If You Think You Know Which Planet Is Closest To Earth, Think Again
If you’re a person of a certain age, you’ve probably realized by now that there are more than a few “facts” we learned in school that are now outdated. The order of the planets hasn’t changed (I’m pretty sure), though, so how could we be wrong in guessing that Venus is Earth’s closest neighbor? Well,...
Scientists Have Discovered Why Humans Begin To Decline After The Age Of 70
They say you’re only as young as you feel, but I’m not sure that after a certain age that necessarily applies. People are looking younger for longer, they’re staying fit well past middle age, but if you ask most older folks when they started to feel old, I bet they would say “around 70.” Now scientists...
How To Make A Magnet “Orbit” Another Magnet
If you’ve got younger kids, you’re probably looking for things to fill up your long summer days – things that aren’t constant running around (because gas prices!) or screen time – and bonus points if it’s educational, right? Science experiments are a quick and fun way to entertain your kids (and yourself) so check out...
What Did Cosmonaut Sergey Korsakov See Staring Back At Him From Space? The Mystery Is Solved.
I think that most of us want to believe there’s life out there in the universe. It’s so vast, after all, that thinking we might be the only ones seems a bit lonely, don’t you think? That said, I don’t think this image – snapped by cosmonaut Sergey Korsakov – is going to end up...
5 Interesting Facts About Fireflies
It’s that time of year again filled with hot summer nights, backyard barbecues, and lots and lots of fireflies lighting up the night skies around us. But what are those little guys, exactly…? Today we’ll get our firefly questions answered with these 5 facts! 1. Say what? Believe it or not, fireflies are not actually...
Study Shows That Antarctica’s and Greenland’s Ice Sheets Are Melting on Track With “Worst-Case Scenario” Forecasts
Things are getting pretty scary out there when it comes to climate change, don’t you think? And now we have more alarming news when it comes to the state of the planet from a study in the journal Nature Climate Change. According to the study, researchers from the University of Leeds in the UK and...
She Called a Man Ignorant Because of His Comment About Her Infertility. Was She Wrong?
Some people really need to learn how to keep their mouths shut, you know what I’m saying? Especially about something as important and as tragic as a woman’s infertility…but here we are. Take a look at the story a woman shared and let us know if you think she was wrong for how she reacted....
How The Largest Black Hole Collision On Record Make Space-Time Jiggle
While it seems as if we find out more and more about the universe every single day, the truth is that when it comes to space, there may always be more mysteries than solid answers. Black holes are one of those mysteries that are slowly being unraveled, and it seems as if every time we...