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Many gamblers rely on the law of averages to convince themselves to play another hand, but they have a fundamental misunderstanding of statistics.
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The human body burns at a steady 98 degrees Fahrenheit, but once that flame is extinguished, how long does it take for our heat to dissipate?
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The human body has a lot of evolutionary baggage, including a tiny protrusion that may be on your ears, and is a left-over from our primate past.
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The woolly mammoth has been gone for a few thousand years and one company has plans to bring it back, but is it doing it for the right reasons?
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New species aren't always found in the densest jungles, sometimes they can be just under your nose, hiding in the aquarium in your living room.
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If you've ever been to a public pool, you can probably remember its distinct smell, but does that odor come from the chlorine, or something else?
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If you're in touch with your local folk wisdom, you may have heard a few old wives' tales in your time, but you may have wondered about this cow myth.
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Even though capybaras are cute and adorable, they eat their own poop on the regular, but I promise they have a really good reason for doing it!
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Vibrantly colorful meat sounds like fiction, but the blue meat of these California pigs is very real. And it's the fault of a pretty dangerous substance.
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Appearing in the fossil record around 2 million years ago, Gigantopithecus towered over all other ape species, but why isn't it still around?
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When most people think of volcanoes, they tend to think of giant clouds of ash and fire, but it turns out that most volcanoes are actually underwater.
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The Farmer's Almanac has been giving advice and making predictions for over 200 years, but can you put any trust into its weather predictions?
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Dinosaurs are fascinating because of their variety and just how different they are, but nothing's ever been found quite like this Cretaceous beast.
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There could be a new space race as China boosts its presence in outer space, even fielding a state-of-the-art space station in low Earth orbit.
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Researchers have been known to do some strange things in the name of science, but why would you ever feel the need to paint a cow like a zebra?
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When it comes to dinosaurs, it's almost always the big ones that get the fame and glory, but even the smaller ones can still solve some mysteries.
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To the non-discerning eye, any bundle of twigs in a tree is a birds nest, but look a bit closer and what you're seeing may be a squirrel drey.
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Growing food in your garden is a labor of love, that's why it's so distressing when your precious homegrown tomatoes start to develop cracks.
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If you've ever looked at the flight path of an intercontinental flight, you've probably noticed they all fly in arcs instead of lines, here's why.
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The dream of transmuting lead into gold is an ancient one. Recent developments have made it possible, the challenges of actually doing it are astronomical.
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If you've ever flown over the American interior, you've doubtless seen large swathes of land dotted in green circles. What's going on down there?
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Canned foods are an indispensable part of our modern food industry, but few people know the reasons behind this, or why the cans are ribbed.
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When it comes to hydration, most people consider water to be the gold standard, but there's actually another common drink that's better than water.
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Isaac Newton is one of the most renowned scientists in history, that's why it's shocking that he also dabbled in predicting the end of the world.
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Meteor showers are one of the most awe-inspiring celestial events you can witness, and one of the best is about to make its return to the summer skies.
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There are lots of reasons your hearing your house creak at night; other than a haunting by your local ghost, there's probably a more mundane reason.
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We know how frustrating it can be to lose important computer files, but fortunately, there are ways to bring lost data back from the dead.
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