Myrtle Edwards

Ornithologists often use Cheetos to study behavior in crows. Along with being easy to spot because of their bright orange color, they’re also one of a crow’s favorite treats.

In late May or early June of each year, the synchronous fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains flash in sync. The light show is made up of males blinking for the females on the forest floor below.

Great white sharks rarely survive in captivity. Experts suspect the electricity in buildings interferes with the animals' electrosensory systems—though that hasn't stopped some aquariums from trying, and failing, to display them.

Astronauts can grow up to 3 percent taller in space than they are on Earth because of the weightlessness causes the spine to expand.

30 Rock was known for its fast-paced writing. In 2014, one reporter calculated that there was an average of 7.44 jokes per minute.

Fire rainbows occur when the ice crystals in a cirrus cloud refract the sun's rays, creating a multi-colored cloud effect.

In 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans hockey team became the first American team to win the Stanley Cup.

Regular fluctuations in Mars’s atmospheric pressure, temperature, and wind produce snowstorms with surprising predictability. Long-term weather forecasts could allow astronauts to avoid travel where a storm will happen.

Morton's toe is when your second toe is longer than your big toe. It’s widespread in art, with the Statue of Liberty being one of the more famous examples.

If you have a daily routine, some scientists believe that dogs can tell when you’re coming home by how much of your scent is left in the house.

Those tiny "seeds" on the outside of a strawberry aren't seeds--those are actually little tiny fruits!

It took the editors of the first Oxford English Dictionary five years to reach the word ant.