The “myth” of the boiling frog
Two frogs are minding their own business in the swamp when WHAM— they’re kidnapped. They come to in a kitchen, captives of a menacing chef. He boils up a pot...
Two frogs are minding their own business in the swamp when WHAM— they’re kidnapped. They come to in a kitchen, captives of a menacing chef. He boils up a pot...
You’re traveling deep beneath the ocean’s surface, where faint lights flicker and toothy grins flash. You are now entering… the Twilight Zone. Your mission is to survive these depths and...
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic rocked economies worldwide. Millions of people lost their jobs, and many businesses struggled to survive or shut down completely. Governments responded with some of...
Waddling along the parched Australian earth, this female platypus is searching for fresh water. Over the past year, a severe drought turned rivers and streams to mere trickles. She barely...
In 1980, two American professors bet $1,000 on a question with stakes that couldn’t be higher: would the earth run out of resources to sustain a growing human population? One...
The distinct forms of speech heard around Bremen, Germany and Interlaken, Switzerland are considered regional dialects of the German language. And yet, when someone from Bremen is visiting the Swiss...
In 2009, a satellite circled Earth, methodically scanning and sorting the wavelengths reflecting off the planet’s surface. Researchers were looking for the spectral signature of carbon dioxide when they noticed...
While searching for a kidney donor, a Boston woman named Karen Keegan stumbled upon a mystery. When her three adult sons underwent genetic testing to determine whether they were a...
It’s midnight on September 16th, 2017, 60 kilometers off the Bulgarian coast and 2 kilometers beneath the Black Sea’s surface. A remotely operated vehicle surveys the seabed, transmitting video to...
A leather mask that clamps the mouth shut. A cannonball sewn into a soldier’s uniform. And a machine that delivers sudden electrical pulses. These old items were all intended treatments...