Why Venus flytraps don’t lunch on their pollinators
Its flowers, positioned at a height, draw flying insects that can carry away pollen; the traps far below provide easier access to walking prey Clyde Sorenson, North Carolina State University;…
A star bursts back into life
A slowly spinning dead star sucks up enough matter from its partner to re-ignite its long-extinguished fire A Truly Curious correspondent A turbid, swollen red giant star has been seen…
A fatty liver needn’t kill you
While healthy living could help, researchers are running down novel ways to address the problem Jeremy Rehm | Knowable Magazine Tucked away just south of the right lung lies a…
A trove of buried human history
Among the remains found at Sunghir, where funeral rituals ranged from the ornate to the desultory, the dead with physical deformities got extravagant treatment Lea Surugue | SAPIENS Around 34,000…
Language cues to human migration
Comparing linguistic features of languages and possible sources of origin provides a history of when and how people moved across continents Nicole Creanza, Vanderbilt University and André Ché Sherriah, University…