Short-horned lizard: The inflatable ‘horny toad’ that squirts toxic blood from its eyes
This little lizard can fire blood up to 5 feet from its face, has spiky horns and inflates itself to choke predators.
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‘An ancient, complex, and very serious game is going on’: The weird ways creatures feed in the open ocean
Sea angels — a type of swimming slug — that live in the open ocean are carnivorous little creatures that have evolved to feed on sea snails.
What’s the scientific explanation for ‘ghost encounters’?
People all over the world believe they’ve seen or heard a ghost, but there’s no scientific evidence for spirits, hauntings or the paranormal. So what’s behind these “encounters”?
This 180-year-old graffiti scribble was actually an equation that changed the history of mathematics
A photograph of the arched stone bridge that William Rowan Hamilton scratched his equation into.
How do people die of the flu?
Severe flu infections can lead to a range of deadly complications, especially in people whose immune systems are compromised by age or disease.
17,000-year-old remains of blue-eyed baby boy unearthed in Italy
The well-preserved remains of a baby boy who died 17,000 years ago in what is now Italy reveal that he had blue eyes, dark skin and curly hair.
The ‘Does It Fly?’ podcast separates fact from science fiction
The podcast ‘Does It Fly?’ asks whether the technology of Star Trek, Doctor Who and other popular sci-fi shows could really work.
Watch bioluminescent algal blooms trigger electric-blue waves off San Diego coast in stunning new footage
Mesmerizing footage from a new PBS Nature show captures the bioluminescent beauty of brilliant blue waves crashing along San Diego’s coast.
Is U.S. democracy in decline? Here’s what the science says
Political scientists disagree over how to interpret a slight dip in the health of U.S. democracy.
How a catastrophic volcanic eruption on the North Korea border created ‘Heaven Lake’
More than a thousand years ago, Heaven Lake flooded the surrounding area when the Changbaishan-Tianchi volcano, on the border between China and North Korea, erupted.
