Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own Seeds
AdultsAgricultureBiotechnologyLawThis is the history of Monsanto’s herbicides…
Why Don't We Have More Fossils?
AdultsArchaeologyEvolutionGeologyWhen you see a bunch of fossils in a museum, you might not think about how unlikely it is that they got there. But there's a lot of lucky dice rolls that landed that mastodon in the museum, and researchers are really motivated to find out what factors influence any organism's odds of fossilizing. Here's what we know and what we need to know.
If you had the chance to be immortal, would you take it?
AdultsEthicsPhilosophyPsychologyScienceExplore different philosophers’ ideas on immortality and dig into their theories about the positives and negatives of eternal life.
Why Grass Grows Better Under Trampolines
AdultsEnvironmentGardeningNatureScienceIf you’ve ever owned a backyard trampoline –or jumped on someone else’s– you might have noticed that the grass underneath it is longer and lusher than the grass in the rest of the yard. It’s not just that that grass isn’t getting mowed… in fact, when it does get mowed, you can see the weird effect even better! Instead there's something else –something shadier– going on here.