A medieval Maya text for predicting solar eclipses has confused Western readers for centuries, but a pair of researchers may have finally cracked how it’s really meant to work.
Indigenous civilizations in Mexico and Guatemala kept calendars…
Off the coast of Tahiti, small fish have developed a big adaptation to prevent becoming prey. Divers photographed a small, silver, half-dollar-shaped fish, known as a Myers’ Pomfret, with the scientific name Brama myers, “riding” a larval…
It may sound like a bit of a stretch, but being more flexible could add years to your life. Our body’s ability to bend and flex gives us more than just the ability to touch our toes or claim bragging rights at a yoga class.
It keeps us mobile…
In a step toward the wider use of gene editing, a treatment that uses Crispr successfully slashed high cholesterol levels in a small number of people.
In a trial conducted by Swiss biotech company Crispr Therapeutics, 15 participants received a…
If you’ve ever wondered why the giraffe has such a long neck, the answer seems clear: it lets them reach succulent leaves atop tall acacia trees in Africa.
Only giraffes have direct access to those leaves, while smaller mammals must compete…
This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
As President Donald Trump sees it, environmental regulations that attempt to improve efficiency and address climate change only make products more…
The duo kept their program running in the background for over a decade. During that time, a couple of computers from their ragtag collection succumbed to overheating and even flames. “There was one that actually sent out sparks,” Brittenham…
