8 ‘Doctor Who’ Aliens That Used Surprisingly Realistic Technology
‘Doctor Who’ has featured hostile aliens using advanced technology to attack Earth since the BBC show premiered back in 1963.
‘Doctor Who’ has featured hostile aliens using advanced technology to attack Earth since the BBC show premiered back in 1963.
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In this episode of Misconceptions, host Justin Dodd thaws out a few myths about the ice age, from the idea that Earth was once frozen solid to what actually caused the mammoths’ extinction.
In the 1840s, Ada Lovelace wrote the world’s first machine algorithm for an early computer that existed only on paper.
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There's new insight into the reasons we're not down with clowns.
Here’s your introduction to this legendary, (maybe?) extinct avian—and a look-alike species that might be the source of all the rumors.
Weird but fascinating facts about everything from the guy who dragged cars with his nipples to frogs shedding (and eating!) their own skin.
In this episode of Misconceptions, host Justin Dodd debunks some myths about these great beasts of the ocean, from whether punching them in the nose is a valid defense tactic to the events that inspired 'Jaws.'
Only three bat species, out of some 1100 in the world, actually have a taste for blood.
Caves and volcanoes don’t often go hand-in-hand in our imaginations, but the second most common type of cave in the world is made from the power of volcanoes.
The ancient art of sword swallowing may seem like some sort of elaborate trick—but it’s very, very real (and very, very dangerous).
The Carolina Reaper used to be the hottest pepper in the world—but it just got dethroned by its own offspring.
You’re watching a scary movie or the music swells during your favorite song—the shiver up and down your spine is your body responding to a range of emotions.
No, your fingernails don't keep growing after death. Here are 29 other amazing facts about your final exit.
If you were an 18th-century settler in Australia with no knowledge of marsupials, you just might decide to call a koala a ‘bear,’ right?
Some 19th-century scientists embraced psychical research, while others tried to debunk the sensational stories.
The theremin—a spooky instrument that scored the biggest sci-fi films of the 1950s—was invented by accident.
A study shows that bed bugs love dirty clothes. Follow these tips to keep them from hitching a ride home with you.
Scientists in New Zealand used a custom-built drone to record this rare moment.
The 1997 sci-fi film was a solid hit with audiences, but the POTUS had a problem with how he was portrayed in the movie.
Here are the nuts and bolts about Mary Shelley's 200-year-old tale about what can go wrong when people play God.