Toward the end of the 19th century, lurid tales of killer plants began popping up everywhere. Terrible, tentacle-waving trees snatched and swallowed …
Ancient mysteries still being pondered today
Mysteries from years ago around the world that scientists are still analyzing. These fascinating, sometimes unanswered, questions may never have a solution or reason.
In the 19th century, the Dutch, who ruled over the then Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia), encountered curious phenomena known as amok, latah, …
In 1897, a Russian archaeologist called Nikolai Veselovsky came across some curious, tube-like objects while excavating an enormous burial mound. …
Syllipsimopodi bideni predated today's octopi and squids. The discovery of this new species helps researchers piece together cephalopod evolution. It …
The answer came in a surprisingly aquatic way. Spring is the season for new life and new love; a time of renewal both physical and spiritual. And on …
Forest plants can’t keep up with the speed at which the climate is changing. Forests are home to 80 percent of land-based biodiversity, but these arks …