These fancy gorillas in the Congo hunt truffles, not ants

These fancy gorillas in the Congo hunt truffles, not ants

A scientific paper recently published reveals that soil scratching by gorillas in Congo’s Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park is a foraging strategy to access a species of deer truffle, identified as Elaphomyces labyrinthinus,…
These desalination membranes mean less waste

These desalination membranes mean less waste

Desalination plants, a major and growing source of freshwater in dry regions, could produce less harmful waste using electricity and new membranes made at the University of Michigan. The post These…
Tropical forests are chemical factories

Tropical forests are chemical factories

A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a surprising layer of diversity in tropical forests. Not only are…
Embrace these fugly e-bikes

Embrace these fugly e-bikes

The ZUV Tricycle Is Quite Ugly, but It Still Puts Your e-Bike to Shame In a world where sleek, aerodynamic e-bikes dominate the streets, a few bold designs dare to…