How Do Comets Form?
How comets form has long been subject to scientific studies, and how comets are created is still something we're still learning.
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How Long Would It Really Take To Get To Mars?
Astronauts and other experts in the astronomy field fully expected human Mars colonies to exist by now.
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The Truth About Halley's Comet
The next projected appearance of arguably the world's most famous short-period comet (Be honest: Can you name any others?) is set for July 28, 2061.
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The Chilling Truth About Solar Storms
From radiation illness to widespread power outages, solar storms bring invisible destruction from above. The worst part? We never know when the next might hit.
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How An Attempt At Disproving Einstein Led To Robert Millikan's Nobel Prize
Millikan was very much an engineer whose Nobel Prize derived from two separate contributions: the "oil drop experiment" and the "photoelectric experiment."
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This Is How The North Pole Smells
Who among us hasn't looked at photographs of the ethereal, sweeping North Pole and wondered what it's like to be there? What would it ... smell like?
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The Horrible Incident That Inspired Bob Dylan's 'Hurricane'
"Hurricane" is the story of Rubin Carter, a middleweight boxer who, at 30 years old and at the height of his career, was wrongly convicted of a triple homicide.
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Why Some People Cannot Sweat
The inability to sweat might (at first) sound almost ideal. People who can't perspire, however, have their own very specific challenges, including heatstroke.
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Why Some People Can't Smell Fish
Everyone is familiar with the smell of rotting fish, right? Wrong; it turns out the experience of getting a noseful of spoiled seafood is not quite universal.
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How Scientists Accidentally Created A Hybrid Fish
Life always finds a way. And that's exactly what happened when scientists tried to reproduce Russian sturgeon eggs through gynogenesis, using paddlefish sperm.
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The Truth About The 'Mother' Of The Hubble Telescope
Unless you're a true space nerd, there's a good chance you've never even heard of Nancy Grace Roman -- the "Mother" of the Hubble telescope.
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The Crazy True Story Of Exploding Lakes
The story of exploding lakes, or a limnic eruption, is true though rare with only two recording incidents in history, both in Cameroon.
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The Strange Connection Between NASA And Taco Bell
That's right: When NASA couldn't make a tortilla that would last up to six months, it turned to fast food vendor Taco Bell for help.
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Cracking Your Neck Is More Dangerous Than You Think
Cracking your neck is incredibly satisfying and feels good afterward, so what's the problem, right? Not so fast.
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Why It's Tricky To Define Day And Night At The North Pole
The sun may disappear from view at the North Pole starting on September 25, but that doesn't mean that total darkness sets in.
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A Look At The Mysterious Sounds Of The North Pole
If you close your eyes and imagine, it might be easy to envision what it sounds like: torrents of wind buffeting the craggy peaks of icebergs.
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The Biggest Danger At The North Pole May Surprise You
The North Pole can be a dangerous spot. That danger lies not in its climate or wild animals; the most dangerous thing at the North Pole is the ice.
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How Tasmanian Devils Might Have Solved Their Extinction Problem
Their burly looks and oversized heads, along with the Tasmanian devils' nighttime screams, hurt their reputation, though ... that, and their dietary habits.
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How Cold Does It Really Get At The North Pole?
If you know one thing about the North Pole, it's that Santa lives there. But if you know two things about the North Pole, then you know that it's extremely cold. The North Pole is the northernmost point on the Earth, lying in the middle of the frozen Arctic Ocean, but not as cold as you imagine it.
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The Truth About The Pollution At The North Pole
The truth is that no place on Earth seems safe from pollution at this point, and the North Pole is particularly vulnerable for a few specific reasons.
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Mount Everest Is Higher Than You Thought
Nepal announced in 2012 that they would perform their own mission to check Everest's height; they were spurred to take action after a destructive 7.8 magnitude earthquake in 2015, after which scientists disagreed whether or not the quake had affected the mountain's size.
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The Genetic Quirk Linked To Blond Hair
Part of the intrigue surrounding blonde hair has to do with its rarity. According to author Christie Davis, just 5 percent of adult European and North American women have naturally blond hair, while Fact Retriever reports that just 2 percent of the world's population can claim natural blondness.
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Can You Really Be Allergic To Cold Weather? The Answer Might Surprise You
Some rare and surprising allergy cases are especially debilitating. As strange as it might seem, allergies to sunlight are reportedly on the rise, as are allergies to cold temperatures. Though that might seem odd at first reading, such allergies can in fact be deadly.
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The Genetic Mutation That Could Be Responsible For Blue Eyes
It's taken quite some time to go from Gregor Mendel's 1860s original work to these current results. After all, people used to believe that children's eye color sort of blended from their parents, like paint on a palette. It took quite some time, however, for the first blue-eyed human to even exist.
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The Truth About The Secret Language Of Fish
From bird calls to squeaks and barks, communication can be found across the animal kingdom, around the globe -- including the ocean.
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What Happens To Your Body When You Eat Mold?
Finding mold on a piece of fruit or a loaf of bread is always a disappointing and gross experience, but what happens to your body if you eat the mold growing on your food? It really depends on the type. To begin with, there are over 100,000 varieties of mold. Some are healthful; some are not.
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This Is How Scientists Solved The Mystery Of The Irish Famine
Back in 1845, a disease swept across Ireland. It didn't directly affect humans; instead, it hit their crops, and hard. According to History, an organism spread around the country, killing half the potato crop that year and about three-quarters of the produce of the next seven years.
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