“The joke—that everything will eventually look like a crab—comes from an actual truth. The crab shape has evolved so many times that scientists had to come up with a special term for it: carcinization.” | learn more
Endless hours of entertainment thanks to this twitter account. | learn more
“The largest lake in the world by a long shot is the Caspian Sea – a name that hints at a past when it was contiguous with the ocean around 11 million years ago.” | learn more
“Scientists would identify the spectacle as a mating ritual in the 1930s, as occurring in the summer and autumn, at an eerily prompt 55 minutes after sunset, three nights after a full moon.” | learn more
“Some 200 places around the world have now achieved Dark Sky status. Frankie Adkins explores the benefits nights without light pollution can bring.” | learn more
A pretty funny parody video. | learn more
This is the story of trees coming back to Niger after they were cleared to make way for orderly crops. It didn’t come about with a new planting initiative. Instead, the people stopped pulling out stumps and let them grow […]
A ruler, a newspaper, and a very excited teacher. | learn more