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See the Future at The Creators Project and the All-new Prius Future Forward...
A snapshot of Drift, a kinetic chandelier featured in Future Forward. (Photo: Vice Media)Where is the balance between human and machine—and how can it be captured by art?That's the question driving the...
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The Alarmed Emails Residents Sent Over the Island for Rattlesnakes
(Photo: Tigerhawkvok/CC BY-SA 3.0)A version of this story originally appeared on Muckrock.com.Earlier this year, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife drew international attention for a...
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In Indonesia, Non-Binary Gender is a Centuries-Old Idea
Bissu attending an Indonesian wedding. (Photo: Sharyn Davies/CC-BY-2.0)This week, an Oregon judge ruled to allow Jamie Shupe, a 52-year-old former Army mechanic, to list themselves as non-binary—that...
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A Surprising Fact About Medieval Europeans: They Recycled
Two leaves from The Mirror of Human Salvation. These pages were reused as a wrapper for a book at some later time. The ghosting of the book it adorned can still be seen in the dark, abraded portion...
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Learn a New Climate Change Phrase: 'Heat Dome'
An extreme heat warning in Death Valley. (Photo: Graeme Maclean/CC-BY-2.0)If you’re in the American Southwest, you’re probably already aware that your weekend has been dominated by what may become a...
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The 'Strawberry Moon Solstice' is A Big Misunderstanding
Overnight summer solstice festivities at Stonehenge. (Photo: Mike Norton/CC-BY-2.0)You may have noticed news outlets reporting that this year’s summer solstice is especially unique, hosting a rare...
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Parowan Gap Petroglyphs in Parowan, Utah
Just a few miles west of the small town of Parowan, and just at the edge of the dry "Little Salt Lake," lies a natural gap in the mountains, covered with hundreds of petroglyphs. They have been there...
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The Founder of the Boy Scouts Hid Maps in Insect Drawings
An illustration of a butterfly and a carefully hidden map. (Photo: Public Domain)This may look like an innocent drawing of a butterfly. But look closer. It's actually a map. In fact, the area around...
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Why Humans and Insects Keep Holding Funerals for Insects
(Photo: SKphotographer/shutterstock.com) In April 2012, tiny memorials started appearing on the streets of Minneapolis. Bundles of flowers no bigger than matchsticks, teddy bears the size of peanuts...
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Watch This Assassin Bug Take Down an Unsuspecting Caterpillar Twice its Size
It's not called an assassin bug for nothing.Take note of the cold-blooded killer in this video, which shows a wheel bug nymph using its razor-sharp mouth parts to bring down a much more massive...
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Ranking the Pain of Stinging Insects, From ‘Caustic’ to ‘Blinding'
(Graphic by Michelle Enemark)Trekking along a mountain in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, entomologist Justin Schmidt came across a nest of the tropical wasp species Polybia simillima, better known as...
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Japan’s Annual Spider Battle is the Arachnid Equivalent of WWE
A judge and announcer watch two Kogane spiders at Kajiki’s 2015 Spider Battle. (All Photos: Chad Cullen)Gauzy webs crowned with large, striped spiders are a familiar sight to anyone who has spent a...
View ArticleThis Canadian Bar's Tiger Pelt Was Stolen—Again
Victoria police searching for tiger skin stolen from Fairmont Empress Hotel bar https://t.co/W998AyPlk5pic.twitter.com/SeUwYVjuJu— Metro Vancouver (@vancouvermetro) June 17, 2016Who pinched the tiger...
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Found: Eyeless Catfish That Made It to the U.S. Through Secret Caves
Mexican blindcats. (Photo: Danté Fenolio)The Mexican blindcat has no eyes, and its skin is so translucent that its color, a light pink, comes from the blood coursing underneath. These catfish live...
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Studebaker Building in Brooklyn, USA
In the early 1900s, Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn, stretching between Empire Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue, was known as “Automobile Row," so named for its clustering of showrooms, dealerships, garages...
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Valley of the Butterflies in Greece
Every year, thousands of delicate, winged creatures migrate from the thickets and bushes of the Mediterranean, following the waterways to the humid Petaloudes Valley, more commonly known as the Valley...
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The Butterfly Room in Frewville, Australia
With its exotic Nyonya fusion menu of Malyasian, Indian and Chinese cuisine, the Singapore House would stand out simply for its exquisite food, even without a room full of butterflies.The food is...
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Ball's Pyramid in Australia
The remnants of a massive volcano, Ball's Pyramid juts 1,843 feet out of the Pacific Ocean. Discovered in 1788, the barren, rocky spire was thought to be devoid of life until 2001 when a group of...
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Flower, Bird, Fish & Insect Market in Huangpu, China
Shanghai epitomizes high-falutin internationalism, while simultaneously adhering to Chinese tradition. Traditional xialongbao, Shanghai soup dumpling shops are made modern by ￥80 cocktails....
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Giant Pink Slugs of Mount Kaputar in Kaputar, Australia
The small alpine forest at Mount Kaputar's peak is believed by scientists to be the result of unique circumstances that have preserved a tiny remnant of Australia's geological past. Measuring only 10...
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