On the morning of June 8, 2026, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck offshore of southern Mindanao in the Philippines. Along parts of the coast, something unusual followed the shaking: the sea itself seemed to retreat, leaving stretches of seabed that had been submerged for generations sitting exposed in open air. What Actually Happened to the Coastline Scientists at the … [Read more...] about How a 7.8 Earthquake in Mindanao Lifted the Seafloor and Exposed a Hidden Coastline
Scientists Are Warning Influencers to Stop Chasing Shark Selfies After a String of Attacks
Shark attacks are, statistically, rare — but researchers say a specific pattern within them is becoming harder to ignore: a growing number of the people getting bitten are influencers and content creators actively trying to get close to sharks for social media footage. A String of Recent Incidents At least three influencers have been attacked by sharks in roughly the past … [Read more...] about Scientists Are Warning Influencers to Stop Chasing Shark Selfies After a String of Attacks
The 10-Year-Old Whose Backyard Butterfly Experiment Caught a Georgetown Scientist’s Attention
Most kids in Kobe, Japan spend their free time on baseball, Pokémon cards, or manga. Jo Nagai spent his hand-raising swallowtail butterflies — and along the way, stumbled into a question serious entomologists have spent careers trying to answer. A Question Sparked by a Habit Asian swallowtails, easily recognized by the bright markings along their wings, are important … [Read more...] about The 10-Year-Old Whose Backyard Butterfly Experiment Caught a Georgetown Scientist’s Attention
When Her Nonverbal Son’s Communication Device Died at Dinner, This Mom Found a Backup That Never Runs Out of Battery
Jessica Fletcher, a mother from Fredericton, New Brunswick, was out to dinner with her 11-year-old son Hunter when the moment she'd been quietly dreading finally happened: the battery died on his AAC device, the tablet he relies on to select words and symbols to communicate. Hunter is autistic and nonverbal, and without the tablet, he suddenly had no way to tell his mother what … [Read more...] about When Her Nonverbal Son’s Communication Device Died at Dinner, This Mom Found a Backup That Never Runs Out of Battery
Lamb’s Quarters: The Wild “Weed” That Outperforms Spinach in Nutrition
Most people who find Lamb's Quarters growing in their garden pull it out without a second thought. It looks unremarkable — pale green, diamond-shaped leaves, a faint white dusting underneath — the kind of plant most weeding guides tell you to remove on sight. But Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium album), also known as wild spinach, goosefoot, or fat hen, has a nutritional profile … [Read more...] about Lamb’s Quarters: The Wild “Weed” That Outperforms Spinach in Nutrition