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Mysterious bamboo regeneration baffles scientists ahead of once-in-a-century blooming eventHenon bamboo flowers only once every 120 years then vanishes for years, and researchers have no idea how it regenerates.
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Scientists finally figured out what's making German wild boars radioactive, and it's not just ChernobylBavarian wild boars have remained radioactive despite levels of contaminants falling in other species. Scientists have now discovered the reason for this — truffles contaminated by the fallout from Cold War nuclear weapons tests.
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Mystery mass death of seals on remote, uninhabited Siberian island under investigationCarcasses of seals, sea lions and birds were found on Tyuleniy Island in the Sea of Okhotsk by environmental groups who were there to clear up plastic pollution.
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Dolphins and orcas have passed the evolutionary point of no return to live on land againScientists have discovered that once a mammal has become fully aquatic, it passes a threshold that makes a return to terrestrial landscapes almost impossible.
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Watch 2 giant, highly venomous black mambas fighting in someone's backyardThe 2 male black mambas, both over 8 feet (2.4 meters) long, were wrapped around each other and wrestling over a female during mating season.
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Did Benjamin Franklin really discover electricity with a kite and key?Here's what historians have to say about whether Benjamin Franklin really flew a kite tied to a key during a lightning storm.
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Can drinking warm milk really help you fall asleep?Here's the science and psychology behind why drinking a warm glass of milk may help you fall asleep.
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What would happen to the human body in the vacuum of space?Here's what would happen to an astronaut's body if they didn't have a spacesuit protecting them in outer space.
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How radioactive is the human body?Radiation is all around us, but how does it get into our bodies?
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Does the moon rotate?Here's how long a "moon day" is.
