Humans have a habit of looking up at the wonders of the cosmos and noticing that they sort of look like stuff on Earth, if you squint enough or are...
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It’s an oft-repeated statement that sharks’ reputation as bloodthirsty maneaters is a trope based not in fact, but on the 1975 blockbuster movie Jaws. Like so many famous “facts”, however, this isn't entirely true.The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. No, we’re not about to tell you that, obviously, we’ve always thought sharks were dangerous (look at all those teeth, after all!). The truth is actually weirder: it goes back specifically to 1916 – and, legend has it, nearly cost Woodrow Wilson his presidency. The jaws that inspired Jaws Nineteen-sixteen was a hell of a year. Polio was running rampant through New York; Europe was...
Humans have a habit of looking up at the wonders of the cosmos and noticing that they sort of look like stuff on Earth, if you squint enough or are...
Humans have a habit of looking up at the wonders of the cosmos and noticing that they sort of look like stuff on Earth, if you squint enough or are...
While we’re all sad that season five of Stranger Things has been and gone, fear not, the creatures of planet Earth have just as much freaky appeal...
While we’re all sad that season five of Stranger Things has been and gone, fear not, the creatures of planet Earth have just as much freaky appeal...
Earlier this year, Hawaii accidentally sent out an alert warning everybody that a missile was inbound. It firmly stated that citizens should seek...
Earlier this year, Hawaii accidentally sent out an alert warning everybody that a missile was inbound. It firmly stated that citizens should seek...
Of all of the eight bear species on the planet, the one striking considerably less fear into our hearts has got to be the giant panda. Famous for...
As we age, the ways that we sense the world around us start to change with our bodies. Our senses of taste, smell, hearing, and sight become less...
An assistant U.S. attorney in the Trump administration made an admission to a Minnesota federal judge in open court on Tuesday that left legal experts...
The UK, together with Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Spain, and Uzbekistan, just lost its status as a country that had eliminated measles. With the...