Selling Socks to Save Seabirds

Brothers Will and Matty Gladstone are comitted to conservation.

Whose Foot?

Everybody is different. So why do we use feet to measure length?

Reflexology – A Different Kind of Map

There’s nothing like a foot rub after a long day. The question is, can putting pressure on the toes and heels help other body parts—like your head, back, and stomach— feel better too? Fans of reflexology think so. This practice uses massage on specific reflex points to relieve tension and improve health. It dates back more than 4,500 years, but doctors and scientists do not fully agree that rubbing the feet can cure ailments throughout the body.

Tyler Clites – Biomedical Engineer

Tyler Clites is a tinkerer. He’s been this way since childhood—coming up with inventions and taking things apart.

On Point

THIS DANCE TECHNIQUE LOOKS EFFORTLESS, BUT APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEIVING.

Q&A

Q&A

MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS

There are more than 10,000 species of birds. They range in size from birds that weigh less than an ounce to birds that weigh hundreds of pounds and can inflict a deadly kick. They live on land or water; in tropical rainforests or in the Arctic tundra; they climb trees or dive into water. So it’s not surprising that birds have many different types of feet capable of performing amazing feats.

10! 10! Say it again!

10! 10! Say it again!

Muse News

Muse News

Trial in Absentia

In the 40th century, the most intellectually advanced species in the galaxy initiates a project to bring back as many extinct species as possible. They have already returned hundreds of species to life after careful evaluation by the Committee for the Revivification of Extinct Species (CaRES). The purpose of the committee is to evaluate whether each species meets just one criterion: “There must be no overwhelming, compelling evidence that the species should not be revived.” Here is an excerpt from the transcript of the meeting where members debate the revivification of an extinct species: humans.

The Rise & Fall of the Terror Birds

AFTER THE DINOSAURS, A NEW PREDATOR REIGNED IN SOUTH AMERICA. FOR A WHILE.

SHOULD SCIENTISTS BRING BACK DINOSAURS?

IN THE JURASSIC PARK MOVIES, scientists bring dinosaurs to life.

MARIA A. GANDOLFO

Animals and insects aren’t the only ones that leave their remains in stone and amber! Meet paleobotanist Maria A. Gandolfo, who studies fossils made from flowering plants. A flowering plant tucks its seeds inside a flower instead of growing them on its leaves. Most of the plants we eat and use as medicine and fuel are flowering plants. Today they flower all over the planet—but that wasn’t always the case. Here Gandolfo explains what plant fossils can tell us and how flowering plants got to be such a big deal.

LOVE

My pets are my own true loves.

ERIN ARGYILAN

Erin Argyilan of Indiana University is known for her lively teaching style and leading some of the best geology field trips in the Chicagoland area. She takes people of all ages on interactive tours that lead to dune climbing, animal identifying, and accessing some of the rarest plants in the world. Read on to learn about the major mystery surrounding the Cretaceous Period’s effect on midwestern geology.

ARE WE LIVING IN THE ANTHROPOCENE?

A name can tell you a lot about a person. Take your last name, for example. Does it come from a certain language, a place where your ancestors were born, a traditional family occupation? How about your first name? What does it say about you? If you could change it, would you? What would you change it to, and why?

A Visit to the PAST

WELCOME TO TEXAS’ BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK

THE DAY THE CRETACEOUS ENDED

When the asteroid hit, it sent Cret trillions of tons of molten rock and dust into the atmosphere, much of it hotter than the surface of the sun.

TAKING A JOURNEY

Through the planet’s history

Dr. Mary Engle Pennington

Refrigeration and frozen food pioneer

Bunching Buses - Perception Or Pattern?

Perception or pattern?

Interview – Annabel Bradbury

International Development Professional

It's What's Outside That Counts

Better packages make good food last longer.

Farm To Dining Hall Table

At this island school, students have a hands-on approach to eating local.

Volcano Power

Iceland’s unlikely agricultural success

ELLENA BAUM

FOOD AND FARM EDUCATOR

A Close-Up View Of Deep-Sea Research

A close-up view of deep-sea research

Should We Mine The Deep Sea?

A Robot the size of a large bulldozer creeps along the bottom of the deep sea. It slurps up chunks of metallic rock and soft mud.

Can You Stand The Pressure?

Can you stand the pressure?

The Kraken's True Form

HOW DOES THE SEARCH FOR A MYTHICAL SEA MONSTER END?