In the Heat of the Night

A couple of years ago, at a massive conference of neuroscientists — 35,000 attendees, scores of sessions going at any given time — I wandered into a talk that I thought would be about consciousness...

Ngatu, or tapa cloth, is one of Tonga’s most important possessions. It is an asset treasured from generation to generation. Before money was introduced to our people, ngatu was similar to the value...

Insects are worming their way into food all over the country. From cricket bars to “grasswhoppers” to tacos with worms inside, the latest trend in eating has worked its way onto the menus of some of...

Paleontologists have identified a new species of flying reptile that lived over 120 million years ago in northeastern China. Their findings have been published in Scientific Reports. Pterosaurs...

The recently unveiled GoSun Stove is a portable, tube-shaped solar oven that's billed as being powerful enough to cook a full meal, even on cloudy days. Much like the Solar Kettle, this solar cooker...

If you’ve ever wanted to peer inside an animal without harming it, the glass frog offers an amazing opportunity. These tropical frogs have transparent skin on their undersides, making their organs...

Epic Systems Corporation operates out of a sustainable dairy farmhouse in Wisconsin. Sprawling fields, rippling creeks and acres of farmland – this serene landscape seems like the perfect haven to...

Spiders that can catch and consume fish are found in every continent in the world — except Antarctica. That's the main conclusion of a study, published on Wednesday in PLOS ONE, in which researchers...

The robe embroidered with dragon patterns was made for the exclusive use of an emperor during the Qing dynasty. The ritual of embroidering dragon patterns on the emperor's robe, however, dates back to...

An old Chinese proverb says that the reign of every emperor starts when he dons his new robes. The imperial robes of the last Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) lend legitimacy to this proverb. Clothing was...