More from Sara Chodosh (Page 10)

How an otherwise harmless virus can trigger celiac disease
Diseases

How an otherwise harmless virus can trigger celiac disease

By Sara Chodosh

Bottlenose dolphin
Ocean

Dolphins beat up octopuses before eating them, and the reason is kind of horrifying

By Sara Chodosh

Bee hive
Bees

Watch these bees attack a baseball game—then learn why they did it

By Sara Chodosh

This building hanging from an asteroid is absurd—but let’s take it seriously for a second
Space

This building hanging from an asteroid is absurd—but let’s take it seriously for a second

By Sara Chodosh

Sauroprint giant footprint
Dinosaurs

To save their land, they unveiled the world’s biggest dinosaur footprint

By Sara Chodosh

Spinach leaves
Engineering

How to turn a spinach leaf into a human heart

By Sara Chodosh

No one knows what to do with the International Space Station
International Space Station

No one knows what to do with the International Space Station

By Sara Chodosh

A blue pipe that connects a bathroom, sewage separation tanks, a sewage mixing tank, a filtration machine, a natural body of water, and a water filtration plant, showing the cycle of making sewage drinkable.
Technology

How to make sewage drinkable

By Sara Chodosh

Volutes cloud on a lake
Weather

There’s a whole new species of cloud

By Sara Chodosh

fluorescent tree frog
Animals

This is the first fluorescent frog ever and he’s adorable

By Sara Chodosh

High-intensity interval training is great for you—but it won’t keep you from aging
Fitness & Exercise

High-intensity interval training is great for you—but it won’t keep you from aging

By Sara Chodosh

How to not die in a blizzard
Health

How to not die in a blizzard

By Sara Chodosh

Gluten-free diets are not actually linked to diabetes
Diabetes

Gluten-free diets are not actually linked to diabetes

By Sara Chodosh

Yes, having sex makes you better at your job
Mental Health

Yes, having sex makes you better at your job

By Sara Chodosh

Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks
Bears

Pandas have cute markings because their food supply sucks

By Sara Chodosh

Why hasn’t anyone invented electricity-generating rain gutters?
Technology

Why hasn’t anyone invented electricity-generating rain gutters?

By Sara Chodosh

Someone paid $15,000 for a chunk of mold and honestly what a steal
Health

Someone paid $15,000 for a chunk of mold and honestly what a steal

By Sara Chodosh

Fun facts about giraffe sex to keep you occupied while you wait for that giraffe baby
Animals

Fun facts about giraffe sex to keep you occupied while you wait for that giraffe baby

By Sara Chodosh

Colon and rectal cancer seem to be on the rise—in millennials
Cancer

Colon and rectal cancer seem to be on the rise—in millennials

By Sara Chodosh

Wikipedia bots spent years fighting silent, tiny battles with each other
Internet

Wikipedia bots spent years fighting silent, tiny battles with each other

By Sara Chodosh

Manatee waving
Ocean

Taking manatees off the endangered species list doesn’t mean we should stop protecting them

By Sara Chodosh

Cat poop parasites don’t actually make you psychotic
Mental Health

Cat poop parasites don’t actually make you psychotic

By Sara Chodosh

Pluto New Horizons
Pluto

Pluto might be a planet again. Let’s talk about why this matters.

By Sara Chodosh

We might have an eighth continent. Here’s why that matters.
Animals

We might have an eighth continent. Here’s why that matters.

By Sara Chodosh

You can fake a healthy skin tone to look more attractive (without actually being healthier)
Psychology

You can fake a healthy skin tone to look more attractive (without actually being healthier)

By Sara Chodosh

Beef heart
Nutrition

Celebrate Valentine’s Day by eating an actual heart (seriously)

By Sara Chodosh

Rhesus macaque
Animals

The test used to see if animals are self-aware might not actually work

By Sara Chodosh

How New Zealand is avoiding hundreds of exploding whale corpses
Whales

How New Zealand is avoiding hundreds of exploding whale corpses

By Sara Chodosh

This male birth control worked for over a year (in monkeys)
Health

This male birth control worked for over a year (in monkeys)

By Sara Chodosh

Pitcher plant
Evolution

Carnivorous plants aren’t as cool as you think

By Sara Chodosh

Michigan meteor
Space

How do I find a meteorite?

By Sara Chodosh

The chemicals in burnt toast and crispy fries won’t kill you, but the calories might
Cancer

The chemicals in burnt toast and crispy fries won’t kill you, but the calories might

By Sara Chodosh

This parasitic wasp forces other parasitic wasps to do its dirty work, then eats them
Insects

This parasitic wasp forces other parasitic wasps to do its dirty work, then eats them

By Sara Chodosh

Ants can find their way home walking backwards, but they have to peek first
Insects

Ants can find their way home walking backwards, but they have to peek first

By Sara Chodosh

Namibia fairy circle
Environment

A new study explains the origin of mysterious ‘fairy circles’ in the desert

By Sara Chodosh

No, scientists didn’t turn mice into killer zombies
Biology

No, scientists didn’t turn mice into killer zombies

By Sara Chodosh

These freaky baboon shrieks could push back the evolution of speech
Evolution

These freaky baboon shrieks could push back the evolution of speech

By Sara Chodosh

Cow nose up close
Animals

#DoesItFart is the burning science question you never knew you had

By Sara Chodosh

These adorable birds are sexual nomads—and that helps protect their species
Birds

These adorable birds are sexual nomads—and that helps protect their species

By Sara Chodosh

Amazon Echo in kitchen
Technology

How to keep your kid from ordering four pounds of cookies with Amazon’s Alexa

By Sara Chodosh

The center of North America is a town called Center, and it’s totally a coincidence. Really.
Science

The center of North America is a town called Center, and it’s totally a coincidence. Really.

By Sara Chodosh

Astronauts could live inside ice domes on Mars
Mars

Astronauts could live inside ice domes on Mars

By Sara Chodosh

How the heck do you even add a leap second to the year?
Internet

How the heck do you even add a leap second to the year?

By Sara Chodosh

Here are the last uncharted corners of the globe
Ocean

Here are the last uncharted corners of the globe

By Sara Chodosh

Breaking the glass ceiling on the ocean floor
Ocean

Breaking the glass ceiling on the ocean floor

By Sara Chodosh

We’ve been grinding up plants to eat for over 10,000 years
Archaeology

We’ve been grinding up plants to eat for over 10,000 years

By Sara Chodosh

Cheetah
Animals

#Bestspots is the adorable Twitter feud we need to get through 2016

By Sara Chodosh

How to sharpen your kitchen knives
Life Skills

How to sharpen your kitchen knives

By Sara Chodosh

Homeopathy doesn’t work for cows, either
Health

Homeopathy doesn’t work for cows, either

By Sara Chodosh

This feathery dinosaur tail has been beautifully preserved for 99 million years
Dinosaurs

This feathery dinosaur tail has been beautifully preserved for 99 million years

By Sara Chodosh

Cryogenic freezers
Cancer

Teenage cancer victim wins the right to be cryogenically preserved

By Sara Chodosh

New Zealand earthquake lifts a bizarre sea wall up to land
Ocean

New Zealand earthquake lifts a bizarre sea wall up to land

By Sara Chodosh

Ebola may be better at hiding than we thought
Health

Ebola may be better at hiding than we thought

By Sara Chodosh

See Hurricane Matthew Through The Eyes Of People Experiencing It
Environment

See Hurricane Matthew Through The Eyes Of People Experiencing It

By Sara Chodosh

The Problem With Cancer-Sniffing Dogs
Cancer

The Problem With Cancer-Sniffing Dogs

By Sara Chodosh

Zuckerberg’s $3 Billion Isn’t Actually That Impressive
Diseases

Zuckerberg’s $3 Billion Isn’t Actually That Impressive

By Sara Chodosh

Scientists Force Snails To Exercise To See If It Affects Their Decision-Making Skills
Evolution

Scientists Force Snails To Exercise To See If It Affects Their Decision-Making Skills

By Sara Chodosh

How To Make A Baby Without An Egg
Science

How To Make A Baby Without An Egg

By Sara Chodosh