by Maryam Zaringhalam, @thisisartlab The most outrageous-seeming science fiction constructions have a rather amazing longstanding habit of becoming reality. It’s actually almost impossible [for me at least] to imagine that in the not-so distant past space travel // robots // the Internet existed solely in […]
By Michael LeVine, @thoughtculture Imagine you are standing in the middle of a busy street – the kind of street you’d find in Midtown Manhattan on a Tuesday afternoon. Now, imagine that not a single person speaks your language, but everyone is talking. […]
By Emily Dennis, @emilyjanedennis Naked mole rats are neither moles, nor rats. They are mammals, but they live in bee-like colonies. They have eyes, but can barely see. They live for a long time (up to 30 years!) but rarely get cancer. Naked mole rats […]
By Claire Warriner, @CLWarriner This April, I found myself in Philadelphia as a guest at the wedding of two people I’d never met. In addition to stuffing myself with crab Rangoon and avoiding eye contact with the groom’s mother, I visited the gruesomely fascinating Mütter Museum […]
By Claire Warriner, @CLWarriner A previous version of this article appeared in Natural Selections, Issue 99, June 2013 When learning about the accomplishments of past scientists, it seems natural to focus on their major findings while overlooking the arduous process of discovery, including the […]
We mostly know cockroaches as pests. But the American cockroach, Periplaneta americana, is one of the most successful species that have ever lived. Originating during the carboniferous period over 350 million years ago – even before the dinosaurs walked on earth – these bugs have […]
