The Mass Extinction Event That Actually Never Happened
Mass extinction events are infamous, entirely destroying many species in one fell swoop. But this particular extinction event might not have happened at all.
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The South Korean Technology That's Reinventing The Wheel
Typically, everyone is led to believe that there's no point in trying to reinvent the wheel, but some new ideas might have just proven that old saying wrong.
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Weather The United States Can Likely Expect From La Niña In 2025
When you're talking about regular weather cycles, it's most likely that you've heard of El Niño and La Niña. The latter is set to affect 2025, but in what ways?
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How To Convert Mg To mmol/L
In chemistry, concentrations are important measurements, and it's helpful to know how to convert between them. Here's how the math works out.
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How To Calculate The Percent Abundance Of An Isotope
A single element can have multiple different forms, called isotopes, and it's possible to determine the percent abundance of those forms. Here's how.
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Molecules That Can Never Exist Naturally On Earth
Space is home to a great many oddities, and even chemistry gets strange out there. In fact, there are even some molecules that you'd never find here on Earth.
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How A NASA Experiment Might Have Destroyed Life On Mars
Researchers have been looking for life on Mars for a long time, and they might have found it on one occasion, only to destroy it at the same time.
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The Smelly Truth About Uranus
While space harbors plenty of mysteries, it turns out that Uranus' smell isn't one of them. Here's the explanation for why it's so uniquely stinky.
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The 305-Meter Telescope Made Famous By James Bond That Collapsed In Real Life
The dramatic finale of "Goldeneye" saw James Bond fighting over a giant radio dish, and in 2020 that real-life 305-meter telescope collapsed after 57 years.
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We Finally Know What A Meteorite Sounds Like When It Hits The Earth
For all that's known about meteorites, there's relatively little footage of them hitting Earth. Which makes this particular recording something quite special.
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What Science Has To Say About Why People Don't Return Their Shopping Carts
No grocery store would be complete without carts left abandoned in the parking lot. But do those carts actually say something about the people who left them?
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A Quantum Computer Broke RSA Encryption, But It's Not Time To Panic Yet
In 2024, a research team claimed to have used a quantum computer to break a core part of internet security, RSA encryption, but it's not time to panic just yet.
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12 Animal Species On The Brink Of Extinction
Between climate change and the effects of humanity on the environment, many species have been harmed. Here are a few of them that have been led near extinction.
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4 Insects That Have A Symbiotic Relationship With Ants
Symbiotic relationships between species are both common and incredible, including those between ants and these four insects, as well as one honorable mention.
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Why Some Birds Fly South For The Winter
People in northern climates are familiar with flocks of birds flying south in the winter, but why do they do it, and why don't they just stay where it's warm?
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Why A Worm Regrows After It Gets Cut In Half
Some worms have the uncanny ability to regrow after being cut in half, and the science behind it, as well as notable examples, can be surprisingly complicated.
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The 13 Biggest Mysteries About Black Holes Science Still Can't Explain
Space is already filled with plenty of mysteries, and black holes may be among the strangest. Here are some of the questions scientists still have about them.
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Here's What Happened When Physicists Simulated A Black Hole In A Lab
Black holes are as dangerous as they are distant, so scientists set out to simulate one in a lab. What happened next would make Steven Hawking smile.
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Antarctica's Date Of Discovery Is More Complicated Than You'd Think
Antarctica is a place rife with opportunities for discovery, but strangely enough, the discovery of the continent itself is something of a contested topic.
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Study Finds That Nightmares May Predict A Real-Life Illness
No one is really a fan of nightmares, and for good reason. But research has found that those nightmares might also indicate something rather serious.
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Why Finding Amber In Antarctica Is So Important
In 2017, scientists discovered amber in a sediment core from the Antarctic, and analysis since has revealed a startling truth about the continent's past.
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Here's Which Season You're Most Likely To Die In
While death is just a part of life, yearly deaths aren't spread out evenly across all months. There's one season in particular that's proven especially deadly.
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Earth's Oldest Living Organism May Not Be What You Think
Some organisms can outlive humans by hundreds or even thousands of years, and the contender for Earth's oldest living thing may not be your first guess.
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If You Always Thought Your Parents Favored Your Sibling, You Were Probably Right
Thought parents will always say that they don't have a favorite child, research might actually indicate otherwise, with favoritism usually following patterns.
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The 'Useless' Organ That's More Important To Your Health Than You Thought
The human body has a number of organs that don't seem too helpful. This organ was thought to be useless, too, but new findings might indicate otherwise.
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The Species That Can Actually De-Age Itself
Immortality might seem like a fairy tale, but some species are renowned for cheating death, and one marine animal has recently been discovered to de-age itself.
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One Major Problem With Time Travel May Not Be An Issue After All
The idea of time-travel paradoxes has been explored in science and the popular imagination alike, but some researchers think that problem might not be an issue.
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