think the ocean is packed with killing machines waiting just below...
If you’ve ever snorkeled in crystal-clear tropical waters and been awestruck by the explosion of color beneath the surface, you’ve seen one of Earth’s most fragile wonders: coral reefs. But...
At first, it seemed like a freak natural disaster—a chunk of glacier broke loose, sending a thundering cascade of ice and rock crashing down the mountainside, burying parts of the...
Let’s be honest for a second—dinosaurs are fascinating because they’re massive, mysterious, and majestic. But there’s one question that tends to get whispered in science classrooms and Googled late at...
Imagine flipping through a photo album of life on Earth—only to discover that entire chapters are missing. Not just missing, but… erased. That’s what scientists are uncovering as they dig...
Most of us never think twice about the meat we eat—especially if it’s cooked, seasoned, and served up hot. After all, isn’t cooking supposed to kill off most harmful things...
When you imagine the tree with the densest canopy on Earth, you probably think of something from a tropical rainforest — maybe a towering kapok tree or a fig tree...
When most people hear “Ice Age,” they picture a frozen world where mammoths and saber-toothed cats roamed before vanishing into extinction. It’s easy to assume that such intense cold must...