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Matt Davis
Matt Davis writes stories about science, technology, bizarre anecdotes from history, esoteric odds and ends, bleak but nevertheless fascinating environmental issues, and whatever else grabs his easily grabbed attention.
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They didn't know it, but the rituals of Iron Age Scandinavians turned their iron into steel.
Yes, a coup d'état.
Does believing in true love make people act like jerks?
Delving into the psychology of an uncommon joy.
The blood of horseshoe crabs is harvested on a massive scale in order to retrieve a cell critical to medical research. However, recent innovations might make this practice obsolete.
In the face of seemingly unstoppable gun violence, Americans could stand to gain by looking to the Swiss.
They say laughter is the best medicine; you might not be able to laugh a broken leg away, but it might help your depression.