Deep in the dark Australian Abyss, what’s visible can be scarier than the unseen. There, giant sea spiders scuttle along like glowing ghosts. The critters are not true spiders but…

Hold a pen horizontally with both hands, then let go of one side. What happens? YouTuber FatherPhi challenged chatbots with this question. ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok all agreed that the…

Back in 2017, on May 19, Chris Dickson faced a close call. That day, he was skiing in the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado, eager to try out snow…

Locklyn Ward, 14, lives on a farm in Oklahoma. One evening while she was helping feed the cows, she got curious about the plants growing in the field. She knew…

Someone in 17th-century Poland really did not want one particular girl to rise from the dead. In 2022, archaeologists unearthed an unsettling grave in Pień, part of north-central Poland. The…

Sanguivore (noun, “SANG-wi-vor”) A sanguivore is an animal that eats blood. Some species survive on blood alone. They are called obligate sanguivores. Bedbugs, ticks and vampire bats are examples. Other…

When you’re stressed, you lose some control. Stress hormones flood your bloodstream. Your heart rate and blood pressure go up. You breathe faster. These changes happen without thought. They’re run…

Each summer, some people seem to get eaten alive by mosquitoes. Others sail through the season with nary a bite. Who those bloodsuckers prefer could trace to our body chemistry…

Suppose a seam splits on your athletic shoe. Or a toy breaks. Don’t throw it away. Many damaged items can be fixed. That can not only save you money but…