Andrew Paul

6 days ago | popsci.com | Andrew Paul

Aoudad sheep populations have exploded 1,800 percent in Texas since 1963. Credit: Deposit Photos Texas lawmakers have introduced a new bill intended to help the state’s ongoing fight against an invasive species of big game animal.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Andrew Paul

Texas lawmakers have introduced a new bill intended to help the state’s ongoing fight against an invasive species of big game animal. But in order to properly tackle the aoudad sheep (Ammotragus lervia), Texas House Representative Eddie Morales argues that it’s time to call in the helicopters. “This is not a baa-a-ad bill,” Rep. Morales explained during a recent legislative session while employing his best sheep impression.

1 week ago | popsci.com | Andrew Paul

Only one MingKwai prototype is known to exist.   Credit: Stanford / Elisabeth von Boch A unique experimental typewriter stored in a New York state basement for decades turned out to be a one-of-a-kind piece of communications history.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Andrew Paul

A unique experimental typewriter stored in a New York state basement for decades turned out to be a one-of-a-kind piece of communications history. According to an announcement from Stanford University, historians and one unsuspecting granddaughter have rediscovered the long-missing MingKwai machine. Earlier this year, Jennifer Felix and her husband were working to clean out her recently deceased grandfather’s home when they came across a large, extremely heavy typewriting device.

1 week ago | popsci.com | Andrew Paul

Research shows that urban gardening could provide 20 percent of food for a mid-sized city. Credit: Deposit Photos Good news… at least relatively speaking.