There Are More Stars In The Universe Than There Are Grains Of Sand On Earth
A grain of sand is a pretty small thing. But, scientists have counted the number of sand granules on Earth and measured them against the number of stars.
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The Only Venomous Mammal To Lay Eggs
There is only one mammal on earth that lays eggs while also being venomous, and that honor belongs to the dangerous and frightening duck-billed platypus.
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What Happens When A Nuclear Weapon Is 'Retired'
Nuclear proliferation has been keeping people awake (and when they sleep, causing nightmares) for more than 75 years. Do nukes ever stop being nukes?
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Rocket Engines Produce Enough Heat To Melt Virtually Anything
It's no secret that rocket engines are hot, but they're so hot that they produce enough heat to melt virtually anything. Here's how they do it.
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The Unexpected Things Ravens And Crows Are Able To Recognize
Ravens and crows are some of the most intelligent birds. They exhibit a number of human-like traits especially when it comes to what is right and wrong.
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A Meteor Exploded Over The Bering Sea With The Force Of 10 Atomic Bombs
Shooting stars are not uncommon to see over Earth. But, when one explodes over our planet it can cause a mighty boom, such as one did over the Bering Sea.
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The Weirdest Dinosaurs To Ever Exist
From a meat-eater with almost-nonexistent forelimbs to a duck-dinosaur that paleontologists nearly dismissed as a fake, here are some of the weirdest dinosaurs.
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This Planet Has Rings 200 Times Larger Than Saturn
The Universe is a magnificent place. Scientists have discovered a planet with enough dust in its rings to form a new Earth or 200 times larger than Saturn's.
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Scientists Are Ignoring This Grave Warning Stephen Hawking Made Before His Death
Dr. Stephen Hawking was one of the most prominent scientists to ever live, and he had a grave warning about humans trying to contact extraterrestrials.
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Here's Why MIT Engineers Built A Machine To Split Oreos
The cream filling of Oreos notoriously sticks to one side of the Oreo, but why does it do that? Here's why MIT students built a machine to split Oreos.
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What Two Princeton Scientists Learned By Turning A Living Cat Into A Phone
there have been some weird scientific experiments in the past. One of the weirdest involved turning a cat into a phone, and here's what scientists learned.
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Here's How Many Years It Would Take To Travel To Neptune
Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun, if you don't count Pluto. We've gone before and may do again, but how many years does it take to make the trip?
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The Exoplanets Most Hospitable To Human Life
Earth is the only planet in our Solar System hospitable to human life, but these exoplanets outside our Solar System may also be conducive to human life.
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How A Parrot Was The Last Remaining Speaker Of A Dead Language
People have been teaching parrots to talk for at least hundreds of years, which meant a parrot became the last remaining speaker of a dead language.
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Why Researchers Have Such A Hard Time Determining The Sex Of Dinosaurs
Dinosaur history has been unraveling since fossils were first discovered. But, some things about these ancient beasts are hard to decipher, like their gender.
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Why The Blobfish Isn't Really As Ugly As You Always Thought
Blobfish have got a bad rap for being the ugliest creatures known to man. But, this deep-sea swimmer has a reason for looking like a pile of nasal secretion.
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Banned Pesticides That Are Still Used In The U.S.
Oh, sure -- it's all "let's get rid of the weeds so we can produce more food" until birds die or fish disappear or people nearby develop some form of cancer.
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What Solitary Confinement Really Does To Your Body
In solitary confinement, the mind and body unravel more quickly than one might think, as it tries to survive an environment that is bereft of stimulation.
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How One Woman's Rare Sense Of Smell Helps Diagnose A Serious Medical Condition
One woman, Joy Milne, has a rare sense of smell that allows her to smell a serious disease on a person before they even know they have it. Here's her story.
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The Sahara Used To Be Home To Galloping Crocodiles
Millions of years ago, what is now the Sahara Desert used to be home to galloping crocodiles that ate dinosaurs.
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The Relationship Between The Weather Underground And The Black Liberation Army
The protest movements of 1960s America inspired films, art, music, and civil disobedience. Some took what they saw as a revolution a step further: to violence.
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The Most Extreme Exoplanets Lethal To Human Life
We are lucky to have the Earth because the most extreme exoplanets are more extreme than you likely thought possible and are definitely lethal to human life.
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The Science Behind Trypophobia Explained
Phobias are not unusual. Whether it has to do with black cats, or heights, or something else entirely -- holes, for instance -- quality of life can be impaired.
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The Science Behind Why Animals Lick Their Newborns
If you've ever observed an animal after giving birth, you may have noticed the mother licking her young. But why do animals do this? Here's the answer.
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A Successful Eye Transplant Has Never Been Performed. Here's Why
All manner of human body parts are subject to transplantation, from hearts to livers, hands to faces. One item has so far defied success: the eye.
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The Biggest Differences Between Nuclear Energy And Atomic Energy
Depending on who you talk to, atomic and nuclear energies are either the hope for future energy production or the death knell for the planet.
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You Can Thank NASA For Helping Create Invisible Braces
Braces have been the bane of adolescents (and for a good many adults) for decades now, catching the light in a metallic gleam exposed by a smile.
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