Author: Jason Mitchell
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The Moon Is Moving Away From Earth About 1.5 Inches Every Year
The Moon drifts about 1.5 inches farther from Earth each year. NASA’s laser measurements reveal how tidal forces make our satellite slowly recede.
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Scotland’s National Animal Is a Unicorn. And Yes, It Has a Royal Backstory.
Scotland’s national animal is a unicorn. Here’s how a mythical beast became a royal symbol, why it wears chains, and where Scotland still displays it.
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Antarctic Icefish Have Nearly Colorless Blood Because They Lost Hemoglobin
Antarctic icefish are the only known vertebrates to completely lose hemoglobin, leaving them with pale blood and a radically reworked circulatory system.
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A Day on Venus Is Longer Than a Year on Venus
Venus takes about 243 Earth days to rotate once but only about 225 days to orbit the Sun. And that’s only the beginning of its strange…
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Octopuses Have Three Hearts—and One Stops Beating When They Swim
Octopuses have three hearts, blue blood, and one heart that temporarily stops during jet-propelled swimming. Here’s why.
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Wombats Poop Cubes, and Scientists Actually Figured Out How
Wombats really do produce cube-shaped poop. Scientists studied their intestines and found how the strange little bricks are actually formed.
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Who Is Yasin Cengiz? The TikTok Dance Behind “Dom Dom Yes Yes”
Yasin Cengiz became a TikTok phenomenon with his “Dom Dom Yes Yes” dance. Here’s the documented timeline—and what the internet got wrong.
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An Edible Arrangements Driver Made the Delivery the Best Part
One Edible Arrangements delivery stood out because the driver placed the boxes carefully, called on arrival and waited until I retrieved them.
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Tomatillos Are Not Green Tomatoes. They’re Wearing Husks for a Reason.
Tomatoes and tomatillos are both nightshades, but tomatillos are a different genus with papery husks, firmer flesh and a much tarter flavor.
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Why Is Deodorant Locked Up at CVS? Because Retail Has Trust Issues.
Some CVS stores lock deodorant as a store-specific anti-theft measure. CVS says product protection decisions are data driven and locked cases are a last resort.