Planet Earth

Come For the Beautiful "Glass Gem" Corn; Stay for a Dose of Genetics 

Why Preserved Food is So Bad: "Retort Flavor"

Health

Why Are 90% of Asian Schoolchildren Nearsighted? From Doing What You're Doing Now

Flame Retardants Are Toxic & Haven't Been Shown to Save Lives. Why Are They Ubiquitous?

The Sciences

What People in 1859 Thought of the Great Solar Storm (Hint: They Were Very Confused)

Thick, 1,000-Year-Old Dental Plaque Is Gross, Useful to Archaeologists

Do Unhatched Chicks Sleep and Wake In Their Eggs? 

Zombie Ant Parasite Has Its Own Parasite---a Fungus That Attacks Fungi

Cockroaches Get Lonely, Kind of (But a Little Feather-Poking Can Help)

Technology

Sourcemap: Slick App for Tracking the Supply Chain for Your Laptop (or Tuna or Nutella)

Weight of the World: The Ongoing Fight Over How to Define the Kilogram

How Our Circadian Cycle Helps Us Not Need to Pee Overnight

Sarah Zhang

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为美丽的“玻璃宝石”玉米而来，为一剂遗传学知识而留

为什么保鲜食品味道这么差：“回火风味”

为什么90%的亚洲学生近视？源于你现在正在做的事情

阻燃剂有毒且未被证明能挽救生命。为什么它们如此普遍？

1859年的人们对大太阳风暴的看法（提示：他们非常困惑）

厚厚的、1000年前的牙垢令人作呕，但对考古学家很有用

未孵化的雏鸡在蛋里睡觉和醒来吗？

僵尸蚂蚁寄生虫也有自己的寄生虫——一种攻击真菌的真菌

蟑螂也会感到孤独，某种程度上（但轻轻地戳一下它们可能会有所帮助）

Sourcemap：追踪您笔记本电脑（或金枪鱼或榛果酱）供应链的便捷应用

世界的重量：关于如何定义千克的持续斗争

我们的昼夜节律如何帮助我们夜间不需要排尿

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