18 Terrifying Creatures Found at the Bottom of the Ocean That Look Like Aliens

Explore the darkest corners of the abyss with 18 terrifying creatures found at the bottom of the ocean. These are Earth's ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Sea Slugs Can ‘Eat’ Sunlight—but They’re No Astrophage. Here’s How the ‘Project Hail Mary’ Antagonist Has a Real-Life Analogue in Earth’s Oceans

By snatching chloroplasts from algae, animals called sacoglossans produce their own energy through photosynthesis ...

What bite marks on a dinosaur fossil tell us about the T. rex’s eating habits

For decades, dinosaurs, especially the Tyrannosaurus rex, have captured the imaginations of the public and paleontologists alike. In many instances, pop culture has depicted the T. rex as the giant ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

I made s'mores from cats and dogs in Lucid Blocks, a version of Minecraft held together by dream logic

Lucid Blocks is a Minecraft-style survival game in which you free-associate bits of eerie ephemera while exploring hypnotic, ...

What is plov? Meet the rice dish at the heart of Nowruz celebrations

Rich, fragrant and layered with tradition, this dish of meat, rice and vegetables has been bringing people together for millennia. From plov’s ancient history to the best places to try it today, ...