The wild world of carnivorous plants
AdultsBiotechnologyLifeNature...Venus fly traps, bladderworts and sundews, oh my! Learn about carnivorous plants and their predatory antics to lure, trap and digest prey.
Magnetic Micro-Robots
AdultsCreativityScienceTechnology...Tiny robots activated by magnetic fields may be used in future biomedical procedures.
How Spiders Use Electricity to Fly | Decoder
AdultsScienceNatureAnimalsCan spiders fly? When you think of the greatest aviators in the natural world, you probably think of the usual winged suspects like birds, bees, and butterflies. But some of the earth's eight-legged creatures also have specialized ways of soaring through the skies—no wings necessary.
How Do White Walkers Shatter Swords?
AdultsConstructionMediaScience...For Game of Thrones fans winter is finally here, and with it comes the long foreshadowed White Walkers. These foes have proven to be a dangerous threat for many reasons, but one of the biggest is their seeming imperviousness to the average weapons of the Seven Kingdoms.
Amphibians Face Mass Extinction as Fungus Spreads Across the World
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentNature...Results from a recent global survey of amphibians shows that chytrid fungus has threatened twice as many species than previously thought.
How to grow your own glacier
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScienceExplore the ancient methods of growing glaciers, the homemade bodies of ice used as water sources, and how they can be used to combat climate change.
Why are earthquakes so hard to predict?
AdultsEnvironmentNatureScience...Take a look at the theories behind why earthquakes occur, what makes them so hard to predict and the warning system technologies we rely on today.
Why Can't We Get Power From Waves?
AdultsNatureScienceTechnology...Wave power hasn’t yet made a splash because it’s hard to use waves to spin turbines, and because the sea is a harsh place to build things.