King Richard’s Faire in Carver, Mass., was inaugurated in 1982 and is the longest-running renaissance fair in New England. Joseph Prezioso/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images – By Katrina Stack, Ph.D. Candidate in Human Geography, University of Tennessee And by Reagan Yessler, Adjunct Professor …
Even arriving bleary-eyed at midnight, there was no missing “Catzilla.” New Atlas – By Bronwyn Thompson 2026 Apr 15 – Passengers landing at Hong Kong International Airport this month will be greeted by a surprise friend waiting for them in the arrivals hall – …
Lifestraw’s lightest water filter to date, the Sip Essential is as simple as dunk and sip. Lifestraw – By C.C. Weiss 2026 Apr 15 – Lifestraw is at it again. The company has made some of the world’s lightest, slimmest wilderness survival filters for …
President Donald Trump mimics an Iranian protester being shot while holding a news conference in the White House on 2026 Apr 06. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images – By Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State …
E. coli is mostly harmless and sometimes beneficial – but some strains can cause serious infection. Photo by Eric Erbe, Colorization by Christopher Pooley/USDA ARS – By Panteha Torabian, Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology Published: 2026 Apr 14 …
Photovoltaic panels could soon be capable of generating significantly more electricity, thanks to a new system that radically boosts the energy conversion efficiency of solar cells. Depositphotos – By Etiido Uko 2026 Apr 13 – Energy can never be created or destroyed. That’s basic …
Usually tossed away, spent coffee grounds could soon find a second life as insulation. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2026 Apr 12 – Around the world, over two billion daily cups of coffee are consumed. That means there are a staggering amount of coffee grounds …
A depiction of solar energy being stored as a chemical bond in a molecule. Image generated using Google AI – By Chelsea Haney 2026 Apr 10 – Beyond the rather low efficiency of today’s solar panels in converting the power of the Sun into electricity, …
Psilocybin mushrooms contain numerous chemical compounds that researchers have not yet studied. Smitt/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Hollis Karoly, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus And by Kent Hutchison, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus …
This wild ground bee, Andrena nothoscordi, is typically found in the Central U.S. and Southeast and loves false garlic flowers. Sam Droege/USGS Bee Lab via Flickr – By (see more on Grozinger, Melathopoulos, Rittschof, Patch, and Evans below) Published: 2026 Apr 09 – North America’s …
