How aardvarks are built to eat 50,000 ants a night
In a time when people are being asked to consider eating insects, we should, perhaps, learn a thing or two from the aardvark (Orycteropus afer), Africa’s ant-guzzling gourmand. On an...
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Something very strange is happening under Greenland’s ice
The ice deep underneath Greenland seems to be slowly churning into bizarre, plume-like swirls, according to a recent paper. Understanding this strange process could help researchers better predict how Greenland’s...
Some (very weird) weapons are being launched in space. And...
When Germany announced plans in February to spend tens of billions of euros on new military capabilities, it wasn’t just the size of the investment that raised eyebrows – it...
Scientists could soon use giant fire tornadoes to clean up...
Offshore oil spills have caused some of the worst manmade disasters in history. And while adding a vortex of fire to the mix might sound like the opposite of a...
Here’s what your poop actually says about your health
It’s a fact of life. For those who own dogs, most know almost everything about their pooch’s poop. Every stool is inspected, bagged and then carefully binned. On any day,...
