When it comes to life as we know it, nothing is more important than water, and there's at least one place out there with more than we could ever use.
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Everyone has heard bits of advice about how to stay safe from lightning. Rubber is good, water is bad, and so on. But how much truth is there to those ideas?
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Balloons aren't the most robust objects in the world, but they can generally tolerate getting wet, but a spritz from an orange peel may be too much.
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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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For decades, physicists have been trying to fully understand gravity, and this MIT experiment with super cold lasers might just be the first step.
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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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Narcan is an antidote for opioid overdoses that has saved thousands of lives since its introduction, but what effect would it have on someone sober?
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Trying to keep the lettuce in your crisper from turning brown is a Herculean task, but there is one thing you probably already have that can help.
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It wouldn't be controversial to say that WD-40 is one of the greatest multi-use products ever made, but you probably shouldn't be using it on plastics.
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The Grand Canyon is one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world, but that tranquility could be under threat by something in the ground.
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There are few gustatory delights better than fresh fruits, but they need to be cleaned of pesticides, which you can do with common kitchen staples.
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Deep in the Chihuahuan desert of west Texas sits a massive outdoor swimming pool that may be the largest swimming pool of its kind in the world.
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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 look at the ingredient list on your food, cereal in particular, you'll probably notice that it has iron, but is it enough to be magnetic?
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The popular conception of outer space is that it's cold, and that's certainly true for most of it, but some parts close to Earth can be very hot.
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Many people have a gut instinct to kill spiders on site, despite the pest-control services they offer, but there's a better reason not to squash them.
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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 "cortisol cocktail" is a pretty popular health fad, and it's a tasty one, for that matter. But just how much does it actually do for your wellbeing?
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Scientists have been chasing the dream of fusion energy for decades, now, China is on the cusp of figuring it out, so how does their reactor work?
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Though the quality of food eaten by astronauts has improved over the years, their meals aren't exactly fine dining, and some foods aren't even allowed at all.
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Looking up at the night sky can be one of the most awe-inspiring experiences, particularly if you find yourself in a designated dark sky zone
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In the modern world, everyone likes to take notes on computers rather than handwriting, but the practice might actually be doing more harm than you think.
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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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Thanks to movies like "Jurassic Park," the image of the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex looms large in the popular imagination, but is that image wrong?
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Although it's endangered, the Kemp's ridley sea turtles' numbers have been rebounding in recent years, they're even showing up in unexpected places.
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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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