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
Wildlife & Nature
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
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
Bees Can Smell 50 Times Better Than Dogs — Here’s How
A honey bee's body is a small marvel of specialized engineering — built almost entirely around two tasks: finding flowers and getting the colony fed. Its senses of smell and taste, in particular, are far more sophisticated than most people realize. A Sense of Smell Built for Survival Honey bees have 170 odorant receptors — compare that to 62 in fruit flies and 79 in … [Read more...] about Bees Can Smell 50 Times Better Than Dogs — Here’s How