More from Jessica Boddy (Page 2)

Flow chart for how conspiracies start and proliferate
Military

How to start a conspiracy theory

By Jessica Boddy

Breaking news: driving an eScooter when you’re drunk is a very bad idea
Health

Breaking news: driving an eScooter when you’re drunk is a very bad idea

By Jessica Boddy

Amazing new photos of asteroid Ryugu present a new mystery: who cleaned up all the dust?
Space

Amazing new photos of asteroid Ryugu present a new mystery: who cleaned up all the dust?

By Jessica Boddy

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard
Birds

Baby sharks are eating the birds that live in your backyard

By Jessica Boddy

Vampire facials can work—but they’re dangerous in the wrong hands
Health

Vampire facials can work—but they’re dangerous in the wrong hands

By Jessica Boddy

Puffy unicorn stickers could save millions of migrating birds each year
Birds

Puffy unicorn stickers could save millions of migrating birds each year

By Jessica Boddy

Sun bears mimic faces just like us, and it’s raising some eyebrows
Wildlife

Sun bears mimic faces just like us, and it’s raising some eyebrows

By Jessica Boddy

three weevils
Insects

Scientists discovered 103 beetles on one island, and got to name them all

By Jessica Boddy

An image of Reiner Gamma on the moon.
Moons

Megapixels: Check out the moon’s gnarly sunburn

By Jessica Boddy

A singing mouse on a rock
Animals

These mice sing their little hearts out—and that’s good for neuroscience

By Jessica Boddy

close-up of a zebra
Evolution

How a zebra’s stripes put bloodthirsty flies into a tailspin

By Jessica Boddy

Two long-necked dinosaurs pose together in the rain
Dinosaurs

This newly discovered titanosaur had heart-shaped tail bones

By Jessica Boddy

A macaroni penguin takes a little snooze on a rock.
Evolution

Penguins may have islands to thank for their diverse looks

By Jessica Boddy

woman holding nose
Fitness & Exercise

Here’s why gym clothes smell so rank—and how to freshen them up

By Jessica Boddy

This ancient stegosaurus-platypus mashup has everything
Animals

This ancient stegosaurus-platypus mashup has everything

By Jessica Boddy

three mannequins lying face down in a field
Insects

Is body paint a good insect repellent? The answer lies in this field of sticky mannequins.

By Jessica Boddy

a great tit perches on some foliage
Birds

Great tits are killing birds and eating their brains. Climate change may be to blame.

By Jessica Boddy

Close-up of a cane toad sitting in grass
Animals

Toads on a python, and five other animals hitching rides on bigger animals

By Jessica Boddy

Journey to the fantastical microbe realm hidden right on your face
Health

Journey to the fantastical microbe realm hidden right on your face

By Jessica Boddy

EarBot Drone
Drones

Drones can take scientists to strange new places—like inside whale snot

By Jessica Boddy

The best weather for hitting a home run, according to scientists
Climate Change

The best weather for hitting a home run, according to scientists

By Jessica Boddy

Prehistoric lizards could sprint on two legs
Dinosaurs

Prehistoric lizards could sprint on two legs

By Jessica Boddy

The origin story of domesticated rabbits may be all wrong
Pets

The origin story of domesticated rabbits may be all wrong

By Jessica Boddy

Venus flytraps know not to eat the insects that pollinate them
Insects

Venus flytraps know not to eat the insects that pollinate them

By Jessica Boddy

Dust, meteorites, cosmic rays and everything else currently destroying the Tesla in space
Space X

Dust, meteorites, cosmic rays and everything else currently destroying the Tesla in space

By Jessica Boddy

Watch beetles shoot hot chemicals from their butts to escape toad bellies
Evolution

Watch beetles shoot hot chemicals from their butts to escape toad bellies

By Jessica Boddy

This year’s Super Bowl stadium is an avian death trap
Birds

This year’s Super Bowl stadium is an avian death trap

By Jessica Boddy