HUMAN BIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Humans Throw Far Better Than Any Other Animal, and the Anatomy That Allows It Is Truly Unusual
There is a useful test for whether an ability is special: look at what the…
CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE
Some Trees Produce Cones That Only Open in a Fire, Which Means the Plant Is Waiting for One
There is a way of thinking about disturbance that treats it as damage — something…
ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING DESIGN
A Dome Is Trying to Split Itself Open at the Base, and Almost Every Great Dome Has a Hidden Chain Holding It Together
There is a common experience in a large domed building, which is standing underneath and…
CONSERVATION AND WILDLIFE
Some Animals Have Separate Calls for Different Predators, and Others Nearby Understand Them Without Being the Same Species
There is a question about animal communication that has been argued for a long time,…
FREIGHT SHIPPING AND PORTS
Fruit Ripens Because of a Gas It Releases Itself, and One Ripe Piece Will Set Off Everything Near It
There is a category of everyday phenomenon that turns out to have a mechanism nobody…