Who caught the first bluefin tuna?
Bluefin tuna is one of the most coveted seafood species around the world. But which civilization was the first to catch and eat it?
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Check out some of the weirdest warty frogs in North America
Did you know there are more than 100 native species of frogs in the US and Canada, including the toxic cane toad?
A spacecraft engineer’s wisdom from Mars 2020 and a disaster-stricken island
Excerpt from The Boy Who Reached for the Stars: A Memoir by Elio Morillo. Published by HarperOne. Copyright © 2022 HarperCollins. On September 20, 2017, Category 5 Hurricane María hit my beloved Puerto Rico, hovering over the island for the next 48 hours, uprooting trees, causing power and phone outages, and inflicting catastrophic devastation throughout the […]
How migration makes life more resilient
Biological invasion expert Tim Blackburn explains the importance of migration for the survival of moths and other species.
That time the CDC got people hyped for a zombie apocalypse
In 2011, following the deadly tsunami that led to the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the CDC launched a tongue-in-cheek emergency preparedness campaign with a surprising theme: zombies.
ChatGPT is quietly co-authoring books on Amazon
ChatGPT has come for the self-published book industry, and many aren’t sure how to handle the deluge of potentially plagiarized text.
It took centuries (and vitamins) for doctors to finally stop scurvy
A book excerpt from “What’s Gotten Into You” by Dan Levitt covers the history of scurvy in the world’s greatest navies, and how a lack of knowledge of vitamins made the disease worse.
Apple introduces AI audiobook narrators, but the literary world is not too pleased
Apple says its new AI narrators can help independent authors, but critics including bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer have their doubts.
The real reason that familiar Apple Mac chime is off key
How did the Apple Mac computer develop its signature startup chime? The composer behind it shares the story.
These islanders live and thrive alongside lava
Volcano photographer and Ecuadorean Cris Toala Olivares visited 13 communities living next to active volcanoes for his photo book.