People Keep Mysteriously Vanishing In The Alaska Triangle
This part of Alaska has more unsolved missing person cases than anywhere else in the world. Why does Alaska have a missing person rate that’s almost twice the national average? Alaska…
Trees Are Just Like Humans
Some of them really don’t want to be touched. As a misanthrope who spends far too much time jammed into tiny crevices on public transportation, I frequently find myself wishing the…
How Do Fireflies Glow?
It’s time to shed some light on this mystery. Fireflies on summer nights are one of the great things about growing up in America — but you probably don’t know how they make…
These Insane Goats Just Chill On Cliffs
Mountain goats: The fridge magnets of the animal kingdom. When I think of goats, I picture petting zoos and that one time a goat ate a picture I drew at camp….
This Treetop Trampoline Park Is A F*cking Glorious Adult Playground
ArchDaily/Dror Bow down before Parkorman, the king of public parks. Istanbul has a notorious lack of good public parks. After all, it was a government plan to build a shopping mall on…
This Floating Dome Lets Fish Be Part Of Our World
Koi meets world. Dutch company Velda designed this see-through, floating dome that allows our finned friends to swim to the water’s surface and experience the world above. You can even train fish…
Your Blue Eyes Aren’t Actually Blue
Getty It’s time to see the light. What determines your eye color? Any high school biology class would tell you “genetics,” but that’s only scratching the surface. As a quick refresher, the…
Meet Chicago’s Most Famous Otter
Shedd Aquarium How Ellie went from abandoned orphan to aquarium celebrity. On a snowy Chicago morning, sea otters bob and dive in their two-story habitat at Shedd Aquarium. “Mom, look!…
This Is Why Chameleons Change Color
They’re the mood rings of the animal kingdom. Camouflage is so out. Researchers believe chameleons change the color of their skin not to blend into their surroundings. Rather the ability evolved…
These Rocks Mysteriously Move Across Death Valley
Getty Images The phenomenon that left scientists stumped for nearly 70 years. Death Valley is known for, well, death. There’s not a lot going on there aside from a few ghost…
