Monarch Butterfly Migration Mystery Explained
Millions of monarch butterflies navigate a 4,000-kilometer journey each year, but the navigation methods have long been…
Sotano de las Golondrinas: Mexico's Massive Sinkhole
Every morning, thousands of birds pour from the Sotano de las Golondrinas, a massive sinkhole in Mexico's jungle. This…
Lake Baikal's Mysterious Ice Rings
The dark circles that sometimes appear on the surface of Siberia's Lake Baikal are so large, they're only visible from…
Underwater Sand Circles Mystery Solved
Divers exploring off the coast of Amami-Ōshima found a puzzle beneath the waves: meticulously designed, underwater sand…
Chile's Glowing Marble Caves: A Natural Wonder
The marble caves of Chile's General Carrera Lake are a geologic mystery: how can water change the color of stone on its…
Ball's Pyramid Tree Lobster Survival Story
High above the Pacific, a lone volcanic rock harbored a secret—the last of the tree lobsters, thought extinct since 191…
Frozen Lake Columns: Bighorn Valley Mystery
Methane gas columns are trapped in a man-made lake near the Bighorn mountain range, dating back to the 1972 dam constru…
Gut Health and Skin Conditions Connection
Skin issues may be a sign of gut problems. The gut-brain-skin axis theory is a subject of increasing medical interest.
Ancel Keys' Fat-Fear Theory and Sugar Industry
Ansel Keys' influential six-country graph once convinced a nation that fat was the enemy of the heart, but other scient…
Supplements That Quietly Cancel Each Other Out
A seemingly innocent glass of milk with an iron supplement can slash the iron’s absorption by half. A growing body of r…
Stem Cells: Your Body's Natural Repair Kit
Stem cells are actively repairing your body as you read this, but these unspecialized cells dwindle over time, slowing…
Isar Aerospace's Spectrum Rocket Launch Success
A rocket lifted off from an Arctic island. This was the first time a European commercial spacecraft reached orbit.