Author: Mikael Angelo Francisco
This massive fungus is (technically) the largest known living organism
W. J. Pilsak/Wikimedia Commons Based on a technicality, the world’s largest living organism is a gigantic honey fungus colony in…
Can you really turn coal into diamonds?
Shutterstock It’s an all-too-familiar image in pop culture: A super-powered character grabs a piece of coal, crushes it in their…
EDITORIAL: Throwing sand in our eyes
Didier Descouens; Aaron Favila/AP Unless you’ve been living under a dolomite rock during the past couple of months, you’re likely…
Beware: These ‘healthy’ food items are actually hiding trans fats
ObesityHelp This article is the last in a three-part series on trans fats. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.…
Yes, trans fats are bad—but how bad, exactly?
iStock This article is the second in a three-part series on trans fats. Read part 1 here. “Trans fats are…
Why is the water hyacinth a notorious aquatic pest?
Ted Center/USDA In 1901, a strange aquatic plant was brought into Thailand from Indonesia by Thai royalty, captivated by its…
No, a COVID-19 swab test won’t puncture your brain. Here’s the full story
Freepik •Recent news about an American woman experiencing “brain fluid leak” after a COVID-19 nasal test has raised fears about…
Why hummingbirds are like ‘living helicopters’
Getty Images Fact: Hummingbirds are the only birds known to be capable of flying backwards for any length of time…
Does it really take more muscles to frown than to smile?
Getty Images “It takes 43 muscles to frown, and only 17 muscles to smile.” No doubt, you’ve already come across…
Is spinach really a good source of iron?
Lisa Fotios/Pexels Ever heard about how a misplaced decimal point made cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar choose spinach (𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢) as…
