Becca cudmore
5 articles-
The Case For Leaving City Rats Alone
A Vancouver rat study is showing us how pest control can backfire. -
Before We Painted Like Picasso, We Had to Share Like Gandhi
A comparison of the facial features of ancient modern humans (left) to more recent modern humans (right). Modern specimens have a less prominent brow ridge and a shorted upper face. Researchers suspect these changes were caused by a decrease of testosterone.Robert Cieri Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . […] -
The Mystery of the Missing Frost
On some clear winter mornings, we are treated to one of the highlights of the season: a thin layer of white frost delicately coating surfaces like individual grass blades. But even when a veneer of ice crystals encrusts much of the outdoor landscape, you may notice it missing from certain sites—the grass beneath a pine […] -
Art Can Show Us What’s Wrong With Our Planet
An ice book destined to melt into the Great Miami River in Dayton, Ohio (2012).Basia Irland Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . Earth is on the brink of a mass extinction—the first in 66 million years, and it’s caused primarily by human activity. Scientists first detected this epochal event by calculating […] -
Five Ways to Lie with Charts
Want to spin your data? Here’s how.