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13 Scientific Explanations for Everyday Life
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5 Scientific Tips for Getting Back to Sleep After You’ve Woken Up in the Middle of the Night
Unfortunately for you, reading this article on your phone in the dark won’t help, so make sure to arm yourself with these tips before you hit the sack.
10 'Udderly' Fascinating Facts About Cows
Cows dot fields and pastures across many countries. Chew the cud over these 10 facts about bovines.
This Super-Stinger Wasp Was Just Discovered in the Amazon
It paralyzes its victims before depositing eggs inside them so they can burst like a bomb later. What a charmer.
How a Particle Accelerator Is Helping to Unearth Long-Lost Pieces of Art
Scanning 1 square centimeter of each wallet-sized photograph took about eight hours.
10 Electrifying Facts About Nikola Tesla
His work is finally being recognized, and the compelling details of his personal life keep interest in him alive.
Good News, Dog Parents: You Can Teach Puppies as Well as Their Canine Moms Can
Encouraging news for anyone trying to housebreak a puppy.
At What Point is a Human Considered Officially Dead?
You can be pronounced or declared dead, but only a few people can do the former.
13 Facts About Physicist Niels Bohr
He helped develop atomic bombs, but wanted nuclear science to be used for peace.
The Tricks Toxic Animals Use to Avoid Poisoning Themselves
Some snakes build up immunity to their own venom.
10 Mind-Boggling Psychiatric Treatments
If you're timid about diving onto a psychiatrist's couch, remember: It could be worse. Like getting-a-hole-drilled-into-your-skull worse.
Why Your Brain Sometimes Hears Sounds That Don't Exist
Hearing is all about perception.
These Images Can Alter Your Vision For Months
It's called the McCollough effect.
Banana Panic! Is the Fruit Really on the Brink of Extinction?
In short: yes and no.
Popcorn Might Be the Cheap, Biodegradable Robot Power Source of the Future
All you need is heat to make it work.
Spiders Can Fly Through the Air Using the Earth's Electric Field
It could explain how spiders can take to the skies even on windless days.
How Does Blood Pressure Work?
Your doctor may tell you that your BP is “120 over 80.” You may very well not know what that means.
13 Facts About Vertigo
It's very different from dizziness.
New Study Says We Could Be Alone in the Universe
Not everyone agrees.
Most People Consistently Visit 25 Different Places in Their Daily Lives
If you begin frequenting a new place, you probably stop going to another, keeping your total number of haunts constant.
This Startup's Simple Chemical Process Could Break Down the Plastics We Can't Recycle
It even works on plastics that have been contaminated by food.
Here's the First Confirmed Image of a Planet Being Born
The baby planet is a few times bigger than Jupiter.
Human Sacrifice May Have Taken Place at the 'German Stonehenge'
Researchers found the dismembered bodies of 10 women and children who appeared to have been thrown into burial shafts.
How Do Fireworks Actually Work?
Most of us just know to light the fuse and stand back.