Books are not just sources of knowledge and entertainment but also cherished possessions that can be passed down through generations. By preserving your books, you can ensure they remain in excellent condition for years, whether part of a personal library or valued as collectibles. Learn about the best practices for book preservation, including appropriate...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. At the bottom of the Earth sits a massive bowl of ice you may know as the West Antarctic ice sheet. Each day, the ocean laps away at its base, slowly eroding the glaciers that line its rim. When they inevitably give in, the sea will begin to fill the basin,...

Hungry sea otters have figured out a workaround when they want to open up a crustacean’s shell without hurting their teeth: by using tools. The furry marine mammals are vital to California’s kelp forests and can eat 25 percent of their own body weight per day. They particularly love to eat large abalone and sea urchins, and can keep the urchins from...

One of the planet’s most capable apex predators, orca whales can take on great white sharks all by themselves, attack boats, and have tight matrilineal family bonds. Now, a new study combined tagging data, physiology, drone footage, and statistical analysis to confirm a long-held assumption. Orcas take only one breath between their dives. The findings...

A hunk of space debris that crash-landed in a canola field has one farmer seeing dollar signs and hockey sticks.  Near Ituna—a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada, Barry Sawchuk and his son “were out driving around just checking fields to see where we could start seeding” when the two discovered a roughly 88-pound, 6.5-feet wide charred chunk...

From tar, animal fat, and gold wires to painted polymethyl methacrylate, or Plexiglas, the nearly 5,000-year journey to perfect prosthetic eyes has been an odyssey through the periodic table. It has also been an art story. In July 1937, Popular Science described the art of making artificial eyes using glass-blowing techniques that can be traced...