Hermit crabs find new homes in plastic waste: Shell shortage or clever choice?
The crustaceans are making the most of what they find on the seafloor.
Science // Science & Exploration
Our oldest microbial ancestors were way ahead of their time
Specialized internal structures were present over 1.5 billion years ago.
Over 2 percent of the US’s electricity generation now goes to bitcoin
US government tracking the energy implications of booming bitcoin mining in US.
Mathematicians finally solved Feynman’s “reverse sprinkler” problem
We might not need to "unwater" our lawns, but results could help control fluid flows.
Clownfish “count” white stripes to determine if an invader is friend or foe
They attacked similar fish with three stripes more often than those with one or two stripes.
The right bacteria turn farms into carbon sinks
A company works with farmers to treat fields with bacteria that sequester carbon.
Biogen dumps dubious Alzheimer’s drug after profit-killing FDA scandal
The move ends a long saga that "ended up doing a lot of actual damage."
Should you flush with toilet lid up or down? Study says it doesn’t matter
Pardon us while we go stock up on toilet tank disinfectant dispensers.
Could our Universe be a simulation? How would we even tell?
Simulations all the way down—the philosophical debate on the nature of our Universe.
Someone finally cracked the “Silk Dress cryptogram” after 10 years
What does "Bismarck Omit leafage buck bank" mean to you?
Elon Musk claims Neuralink has implanted a brain chip in its first human
Neuralink's first chip, called Telepathy, aims to control devices, like a phone, with thought.
Blockbuster weight-loss drugs slashed from NC state plan over ballooning costs
The plan spent $102M on the weight-loss drugs last year, 10% of total drug costs.
We keep making the same mistakes with spreadsheets, despite bad consequences
Errors with spreadsheets are not only frustrating but can have serious consequences.
Gotta go? We’ve finally found out what makes urine yellow
The yellow color comes from bacteria metabolizing waste from red blood cells.
Air pollution from Canada’s tar sands is much worse than we thought
Oil operations release vast quantities of damaging particles and noxious compounds.
