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"Why are butterfly wings so colorful and spotted?""How do slugs move that way!?""What kind of tree is this that’s covered in puzzle pieces?" If you have kids (or babysit kids, or have ever hung out with a kid for 15 minutes) you’ve probably heard these sorts of questions before (and if you don’t know the answers, that’s fine! They’re included below). Life with kiddos can feel like a never-ending quiz show. It can be wondrous and magical, but it can also be like: "I am going to pee my pants! Are we there yet?""Why is it raining sooooooo hard?" which roughly...

We want forever shoes, not “forever chemicals.” A class of about 5,000 fluorinated compounds known as PFAS — or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — forever chemicals earned their nickname because of how persistent they are. These toxic chemicals never break down, remain in the environment, and enter the food chain. It’s a nickname we’re all becoming more familiar with as headlines continue to pop up about forever chemicals being found in everything from fast food wrappers to drinking water.