Category: Science
These amazing photos give us glimpses of galaxies, nebulae, and the the universe that few of us would otherwise ever get to see. They are the winning photographs from …
Patrons at a Canadian public library can check out bees along with their books in a unique loaning program that’s catching people’s attention. The West Vancouver Memorial Library in …
Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer, loves building puzzles and tricky mechanical traps, among them glitter bombs for package thieves. His most recent YouTube video to go viral is …
Photos of a huge plasma arc next to the Andromeda Galaxy and a colorful image of the Running Chicken Nebula taken by two 14-year-olds are among the winners of …
Marques Brownlee likes to review new technology so he decided to visit 3D Pets and see how they use their advanced 3D printing technology to create custom prosthetic legs …
Kimberley Bridges didn’t realize it at the time, but her dog saved her life. While out for a walk with Orla, her boxer-Staffy mix, pulled on the leash very …
A gold miner in the Canadian territory of the Yukon didn’t strike gold but unearthed one of best mummified woolly mammoths the world has ever seen. The perfectly preserved …
An amateur paleontologist in New Zealand is finding 12-million-year-old crabs on a beach in Christchurch. But you wouldn’t think they were crabs at first glance. That’s because the ancient …
Two Labrador Retrievers showed off their silly side when they proudly bring a stick they found over to Kasey Miller. In the video clip, it appears the two Labradors …
Skiers in Switzerland experienced an unusual weather phenomenon when a wave of fog rolled over the mountains and towards them. Yann Engel and his friends were cross country skiing …
The footprints of meat-eating dinosaurs with three toes dating back 170 million years have been found on the coast of Scotland. Sky News reports that the gigantic 170-million-year-old dinosaur …
This breathtaking time lapse video of a soap bubble freezing amidst below zero weather is amazing to watch! If you blow soap bubbles in freezing cold weather, amazing crystals …
Humans really do love dogs more than people, new research indicates. It seems people are more empathetic to dogs who hurt than they are towards adult humans who are …
It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event – the total solar eclipse occurring on August 21, 2017, will be viewable across North America, and the next one this visible won’t happen again …
A vast iceberg with twice the volume of Lake Erie and the size of Delaware has broken off from a key ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists said Wednesday July …
The dinosaur fossil looks like it would be right at home next to the dragons in the TV show Game of Thrones, but it is, in fact, real. The …
While renovating an old house in Scotland, construction crews found a large dirty rag bundled up and blocking the chimney. The tattered rag was pulled out, but when they …
Brain scans might help predict autism in babies before symptoms appear, that is the finding of a study that scientists at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill have been …
Have you ever wondered what Old Norse might have sounded like? Vikings spoke a language that still echoes in today’s modern North Germanic languages Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Danish and …
When your dog sleeps what is he/she dreaming about? The answer is mostly likely you! Dr. Deirdre Barrett, a Clinical and Evolutionary Psychologist at Harvard Medical School, says it …
It starts with a glimmer of green peeking beneath a dark cloud. Soon, the aurora lights gets brighter and brighter, until at 0:39…WOW! Watch this beautiful video of the …
The team of the E/V Nautilus, a deep water ocean explorer, spotted an unusual sea creature off the coast of California at a depth of 900 meters (2,950 feet) …
How would you feel about taking a journey based on your DNA? That’s what a group of 67 people from all kinds of backgrounds were asked, after they first …
Sand dollars are one of the more fascinating creatures you can find on beaches around the world. Many of us are familiar with the white ones. They have a …
If ever you have wondered what exactly is inside a wasp nest, then here’s a video that will answer the question. Dad Dan and son Lincoln wanted to know …
Who knew science could be so fun and so wet? This dad took the opportunity to teach his young sons the physics principle of “constructive wave interference” using their …
Do you use Q-tips to clean your ears? Well, if you do, you might be interested learning that there is a right way and a wrong way, according to …
Humans have evolved over the millennia and our bodies still carry some strange remnants of our simian, ancestral past. In this educational video, Vox explains how our human bodies …
Have you ever heard of a “bottle tower garden”? It’s a technique that can be used to improve the efficiency and sustainability of a garden. Essentially, bottles are installed …
Researchers have found a simple and easy way to detect whether or not someone is developing Alzheimer’s disease. Apparently a simple sniff test using peanut butter can be used …
Have you ever awoken from a deep sleep only to realize you cannot move or talk? Furthermore, you might feel there’s a weight sitting on your chest or you …
Meet Patrick Hardison, a volunteer firefighter, who lost his face 14 years ago in a fire and today he has received the first successful total face transplant ever. Patrick’s …
I’ve never seen footage like this before, but thanks to National Geographic you can witness the evolution of a dog fetus inside its mother’s womb. While watching the miracle …
A new canine species has been hiding in plain sight. Dubbed the African golden wolf, it’s the first new species of canidae group that includes wolves, coyotes, and jackals …
It’s not a topic or discussion that comes up in public very often. In fact, the sensitive issue is often avoided and yet it affects millions of people worldwide …