Cats and catnip have a strange, age-old relationship. Catnip (Nepeta cataria) is a plant from the mint family and roughly…
In April 2022, scientists from all over the world put themselves at risk of being arrested. While the issue of…
Argonne National Laboratory is home to several supercomputers with impressive computational power. These computers have aided research efforts in fields…
People have been fascinated by zombies for over a century. The modern zombie concept emerged in the 1920s thanks to…
Vampire bats are mysterious creatures that have quite a reputation due to their unique diet. They are the only mammals…
If you feel like you waste a lot of food, you’re not alone. In the United States, 30-40% of the…
There is an old fable1–told in more than one country–about the origin of chess. A wise man shows his king…
When we develop new technologies, we rely on our knowledge of physics, chemistry, biology, and math to produce the best…
Autoimmune diseases are quite common. Most of us know someone with allergies, diabetes, or rheumatoid arthritis, but–despite numerous advancements in…
Recently scientists¹ found a potential alternative for managing pain with anthrax². But bacteria, it turns out, have medical applications beyond…