Wolves in Ethiopia spotted licking 'red hot poker' flowers like lollipops
Wolves in Ethiopia that lick the flowers of the "red hot poker" flowers are the first known large carnivores to eat nectar.
LATEST ARTICLES
Animals
Octopuses burn more calories changing color than you use on a 25-minute run
For the first time ever, marine biologists have measured how much energy octopuses really need to change color — and it's a lot.
Largest dinosaur ever auctioned sells for over $6 million — and it's twice as long as a school bus
A 70-foot-long Apatosaurus skeleton, named Vulcan, recently became the biggest dinosaur fossil ever sold when it was acquired for around $6.4 million at an auction in France. The sizable remains weigh more than 22 tons.
Human Behavior
24 brain networks kick in when you watch movies, study finds
Researchers created the most detailed map of the brain's functional networks using data from people watching movies, including "Inception," "Home Alone" and "Erin Brokovich."
Physics & Mathematics
Is light a particle or a wave?
Does light behave more like a particle, or like a wave? Today we know the surprising answer. Here's why it took so long to get there.
Chemistry
Periodic table of elements: How it works and who created it
The Periodic Table, first created by Dmitri Mendeleev, organizes all of the known elements in an informative array.
What are VOCs? The facts about volatile organic compounds
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are gaseous chemicals that are emitted by various household items, as well as natural sources.
Scientists just got 1 step closer to creating a 'superheavy' element that is so big, it will add a new row to the periodic table
Scientists have discovered a new way of creating superheavy elements by firing supercharged ion beams at dense atoms. The team believes this method could potentially help synthesize the hypothetical "element 120," which would be heavier than any known element.
