Tmesipteris oblanceolata It is an obscure species of forked fern found in New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific. At just 4 to 6 inches tall, this humble plant is in some ways the most remarkable creature on earth. “You will walk over it. You can even step on it without knowing it,”… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. You wouldn’t know it by looking at them, but some plants have much more DNA than others. And perhaps even more surprising, some have much more than most animals, including humans. Now scientists are uncovering… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. You wouldn’t know it by looking at them, but some plants have much more DNA than others. And perhaps even more surprising, some have much more than most animals, including humans. Now scientists are uncovering… Read More »
Canadian comedian Mae Martin hosts Fluid: Life Beyond the Binary, airing this Thursday on The Nature of Things. (Kensington Communications – image credit) The natural world is full of gender diversity: Hyenas have pseudopenises they use for sex and urination, many fish and plant species change gender throughout their lives, and lionesses have been known… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. “The meeting of lips is the most perfect, most divine feeling given to humans, the highest limit of happiness.” I wrote 19he In the 1882 short story “The Kiss” by the 18th century French writer… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. “The meeting of lips is the most perfect, most divine feeling given to humans, the highest limit of happiness.” I wrote 19he In the 1882 short story “The Kiss” by the 18th century French writer… Read More »