Weekly Science Quiz

Penguins today are not found north of the Equator, except in zoos and on Christmas cards, but this was not always the case. What follows ...

Water is quite arguably the most important substance on Earth. Without it, life could not exist. Its high polarity makes it a universal s...

The Black Swallower is a deep sea fish notable for its ability to swallow fish much larger than itself. It lives in tropical and subtr...

The Dead Sea has such a high saline content that pillars of salt form near its banks. Lying on the border of Israel and Jordan, the De...

The compound eye of the Arctic krill is highly evolved for such a small creature. Our vision is based upon a very small sliver of the...

A phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Argentina. Recently I wrote about how the population of Antarctic krill has dropped by 80% over...

On October 7th, 2009, a strange-looking formation was seen in the sky over Moscow. When it appeared, scores of supernatural enthusiasts s...