This Condiment Is Helping Turtles Heal From An Oil Spill
Environmentalists are dismayed at the horrendous effects of the oil spill on local wildlife, with birds and sea turtles covered in the toxic, sticky substance.
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What Really Happens To Bodies That Aren't Buried
If you don’t want to be buried after you die, the options for what to do with your remains are endless. Here’s what really happens to bodies that aren’t buried.
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The Secret Message Behind The Mars Rover Landing Explained
Aside from being an absolutely spectacular feat of human engineering, the process also contained a puzzle that internet sleuths immediately set to tackling.
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This Is The Most Powerful Computer In The World
When it comes time to name the world's most powerful, there's nothing you (or anyone else) can buy in a store that can even compete with the supercomputers.
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The Dinosaur 37% Of People Wish They Could See Alive And In Person
If you've seen any of the Jurassic Park movies, you know that the moral of the story is, again and again, people and dinosaurs really shouldn't interact.
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Curators Find Disturbing Hidden Message On The Scream
The Scream (or The Scream of a Nature) is the painting by Norwegian artist Edward Munch from 1893. Curators discovered a hidden message within the painting.
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The Untold Truth Of The Forgotten Women Refugee Scientists Of WWII
Among the Jewish refugees who came to the U.S. in WWII were women scientists who looked to universities to find a haven where they could pursue their careers.
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The Truth About Artificial Reefs
From the food species to the wondrous coral reefs, many of them are dying out. Good news? People are trying to fix it. That's where artificial reefs come in.
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The Truth About Japan's 'Minister Of Loneliness'
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga appointed Tetsushi Sakamoto to his cabinet as "minister of loneliness" in February in response to a spike in suicides.
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Facts About The Human Brain Everyone Gets Wrong
The human brain is pretty amazing, and perhaps that's why there are all kinds of misconceptions about human brains. Here are a few of them.
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The Truth About The 'Fake Snow' TikTok Trend
For a recent conspiracy theory, TikTok users have been burning snowballs to prove snow does not exist, but here is the real truth.
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What Would Happen If Sharks Went Extinct?
Sharks are aquatic hellspawn, whose sole enjoyment in life derives from dismembering screaming humans. But would the ocean be a better place without them?
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Survey Reveals Which Planet Most People Want To Visit
A recent poll of people from around the United States asked which planet they most want to visit, and here are the results.
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Guinness World Records You Could Easily Beat
There are many easy ways to set a Guinness world record without having to spend years perfecting some unique skill.
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The Chicken Breed That Lays The Biggest Eggs
What was the biggest chicken egg Rocky could have swallowed and what kind of chicken makes it?
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What Happens To Your Body After 19 Days In Water
Elisa Lam's body was found in a water tank at the Cecil Hotel, and an autopsy laid out the details of what 19 days in water will do to a body.
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Secret Codes We Still Haven't Cracked
Whether it's a cryptic confession, a map to buried treasure or a secret message from the front, there's nothing more tempting than an unsolvable puzzle.
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Bizarre Things That Happen To Your Body After You Die
These bizarre things really can happen to your body after you die. You might not get to see it, but just so you know.
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How Dolphins Help Protect U.S. Nuclear Weapons
Humankind's affinity for dolphins explains why tuna are doomed to be seen as sea chickens.
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Meet The Snail With A Shell Built Of Iron
The scaly-foot snail, a mollusk that lives around hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the sea, makes its shell and scales out of iron.
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Isaac Asimov Wrote Much More Than Science Fiction
Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics," later published in his collection titled I, Robot, are still used as a template for ethics in the field of robotics.
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What Really Causes A Fear Of The Ocean
Fear of the ocean is called thalassophobia. It can be so strong in some people that even walking on a beach or driving by the ocean can trigger panic attacks.
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The Real Reason Why People Are Afraid Of Heights
Phobias "provoke excessive and persistent fear" and affect around 10 percent of people in the United States. Fear of heights is one of the more common phobias.
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What Ingredients Make Gorilla Glue Special?
Gorilla Glue is a brand of strong adhesive (they also make a type of super glue) and is absolutely not formulated for hair. Not all glues are created equal.
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Evil People Share A 'Dark Factor,' According To Scientists
Evil is a terrifying concept. Monsters hiding in the dark, yes, but it's the human evil that shakes us to our core and fascinates the psyche most of all.
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The Weird Effect Noise Pollution Has On Crickets
Noise is one of the pollutants that we rarely think about, yet it has a weird effect on crickets that could lead to lower populations.
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The Real Reason Astronauts Are Not Allowed To Drink Alcohol
Astronauts are not allowed to engage in a whole host of seemingly basic tasks. They are also forbidden to drink any alcohol whatsoever while in space.
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