Someday, millions of heads of cattle will rise up in rebellion against the indignities bestowed on their species from time immemorial by the human race, and this might just be the hay that breaks the cow’s back.

New research shows that increasing genetic diversity among the 3,000 or so tigers left on the planet, though interbreeding and other methods, may be the key to their survival as a species. “Since genetic variability is the raw material for future evolution, our results suggest that without interbreeding subpopulations of tigers, the genetic future for …

For 2000 years, the Kazakh eagle hunters of western Mongolia have been trained to brave the harsh winter elements and master their intimidation of the mighty golden eagles with which they hunt, a tantalizing photo opportunity any way you look at it. Travel writer and photographer Asher Svidensky found an even brighter gem while documenting this ancient practice, though: thirteen-year-old Ashol-Pan, the eagle huntress.

Fish can smell a fish that eats another fish and will avoid water containing the scent. In laboratory experiments, control fish given the choice between swimming in normal water or water spiked with the smell of a predator will choose the normal water. But fish raised in water acidified with carbon dioxide will choose to …

A new approach to species conservation, applied to all 9,993 known bird species, prioritizes genetic and geographic rarity. “Not all species are evolutionarily equal—some have few close relatives that share their DNA,” says Gavin Thomas from the University of Sheffield’s animal and plant sciences department. “These species are irreplaceable. If they are driven to extinction, …

All right, insert the Al Gore jokes here, get your giggles out, then settle in to find out who actually invented the Internet and why in this video by Kurzgesagt.

Have you always fancied yourself something of a whiskey connoisseur (heavy on the “something,” with just a splash of connoisseur)?

Time to hold your head high in any fine drinking establishment (at least until the liquor kicks in) by learning the ins and outs of whiskey with this poster from Pop Chart Lab.

In the Hall of Fame of men’s hair, the ’60s and ’70s are tucked far back in the hallway leading to the staff bathrooms and broom closet for very good reason: they were awful.

Venture back in time with the worst of the worst thanks to this video montage by YouTube user 2869rjh.

Who says guys who rock hard don’t have a soft and cuddly side? Not Alexandra Crockett, who documented plenty of examples of tough love in her book Metal Cats.

Hailing from bands with names like Napalm Death, Black Goat, Murder Construct and Cattle Decapitation, these guys show that no matter how rough the cover looks, the book itself offers plenty to purr about.

We’ve all had that job where how many paper clips we could land in the potted plant was the most exciting thing we did all day, and the most terrifying was thinking “Is this it?”

Whether you count yourself as the introspective type of not, though, these eight tips from Gloria Pitagorsky, the managing director of Heard City, are worth a try to make those years until retirement fly by…if you ever want to retire at all.

A new study finds children get more sleep, do better in school, behave better, and see other health benefits when parents limit content and the amount of time their children spend on the computer or in front of the TV. Douglas Gentile, an associate professor of psychology at Iowa State University, says the effect is …

We all know hedgehogs are super cute, but for many of us, that’s where our knowledge ends.

Thanks to Hannah Keyser at Mental_Floss, though, you are about to be enlightened as to the nature, history and, yes, legality, of these adorable creatures.