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When President Kennedy challenged NASA to put a man on the moon before 1970, it took some of the world’s brightest engineers, mathematicians, and human computers...
Bald eagles look awesome. It’s why they’re a good national symbol; they seem so fearsome and regal. But it turns out a lot of what you...
There’s nothing quite like a perfect french fry. It’s that magic combination: crispy on the outside, pillowy on the inside, and just the right amount of...
It’s 2019, and yes…you can still get the plague. Between 2000 and 2009, there were more than 21,000 diagnosed cases of the plague worldwide. But despite...
Almost everyone’s diet is out of whack—it’s just a question of how. Nearly every nation fails to get the right balance of nutrients, whether it’s because...
We’ve wasted so much plastic, it’s almost impossible to picture. In 2018, the Royal Statistical Society decided its International Statistic of the Year was 90.5: the...
When the first piece of the International Space Station launched in 1998, the celestial lab was only expected to last until 2015. The ISS was—and still...
If you were on Earth, what would it look like to get sucked into a black hole? Well, it would look like THIS. See the first...
Naked mole rats look like walking steamed spring rolls (with tails). But, beneath their translucent skin, they have a 35 million year old superpower: they are...
P.U.! What’s that smell? Turns out, it’s p-YOU. Body odor starts with sweat—but your perspiration itself isn’t what stinks. Your skin’s microbiome mix and interact with...
