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The “Stone Breaker” Plant: What the Science Actually Says About This Traditional Kidney Stone Remedy
Phyllanthus niruri — known in traditional medicine as “Stone Breaker,” or quebra-pedra in Brazil, where it’s most widely used — has a centuries-long reputation for helping the body pass or resist kidney stones. It’s now sold commercially in the U.S. and elsewhere under names like Stone Breaker, Chanca Piedra, and Stone Crusher. The reputation is…
Tourist Filmed Standing on an Endangered Tortoise’s Shell at China Theme Park Sparks Outrage
Footage filmed at a theme park in southern China has drawn widespread criticism after it appeared to show a woman standing and squatting on the back of a young, endangered tortoise while holding a child — despite posted signs asking visitors not to step on the animals. Horrifying footage shows a tourist perching on the…
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A Whale Skeleton Sits Deep in a Costa Rican Rainforest — Here’s How It Probably Got There
Roughly 10 kilometers from the Sirena Ranger Station, deep inside Corcovado National Park on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, the moss-covered skeleton of a humpback whale lies scattered across…
Mudskippers: The Fish That Walks on Land and Dances to Find a Mate
Few fish look less like fish than the mudskipper. With bulging, periscope-like eyes and a habit of skipping across exposed mudflats on its front fins, it’s easy to…
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This California Beach Resort Built a Library — But the Only “Books” Are Sticks, and the Only Members Have Paws
Most hotel amenities are built with the human guest in mind — plush robes, turndown service, a well-stocked minibar. At Sanctuary Beach…
Meet the Snow Ghost of North America — the Wild Cat With Paws Built Like Snowshoes
Few North American predators are as rarely seen, or as perfectly built for their environment, as the Canada lynx. Wrapped in thick,…