What Are Single-use Plastics and Should They Be Banned?
China has joined the more than 120 countries outlawing certain types of single-use plastics, those convenient but controversial plastics we've all become so used to. What exactly are they, though, and is banning them really necessary?
Who Put the Baby in the King Cake?
King cake is as much a staple of Mardi Gras as the parades and beads. But what's the story of this brightly colored cake? And why is there a plastic baby baked inside?
Mongoose vs. Cobra: Who'd Win In a Grudge Match?
The grudge match that was popularized in Rudyard Kipling's short story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" is a mystifying one, but a few specialized traits allow mongooses to add venomous snakes to their list of entrées.
Squirrels Can Be Left- or Right-handed
But, squirrels that strongly prefer one hand over the other aren't as good at learning, one study suggests. What does this mean for you and me?
7 'Facts' They Got Wrong in School About Christopher Columbus
Did Columbus really prove the world was round? Did he think he had found a new continent? And how was he perceived back home?
