Quirks and Quarks

May 30: Swearing makes pain more tolerable, Mt. St. Helens 40 years later and more…

Turning plants into carnivores and COVID reopening speedbumps

Turning plants into carnivores and COVID reopening speedbumps

A black and white image of Mount Saint Helen's in Washington state erupting.
The eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington state shot a plume of ash and smoke more than 5,400 metres into the sky on May 18, 1980. (U.S. Geological Survey)