What Is Chicken Sashimi and Is It Safe To Eat?
Chicken sashimi, often called torisashi in Japan, is a dish of very lightly seared or raw chicken served like fish…
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Why the Milky Way Smells Like Raspberries and Rum
Space does not literally taste or smell like raspberries and rum to human noses, but astronomers have found a molecule…
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What Is Gardening in Cryptography and How Does It Work?
In cryptography, gardening is the practice of deliberately causing an opponent to send messages that contain a specific, known piece…
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Why Early Vertebrates Had Four Eyes (And What It Means)
Yes. Multiple exceptionally preserved Cambrian fossils indicate that early vertebrates had four eyes: two large lateral eyes and a second,…
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What Is the Flynn Effect and Is It Reversing?
The Flynn effect is the long-term rise in average IQ test scores, roughly three points per decade through the 20th…
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What Is Fetal Microchimerism and How Does It Work?
Fetal microchimerism is the presence of a small number of fetal cells that enter a mother’s body during pregnancy and…
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What Is the Snake Mimic Caterpillar and How Does It Work?
Snake mimic caterpillars, especially the species Hemeroplanes triptolemus, are moth larvae that avoid being eaten by looking and moving like…
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Albino Orcas: Are They Real and Why Are They White?
Albino orcas do exist, but most white killer whales photographed in the wild are not true albino. They are usually…
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What Is a Piggyback Heart Transplant and How Does It Work?
A piggyback heart transplant is a surgical technique, also called a heterotopic heart transplant, where a donor heart is connected…
