Porphyrios (whale)
Porphyrios (Greek: Πορφύριος) was a large whale that harassed and sank ships in the waters near Constantinople in the sixth century. Active for over fifty years, Porphyrios caused great concern…
International students stripped of legal status in the US are piling up wins in court
The attorney for Roy and his fellow plaintiffs, Charles Kuck, argued the government did not have legal grounds to terminate the students’ status. He speculated in court last week the…
Look for ‘Slow Flower’ Bouquets, Plants Grown without Health-Harming Chemicals Used in Overseas Operations
Flowers are so present in our lives that we almost do not see them: sheathed in paper in every market, plunked in a vase on a table in any cafe.…
‘Hellraiser’ writer Clive Barker on the publishing industry’s homophobia
Clive Barker’s Hellraiser was based on his original novel, The Hellbound Heart, and told the story of a woman who starts to kill so that her brother-in-law, who had recently…
DOGE assigns staffers to work at NLRB
where it allegedly removed sensitive data
The Brain Science of Elusive ‘Aha! Moments’
Scholars have sought to capture the elusive essence of the aha! moment for more than a century, and it is finally within our grasp. We now know where it happens…
Ancient Moon Melt Event May Explain 150-Million-Year Gap in Age Estimates
The moon may have melted 4.35 billion years ago—explaining a lunar age mystery
Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat
Mercury is a common by-product of gold mining, a growing industry in several southern countries. The toxic metal accumulates as it moves up the food chain by binding with amino…
Nectar-Eating Wolves May Be Pollinating Flowers
There are fewer than 500 Ethiopian wolves, and they may be the first large carnivore known to act as a pollinator