
A magnet bouncing on a trampoline is way more interesting than it sounds
Magnets. How do they work? The good folks over at the YouTube channel Magnetic Games know exactly how, and they do all kinds of neat …
Magnets. How do they work? The good folks over at the YouTube channel Magnetic Games know exactly how, and they do all kinds of neat …
Discovering your home or apartment has a roach problem may be enough to make you want to take some seriously drastic measures. Nobody likes seeing …
An as-of-yet unseen planet may be lurking at the very distant edge of our Solar System… or it might not exist at all. That incredibly …
Wearables are all the rage for us humans, delivering all kinds of useful information about our bodies and surroundings. Now, scientists from the University of …
Late last month the CDC issued a warning about an invasive species of tick that has begun to spread in the United States. Native to …
Attraction is, at its most basic level, a pretty mysterious thing. What makes one person attracted to another, and why are certain qualities more sought …
The sharks that roam today’s oceans can be fearsome, but they don’t really compare to some of the species that dominated the seas millions of …
Keeping tabs on endangered animals can be difficult, especially if they’re being actively poached by hunters who don’t care about the law. The plight of …
Most of us think we have a pretty solid grasp on basic physics, and one of the assumptions we’ve come to form is that any …
Air travel is the safest, speediest way to get from one place to another, but you know what would make it even better? If planes …
The shape of animal poop isn’t something that normally makes science news headlines, but when it comes to wombats, things are a little bit different. …
When NASA sets its sights on a far-away galaxy, there’s often a lot to take in. Even if it only appears to be a dim …
Rabies is no joke, so if you see a wild animal acting weird, it’s always a good idea to both avoid it and alert animal …
Everyone knows that obesity is a major health crisis in the United States and many other countries, but humans aren’t just getting fatter, we’re also …
NASA spends plenty of time peering into space, but the agency’s high-powered tools can also provide some serious help to us here on Earth. With …
Bats have a nasty reputation for being creepy, dangerous, and sometimes turning into blood-sucking vampires, but nothing could be farther from the truth. Bats are …
Global warming is on the tip of everyone’s tongue these days, and with good reason, but it wasn’t long ago that the biggest environmental talking …
You’ve got to be a special kind of stupid to jump into a pit with live crocodiles, so it should come as absolutely no surprise …
A potential pest problem resulted in one of the most unlikely discoveries imaginable, and it all started when a Tennessee family called a wildlife management …
Recent scientific investigations have revealed that some of the chemicals used in popular sunscreens are incredibly harmful to ocean life, including coral. With the world’s …
Scientists hoping to study creatures that live near the bottom of Earth’s oceans have many difficult hurdles to overcome. You can’t just swim down there …
Cleaning up trash is not a glamorous job, and you’d have to imagine that cleaning up ocean trash is no different. Slowly plucking someone else’s …
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Scientists studying Mars think there might be life lurking on the Red Planet but can’t prove it …
If you have even a casual interest in science or nature you probably already know that the animals lurking deep within Earth’s oceans tend to …
The Moon is great, but apparently it’s just not enough for the city of Chengdu in China. Not satisfied with the meager light the Moon …
Humans are already thought to be largely responsible for the almost complete extinction of massive mammals, simply because we can’t stop killing the big ones. …
Hunting for fossils is a difficult business in the first place, but the challenge is multiplied the farther back in time you’re searching. Finding bones …
Being in proximity to a volcano as it unleashes hellfire upon the land is, well, not good. The residents of Pompeii and Herculaneum likely never …
Catching fish for food is something that has been done for, well, pretty much since the dawn of mankind, but fishing as a hobby or …
It’s often said that we know less about what is hiding in Earth’s oceans than we do about what lurks in the depths of space. …