Debunked investigates the world's biggest myths and misconceptions. Each deep dive is an educational and entertaining journey packed with scientific and historical facts. We like to call it ...

Nothing is sadder than day three of your cut flowers' life, when you turn the corner and notice that suddenly, the great ...

Could balloon-like water tanks help California prepare for fires? Some call an energy company’s “Water Trees” a game-changing ...

The commonplace phenomenon of liquid drops falling from a surface is—perhaps surprisingly—not yet fully understood by ...

2010, Short et al., 2011). Cacti have a wide distribution in the Americas and a single epiphytic species that also reaches Africa and Asia. Apart from two poorly known species, Goettsch et al. (2015) ...

Inside, the aroma of sizzling steaks hits you faster than a cactus spine. Now, let’s talk beef. Their steaks are so tender, you could cut them with a stern look. The mesquite-grilled flavor is like a ...

If you're a green thumb or landscape designer, you could be unwittingly harbouring a prickly fugitive in the garden. While cacti are prized for their unusual and architectural qualities, some of the ...

A foreign object stuck in the skin Some examples are a wood splinter, fishhook, glass sliver or needle Symptoms of a Foreign Object in the Skin Pain. Most tiny slivers in the top layer of skin do not ...