…at least when it comes to animals. The majority of insects and spiders outsize their male counterparts and a new study hopes to shed some light on this subject: A new study looks at why sexual dimorphism—the non-sexual size and shape differences between the sexes—exists in the world of six- and eight-legged creatures. There are […]
For Scott Amsler and Miranda Patterson a graveyard seems the perfect place to get married. A rather morbid yet unusual idea. Come September, the Illinois couple expects to pledge their undying love among the dearly departed in this St. Louis suburb’s city cemetery, even though those who approved the request are dead set against seeing […]
Getting into college may be tougher than it used to be. But top schools are offering a growing number of courses free online. Following the lead of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other highly competitive schools, more institutions are posting online everything from lecture notes to sample tests, and even making audio and video […]
Having boldly gone where no spud has before, Chinese space potatoes are now the latest culinary fad to hit the country’s ultra-trendy commercial hub of Shanghai. Slightly sweet and purple in color, the potatoes, named Purple Orchid Three, are bred from seeds that mutated while being carried aboard a Chinese spacecraft. Grower Haikou Purple Orchid […]