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Animals Shapeshifting to Stay Cool, Albert Einstein’s Brain
Learn about how animals are “shapeshifting” in response to a warming climate; and the story of Albert Einstein’s brain. Animals are "shapeshifting…
4 years, 5 months ago
Your Extra Artery, Emotional Hangovers, LEDs Are Bad for Bugs
Learn why more humans are growing an extra artery; emotional hangovers; and the drawbacks of energy-efficient LED streetlamps. More humans are gro…
4 years, 5 months ago
Overfeeding Dogs, Suffrajitsu, and Does Wind Affect Sound?
Learn how to avoid overfeeding your dog; whether wind affects sound; and how Suffrajitsu helped women win the right to vote. Please vote for Curio…
4 years, 5 months ago
Protecting Pets from Home Chemicals and How Resilience Works
Learn how to protect your pets from the chemicals in your home; and why resilience is a process, not a fixed trait. More from Rodney Habib and Dr.…
4 years, 5 months ago
Bacterial Electric Grid, Females Fight Back, Why Tea Leaves Sink
Learn about a bacterial electric grid; traits females have evolved to avoid harassment; and why tea leaves sink. There's a bacterial electric gri…
4 years, 5 months ago
Muscles Remember Training and a Black Hole Made a Star Explode
Learn how quickly previously trained muscles bounce back after inactivity; and how a black hole made a star explode. Previously trained muscles bo…
4 years, 5 months ago
School Should Start Later, Daydreaming Perks, Hycean Planets
Learn about why high school starts too early; why daydreaming might be a good sign; and finding life on Hycean planets. High school starts too ear…
4 years, 6 months ago
Simple Wildlife Solutions, Sunlight’s Sexy Hormones, Trivia
Learn about simple solutions for resolving human-wildlife conflict; and how exposure to sunlight can increase romance. Plus: Trivia! More from “Am…
4 years, 6 months ago
Human-Wildlife Conflict and Believing Leisure Is a Waste of Time
Learn about the science of human-wildlife conflicts; and what you risk by believing that leisure is a waste of time. More from “America’s funniest…
4 years, 6 months ago
Pills Can Detect Radiation, Metabolism Myth, Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed
Learn about how our metabolism changes; waking up on the wrong side of the bed; and painkillers as radiation dosimeters. The metabolism changes mu…
4 years, 6 months ago